Chicagos grain elevators were created for agricultural trade but destroyed by greed; although the city once had over 300 towering structures, nothing remains but the wealth that shaped the city. Join us in discovering this tale of Urban Decay
Chapters: 00:00 How Chicago was different in 1850 00:53 How Chicago became an agricultural trading hub 02:02 How Railways transformed Chicagos grain elevators 03:07 What is a grain elevator? 05:56 What happened to Chicagos grain elevators? 07:56 How 19th-century stock traders exploited the grain trade 09:06 How grain elevators became financial fortifications 10:24 How the grain industry reshaped Chicago 11:45 What remains of Chicagos grain elevators? 14:31 The Legacy of Chicagos great grain elevators
ITS HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash.
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