SmithsonianMag.com recently posted an awesome interactive map which allows you, through a spyglass, to explore 1868 Chicago - overlaid with a contemporary map.
Be sure to toggle back and forth with the “swap views” option in the upper right...

SmithsonianMag.com recently posted an awesome interactive map which allows you, through a spyglass, to explore 1868 Chicago - overlaid with a contemporary map.

Be sure to toggle back and forth with the “swap views” option in the upper right corner.

http://www.smithsonianmag.com/history-archaeology/What_Did_Chicago_Look_Like_Before_the_Great_Fire.html

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