On this episode of Our American Stories most people know the story of the Great Chicago Fire of Fewer know what happened next After flames destroyed the heart of the city and left more than people homeless Chicago didn't collapse It rebuilt faster and bigger than anyone thought possible Businesses reopened while the rubble was still smoking New buildings rose within months In just a few decades the city transformed itself into a global center of commerce architecture and innovation Chicago historian Tim Samuelson the city's first official cultural historian tells the largely forgotten story of how Chicago's location grit
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