Chicago, the mighty city -- The suburban solution -- Four factory districts, 1860-1940 -- The shifting geography of metropolitan employment: starts, additions, & moves -- The metropolitan geography of firm linkages, 1872-1901 -- Forging the Calumet district, 1880-1940 -- Chicago's planned industrial districts: clearing and the central manufacturing districts -- Networked space: the connected metropolis in the 1920s -- Manufacturing production chains and wholesaling -- Local production practices and inter-firm linkages: Chicago's automotive industry, 1900-1940.