History
On August 12, 1888 the West Chicago Street Railroad Company began cable car service which lasted until August 19, 1906.
The reversing of the Chicago River exposed the tunnel in 1900 and several ships ran aground on it, damaging the roof. A wider, deeper replacement was built under the original. George W. Jackson was the contractor for the rebuilt tunnel. It opened to electric streetcar service on January 29, 1911.
The Washington Street Tunnel was in use until 1953. By 2013 both approaches have been covered.
Read more about this topic: Washington Street Tunnel (Chicago)
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“Regarding History as the slaughter-bench at which the happiness of peoples, the wisdom of States, and the virtue of individuals have been victimized—the question involuntarily arises—to what principle, to what final aim these enormous sacrifices have been offered.”
—Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel (1770–1831)
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