Effects of The great chicago fire?

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Effects of The great chicago fire?

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This is a very broad question, but here a few results.

One major result is the change in the shoreline. The debris from the fire was pushed into the lake, moving the shore further east from Michigan Avenue. A crotchety entrepreneurial type named Cap Streeter helped this by charging people to dump their trash at "his" sandbar. This is how Streeterville (where the Hancock Building is) got its name.

Another result is that no wooden buildings could be erected downtown. Once exception is the Green Door, which was built in between the fire and the passing of the ordinance.

One of the stories behind the Second City nickname is that Chicago is technically a "Second City" since the first one was burned to the ground.

Still another result is the growth of architecture and the skyrise as Chicago architects has a blank slate to work with. Source(s): http://www.thelocaltourist.com/articles/...
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The Chicago Fire had a big impact on the Fire Service. Training increased, better equipment, increase in water mains for Fire Hydrants. Just a note, Mrs O'leary's cow DID NOT start the fire. Mayor Daley exonerated the cow because the acuser lied and sated he say the barn, when in fact their was a building in direct view!