The jack screws were handc cranked beneath the buildings, and each one was turned at exactly the same time, raising the building with people still inside. Wooden supports were stacked beneath until it reached the new higher street level, and brand new foundations were constructed as the building remained suspended. You see, the city was originally built on a swamp, meaning the streets were constantly flooded, and this caused disease to spread around the city. So, they raised the buildings away from the swamp, and Chicago still sits on those foundations to this day.
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It's ironic that Washington DC is called 'The Swamp' because it is built on an actual swamp that neither Maryland or Virginia wanted to claim. Parts of it are subject to subsidence that is measured annually.
We should do this again, and bury all of modern day Chicago underground. Maybe plant a garden there instead.
It's no wonder Chicago people so swamped
Thats a lot of BS 🙂
This is why Chicago has the elevated ("EL") trains and no subway. Houston and other cities have a similar issue. One of Frank Lloyd Wright's students determined the way to "float" foundations for tall buildings without going to bedrock that permitted Chicago to have the skyline it has today. The sway on upper floors from strong winds is another matter of course …
How do you prop the building into the tools in the first place tho?
That acid swamp demonstration though. 😂😅
It shows
king of “ya see”
Guarantee those workers looked a little different.
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It seems like ALMOST EVERY CITY HERE IN THE UNITED STATES ARE BUILT ON A SWAMP…WHY?
Sure
In an old city, a person with a good sense of direction and a sledgehammer can get into anywhere.
– Observation by Terry Pratchett
Venus is pretty much the same with building having peer blocks under them and rooms under water with the furniture still in them
I live in Chicago
We have lost this technology
All that just to let the jungle take over 😤
Looks like slavery
Respect to the guy that respected this❤
This is tosher haven; come blickey with the modern ripper.
I actually never knew that the city of Chicago was built on a smelly swamp