From the June 6, 2015, Chicago Tribune "The Dingy City" by Stephan Benzkofer.
"The smoke and soot was so thick, they blotted out the sun.
"Residents who hung their clean clothing to dry hauled in dingy white shirts and gritty underwear. Opened windows meant soiled curtains and filthy sills.
"Brand new buildings quickly weathered as the caustic pollution ate away the sun.
"This isn't a dystopian vision of the future. It isn't a description of rapidly industrializing China or India. It's Chicago's past."
Maybe the Good Old days Weren't So Good Old. --Cooter
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