Характеристика Чикаго

The city is first in the nation in manufacturing of machinery and electronic parts.An unrivalled rail centre, Chicago is called the Cross-Roads of the Continent.It is served by 19 trunk lines and handles 50,000 freight Cars daily.Also, 40 per cent of the country's motor freight moves in and out of Chicago.More airlines converge on Chicago than any other city of the USA.Chicago is also an important centre of culture and science.Owing to its position, Chicago has been the meeting-place of many political conventions.The city was from the start a big melting-pot of different nationalities.For years Chicago had a racial stratification unusual even for American cities.It was German, Polish, Italian, Slavic, Greek, Jewish.