Its six points symbolize transportation, labor, commerce, finance, populousness, and salubrity (health). Original to the 1917 flag: This star symbolizes the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893.Its six points represent the virtues of religion, education, aesthetics, justice, beneficence, and civic pride. Original to the 1917 flag: This star stands for the Great Chicago Fire of 1871.Added in 1939: Commemorates Fort Dearborn, and its six points stand for political entities the Chicago region has belonged to and the flags that have flown over the area: France, 1693 Great Britain, 1763 Virginia, 1778 the Northwest Territory, 1789 Indiana Territory, 1802 and Illinois ( territory, 1809, and state, since 1818).From the hoist outwards, the stars represent: Six-pointed stars are used because five-pointed stars represent sovereign states, and because the star as designed was found on no other known flags as of 1917. There are four red six-pointed stars on the center white bar. Note the two stars on the flag at the time. Kitty Kelly holding Flag of Chicago from the Chicago Tribune, 1921. In a review by the North American Vexillological Association of 150 American city flags, the Chicago city flag was ranked second best with a rating of 9.03 out of 10, behind only the flag of Washington, D.C. The historic events represented by the stars are the establishment of Fort Dearborn, the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, the World's Columbian Exposition of 1893, and the Century of Progress Exposition of 1933–34. The three sections of the white field and the two bars represent geographical features of the city, the stars symbolize historical events, and the points of the stars represent important virtues or concepts. The four-star version has existed since 1939. It initially had two stars, until 1933 when a third was added. The City of Chicago's flag was adopted in 1917 after the design by Wallace Rice won a City Council sponsored competition.
Four bright red stars, with six sharp points each, are set side by side, close together, in the middle third of the surface of the flag.
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The flag of Chicago consists of two light blue horizontal bars, or stripes, on a field of white, each bar one-sixth the height of the full flag, and placed slightly less than one-sixth of the way from the top and bottom. Original, 1917 additional stars added, 19.Īrgent four mullets of six points gules in fess between two bars bleu de ciel. Rounding out the major features of the shoe is the black lining and white midsole paired up with the crimson and light blue outsole.Municipal flag of the city in Illinois, United States City of Chicago The letters “CHI”, which represent the city of Chicago, appear embroidered on the ankle collar of the shoe. Jumpman branding appears in crimson and is found on the heel, while the tongue comes with embossed Air Jordan branding on it. Said to be inspired by the colors found in the Chicago flag, the shoe will come dressed in a white tumbled leather upper contrasted by the smooth leather hits coming in Crimson and Light Blue. One of the shoes in the pack will pay its respects to the city of Chicago. Jordan Brand is scheduled to release another City Pack that will feature the Air Jordan 10 paying homage to a handful of cities that Michael Jordan has had an impact on. Buy on – 10 AM EST / May 14, 2016īuy on Foot Locker – 10 AM EST / May 14, 2016īuy on Eastbay – 10 AM EST / May 14, 2016īuy on Finish Line – 10 AM EST / May 14, 2016
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