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Whether by road, rail, water, or sky... people come to Chicago. In droves. But how do they get to Chicago? Terminal Town answers this question with a fast-moving history of Chicago's many passenger transportation terminals. Showcasing great icons of transportation as well as lesser-known and long-gone terminals throughout the metropolitan region, this book illustrates why the Windy City so richly deserves its reputation as America's premier travel hub.

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Whether by road, rail, water, or sky... people come to Chicago. In droves. But how do they get to Chicago? Terminal Town answers this question with a fast-moving history of Chicago's many passenger transportation terminals. Showcasing great icons of transportation as well as lesser-known and long-gone terminals throughout the metropolitan region, this book illustrates why the Windy City so richly deserves its reputation as America's premier travel hub.
Autorenporträt
Joseph P. Schwieterman is a professor in the School of Public Service and director of the Chaddick Institute for Metropolitan Development at DePaul University. A nationally known authority on air, bus, and train travel, Schwieterman has spent more than three decades studying the Windy City's historically significant and ever-changing transportation system.