does anyone know how they create the maps for this story? I've wanted to do a similar sort of map for a personal project and don't know how they do it. Especially the feature where you can click.
Mapping the University of Chicago's 135-year expansion into Hyde Park and beyond
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#12Thanks for this. I have an impending move to Chicago and really haven't connected with the place the 6 or so times I've been the last year.
Maybe some history will help.
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#13This is great. My only complaint is that I have literally never been to that part of Chicago, which obviously isn't their fault. I would be fascinated to see this for the urban universities I'm personally familiar with.
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#14Tangentially related, but still worth checking out: the book "Gang Leader for a Day" [0] touches on this topic of how the university interacts (or doesn't) with its poorer neighbors. Highly recommend the read.
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#15This is great. My only complaint is that I have literally never been to that part of Chicago, which obviously isn't their fault. I would be fascinated to see this for the urban universities I'm personally familiar with.
Go to the museum of science and industry. And Powells. And the Oriental institute.
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#16Thanks for this. I have an impending move to Chicago and really haven't connected with the place the 6 or so times I've been the last year. Maybe some history will help.
I just moved away from Chicago but it took me a few years to appreciate the city (and I never found visiting that compelling). I miss it now though, I think the best way to learn to appreciate the city is to go out and do things in the city and find the stuff you like. There is tons of great music, food, art museums, shows (especially improv, idk if the IO Theater is back running but the Improv Shakespeare that they did was amazing). You can find pretty much anything there, the only thing I struggled with is I like the outdoors and there isn't good hiking (but Chicago actually has really good birdwatching in the city).
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#17This must be the first time I’ve seen the scrolling story thing actually work. Great job!
Interesting, it's been around for awhile, I have rarely had trouble. This one was the one that I loved the most: https://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2019/07/16/world/europe/....
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#18Thanks for this. I have an impending move to Chicago and really haven't connected with the place the 6 or so times I've been the last year. Maybe some history will help.
As a lifelong native, I highly recommend one of the architecture boat tours. Never gets old, and the guides usually manage to pack in a fair bit of history. I know it changed my personal connection to the city.
I’m also convinced that if someone hasn’t connected to the city yet, they just haven’t been to the right neighborhood. They are many, and cater to many tastes.
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#20Thanks for this. I have an impending move to Chicago and really haven't connected with the place the 6 or so times I've been the last year. Maybe some history will help.
I just moved away from Chicago but it took me a few years to appreciate the city (and I never found visiting that compelling). I miss it now though, I think the best way to learn to appreciate the city is to go out and do things in the city and find the stuff you like. There is tons of great music, food, art museums, shows (especially improv, idk if the IO Theater is back running but the Improv Shakespeare that they…
The easiest bit of advice is to get out of the Loop; the city Chicago boosters won't shut up about is mostly out in the neighborhoods. Also: our real pizza is thin-crust.