Ever wonder what your Chicago neighborhood looked like 100 years ago? In the Chicago Urban Heritage Project, UChicago College students are turning century-old fire insurance atlases into interactive, searchable digital maps of the city’s built environment. The undergraduate-led team is using machine learning and archival research to chart in fine detail how the urban landscape has evolved over the past century. Learn more at the link in our bio. | UChicago College
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Ever wonder what your Chicago neighborhood looked like 100 years ago? In the Chicago Urban Heritage Project, UChicago College students are turning century-old fire insurance atlases into interactive, searchable digital maps of the city’s built environment. The undergraduate-led team is using machine learning and archival research to chart in fine detail how the urban landscape has evolved over the past century. Learn more at the link in our bio. | UChicago College
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