By David Chandler
Chicago was founded in the early 1800s and served as aconnection between the developed East Coast and the enlargedWild West. On the shores of Lake Michigan, the development ofsuburbia and skyscrapers was low but persistent. Though thedevastating fire of 1871 grounded Chicago, it came back againand this time growth took pace every decade. By 1900, it crossedthe mark of two million people.
Chicago is now the third largest city in the United States nextto New York City and Los Angeles, California. Not only being thethird largest city in the U.S, Chicago also ranks among theworld's leading industrial and transportation centers
From what I have read, Chicago is nicknamed the windy city fordifferent reasons. The first reason is that the Mayor of Chicagoboasted so much about Chicago hosting the worlds fair, whichimplied the Mayor was windy. Another reason was that thepoliticians in the Chicago are full of hot air thereforeimplying the windy city. The last reason is that the editor of anewspaper was trying to promote Chicago as a summer resort andused Lake Michigan's summer breeze as a selling point. I do notknow which of the reasons above gave Chicago its nickname thewindy city but they all seem to make sense to me.
Chicago is also renowned for its excellent art institutions andmuseums, great food and great jazz music. If you have anappetite for sports, Chicago has the legendary Bulls, Bears, andCubs, which are well known all over the world.
Chicago is a wonderful place to visit. The fever of Chicago willimpress you.
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