Chicago became a jazz hub and cultural center mainly because of it's geographic position. Chicago served, and still serves, as a central hub throughout America and has many waterways in which there was easy access for the transportation of goods, services, individuals, or even cultural ideals. Chicago had a massive population, and with population comes the need for various businesses, services, or leisure activities. The ability to create a music market within a large city created a vast influx of money as well as interchange of goods.
In the 1920's, Prohibition was at it's peak, and thus Speakeasies flooded throughout Chicago and America. Being a large hub, Chicago had its fair share of Speakeasies, brothels, dance halls movie theaters, nightclubs,
In the 1920's, Prohibition was at it's peak, and thus Speakeasies flooded throughout Chicago and America. Being a large hub, Chicago had its fair share of Speakeasies, brothels, dance halls movie theaters, nightclubs,