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Deindustrialization in Chicago and its Effects, 1970-1990

October 29, 2015March 25, 2016

Matthew Norgard contextualizes Chrysler Village within the deindustrialization of Chicago’s South Side in the postwar period.

Posted in: Topics in Chrysler Village History | Tagged: 1970s, 1980s, 1990s, Chrysler Village, Chrysler-Dodge Plant, Clearing, deindustrialization, employment, Ford City, industrialization, labor, unemployment, working class, World War I

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