Chicago s Forgotten Lake Tunnels, Cribs, and Waterworks - IT S HISTORY

The History of Chicago s waterworks is jam-packed with some of the most remarkable examples of human innovation, from the miles of tunnels built directly under lake Michigan to the artificial islands known as water cribs, the lifting of the entire city, and the reversal of the Chicago River. Although these feet of engineering are impressive, probably nothing will compete with the monumental deep tunnel project that has been unfolding for the past few decades. Chapters: 01:00 - The History of Chicago’s waterworks 01:35 - Chicago’s first water board 2:47 - The raising of Chicago 4:54 - Chicago’s Lake tunnels & Water cribs 6:18 - Fire on Chicago’s lake crib 8:44 - The History of Chicago’s Water tower 9:28 - The Great Chicago Fire 11:12 - Chicago’s Great Storm 12:27 - The reversal of the Chicago river 13:16 - The Lake levels controversy 15:06 - Construction of Chicago’s main canal 16:44 - The expansion of Chicago’s waterworks 17:55 - Lawsuits against Chicago’s river reversal 18:47 - The decline of Chicago’s Water cribs 19:05 - Chicago’s deep tunnel project 20:10 - The phases of TARP » CONTACT For brands, agencies and sponsorships, please contact us at itshistory@thoughtleaders.io https://www.instagram.com/ryansocash/ https://facebook.com/ryansocash » CREDIT Video editor - Rishi Mittal Scriptwriter - Gregory Back Host - Ryan Socash » ABOUT US IT’S HISTORY - Weekly tales of American Urban Decay as presented by your host Ryan Socash. » HOW CAN I SUPPORT YOUR CHANNEL? You can support us by sharing our videos with your friends and spreading the word about our work. » CAN I EMBED YOUR VIDEOS ON MY WEBSITE? Of course, you can embed our videos on your website. We are happy if you show our channel to your friends, fellow students, classmates, professors, teachers or neighbors. Or just share our videos on Facebook, Twitter, Reddit etc. Subscribe to our channel and like our videos with a thumbs up. » CAN I SHOW YOUR VIDEOS IN CLASS? Of course! Tell your teachers or professors about our channel and our videos. We’re happy if we can contribute with our videos. » SOURCES https://www.facebook.com/groups/itshistory/ » NOTICE Some images may be used for illustrative purposes only - always reflecting the accurate time frame and content. Events of factual error / mispronounced word / spelling mistakes - retractions will be published in this section.