Chicago - The Second City


I am sure there are many reasons that people will proffer for Chicago's name of 2nd City. I guess the most logical is that, at one time it, literally was the 2nd largest after NYC, although this mantle, of course now held by the City Of Angels, Los Angeles.

A semi official reason is given on Wikipedia as that which is 2nd most important. In the event of the capital city being compromised, it would take over as the capital city due to some economic and/or commercial role it could fulfill.

Motherdear commented on this post, that she had recently seen the movie "The Break Up" and indicated that they had given a reason for the name, alluding I believe to the Chicago Fire in 1871. Where the belief is that the city was named the 2nd city due to the massive rebuild it underwent following the destruction caused by the fire. I kinda like this explanation best, as it is a title that no other city can take away from Chicago.

Does anyone know of any other reasons, or care to comment on the validity of those above?

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