Located On The Shores Of Lake Michigan, Chicago Was Incorporated As A City In 1837 Near A Portage Between The Great Lakes And The Mississippi River Watershed And Grew Rapidly In The Mid-Nineteenth Century. After The Great Chicago Fire Of 1871, Which Destroyed Several Square Miles And Left More Than 100,000 Homeless, The City Made A Concerted Effort To Rebuild. The Construction Boom Accelerated Population Growth Throughout The Following Decades, And By 1900 Chicago Was One Of The Five Largest Cities In The World. During This Period, Chicago Made Noted Contributions To Urban Planning And Zoning Standards, Including New Construction Styles Including The Chicago School Of Architecture, The Development Of The City Beautiful Movement, And The Steel-Framed Skyscraper.

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