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Has resilience changed over time? The city recovered relatively quickly in 1871, but has still failed to completely recover from the 1968 riots: Following the
by 1cvmask 5y ago
Has resilience changed over time?
The city recovered relatively quickly in 1871, but has still failed to completely recover from the 1968 riots:
Following the riots, Chicago experienced a food shortage, and the city's needs were barely met by volunteers bringing food to the area. Results of the riots include the increase in pace of the area's ongoing deindustrialization and public and private disinvestment. Bulldozers moved in to clean up after the rioters, leaving behind vacant lots, many of which remain today.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Chicago_riots https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1968_Chicago_riots
- AlbertCory 5y agoThis is a bit of overgeneralization. "The city" was not experiencing a food shortage; the riot areas may well have been. As for the difference between 1871 and 1968: Chicago was a bit smaller back then.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoAlso, advances in rail, air travel, and shipping from Asia probably reduced the demand for rebuilding Chicago. And westward expansion of the US in general.