23 Mar city under a city: a look back at documenting industrial archaeology in 19th century chicago

given that i’ve compiled nearly 2000 blog posts over the past four years, i’ve decided to begin arranging them up by subject matter, which in turn, may lead to “chapters” for a book on the arcane and greatly overlooked facets of chicago history i find absolutely fascinating.  the posts below (click links below header banners) revolve around my exploration of 19th century industrial archaeology.  

UNEARTHING 19TH AND 20TH CENTURY REMNANTS OF CHICAGO’S FORGOTTEN INFRASTRUCTURE

DISCARDED EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHICAGO RIVET HEAD SPARKS CURIOSITY INTO THE CREATION OF CHICAGO’S “L”

THE IMPORTANCE OF CEDAR POSTS USED IN RELOCATING 19TH CENTURY CHICAGO STRUCTURES TIME AND AGAIN

A RECENTLY DUG SINGLE GRANITE PAVER TIED TO THE ONCE GRAND POST-FIRE WELLS STREET STATION

ORIGINAL CREOSOTED WOOD-BLOCK CHICAGO CITY STREET PAVERS RECENTLY UNEARTHED

FORMER CRANE FACTORY SITE UNEARTHED – BOTTLES, BUILDING MATERIALS, AND BASEMENTS FOUND INTACT

UNEARTHING THE REMAINS OF CHICAGO’S LONG-ABANDONED STREET CABLE CAR SYSTEM

LATE NINETEENTH CENTURY “SOUVENIR” FROM THE WORLD’S BUSIEST CORNER DISCOVERED IN BASEMENT

UNEARTHING THE REMAINS OF THE FORMER CURTISS FACTORY – HOME OF THE “BABY RUTH” CANDY BAR

19TH CENTURY CAST IRON SIDEWALK AND STOOP VAULT LIGHTS HAVE ALL BUT VANISHED IN CHICAGO

PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY OF BURIED REMNANTS FROM 19TH AND EARLY 20TH CENTURY CHICAGO

MID-19TH CENTURY BOTTLES UNEARTHED DURING THE DEMOLITION AND SUBSEQUENT EXCAVATION OF CHICAGO’S “S CURVE”