Chicago Without The Fire

Curious City

WBEZ Chicago

Society & Culture, Education, Public, Chicago, Arts, City, Radio, Curious, Investigation

4.8 • 642 Ratings

🗓️ 6 October 2014

⏱️ 14 minutes

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Summary

Historians consider our “what-if” scenario about a city that escaped the 1871 blaze. Would the Loop be a livable neighborhood? Would the skyline be so strident? And would there be such a thing as the Chicago spirit?

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0:00.0	Hey there, this is Curious City intern John Fasiel. I have to talk very quietly because WBEZ interns are not supposed to get on the mic.
0:10.9	But I just wanted to let you know that we are on a break this week, and rather than deprive you of your weekly podcast, I've decided on my own to post this episode we did last year on the
0:24.3	Great Chicago Fire of 1871. Now, the anniversary of the fire is coming up on October 8th,
0:31.4	and this story is about how it changed where people lived in the city and what might have been
0:36.3	different if that damn cow hadn't knocked over that lantern
0:39.4	in the first place.
0:41.9	We're working on a bunch of great stories
0:44.0	and I'll tell you more about that at the end of the episode
0:46.3	but I'm going to have to sign off here really quick
0:48.6	before I get in trouble.
0:49.5	Hey John, taking a while with that coffee, aren't you?
0:51.9	Coming right up, boss.
0:53.6	Enjoy.
0:56.6	When were the...
0:58.2	Who decides what the next...
1:00.5	Who decides what the next...
1:02.3	Where's that story?
1:03.7	Why is they keep the...
1:05.0	What is this?
1:08.1	It's a curious city.
1:09.5	Where WBEZ answers your questions
1:11.8	About Chicago, the region, and its people.
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