Word: intown
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...most dramatic part of Chicago 21-really the key element in its challenge to the suburbs-goes even farther. It is an immense "new town intown" designed for 120,000 residents. Located on 600 acres of abandoned railyards between the Loop and the Chicago River, the town will be complete with shops, recreational facilities and, most important, good schools. The planners see another potential asset in the river, which, with a cleanup, can be made as attractive as the lakefront...
...around 8:15 a.m., I headed out for Savin Hill, a recently remodeled station between Park and Dorchester and another free switch. Coming back intown from there I got a nice surprise: a ride in one of those new-fangled trains. It was better than any regular train I'd ever ridden; it was spacious, clean, and there was a loudspeaker to announce stops, just as there is in New York...