Bird's Eye View of Chicago, 1857 (detail)

Bird's Eye View of Chicago, 1857 (detail)

Bird's Eye View of Chicago, 1857 (detail) Bird's-Eye Views of the City

This detail focuses on the lakefront at the mouth of the river, whose three branches are lined with warehouses and yards for the storage of grain and lumber. The downtown is to the left, the North Side neighborhood of old settlers to the right. The patch of lakefront just north of the river was a disreputable area known as "the Sands," which became one of the major points of refuge from the fire.


	Bird's Eye View of Chicago, 1857 (detail)	Bird's-Eye Views of the City
	This detail focuses on the lakefront at the mouth of the river, whose three branches are lined with warehouses and yards for the storage of grain and lumber. The downtown is to the left, the North Side neighborhood of old settlers to the right. The patch of lakefront just north of the river was a disreputable area known as "the Sands," which became one of the major points of refuge from the fire.