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Originally Posted by James Bond Agent 007
Scouting over Google street view, an interesting thing about the two cities is, once you get away from the townhouse areas in Boston, Chicago actually seems to have more brick housing than Boston.
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That is one consequence of burning down your city. At its peak, Chicago was manufacturing 10% of the nation's bricks. The local clay was also extremely unique - its composition meant it could be turned into brick much faster than clay from other regions and yet remain durable, making it the cheapest, mass produced brick in America.
The color was uneven and the shape a bit lumpy, so the city imported more expensive East Coast brick for the front facades.