The Chicago Taxicab Wars

In 1920s Chicago, catching a cab was more dangerous than you might expect. Competition for cab fares in one of the world's most notoriously dangerous cities exploded into street warfare between rivals Yellow Cab and Checkered Cab. It is history that deserves to be remembered.
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Very interesting, I recognized the name Hertz immediately. I didn't know the history of Hertz before the rental company. Once again, thanks for the very interesting history.

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[@cephasmartin8593]

When I first heard the name Hertz, I wondered if it was the Hertz Rent-A-Car Hertz, but didn't know how he would get there from the cab service. Very informative video. Thanks.

[@catjudo1]

If you've noticed those Penske truck rentals, that used to be Hertz as well. Roger Penske bought into Hertz as they couldn't make much money at it, and now Penske rents about as many trucks as U-Haul.

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I am from Chicago have a picture of my grand father with his Chicago Yellow Cab in the late 20s. This story hits home for me big time! Thanks History Guy!

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How long till Uber and Lyft will be doing pistols at dawn?

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How sweet a thought

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Black Lotus I suppose that we might be in store for a corporate cyber war instead.

[@vaclav_fejt]

There'll be an app for that.

[@Javaritto]

A lot of drivers work for both, so it would be an interesting fight.

[@mrlopez5009]

Oh there's a war alright, taxi drivers put nails in the uber zones in Las Vegas...I got punched by a cabbie...uber needs to be regulated.

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[@mickeyjanowski9457]

I drove for both Yellow and Checker in Chgo during the early 70's, soon after returning from Nam. Financially, it was easier then, drivers got 40% of the meter and the company paid all expenses. Hacks have it tough now, gotta drive long hours just to make the lease/medallion payments and they're on the hook for gas, insurance, repairs, etc.. I'm in WV now. How bout a lesson on the Battle of Blair Mountain? I believe it was the only time in history that the US Army Air Force bombed American citizens (intentionally). Being an old Union Man, I joined other marchers a few years ago, trying to prevent it from being strip mined. So far, so good. Thanks for your great work, I'm gettin behind in my projects since I found your channel!

[@jlastre]

Mickey Janowski Not sure if you keep up with Chicago any more but just an FYI. Uber killed the value of taxi medallions. They are very cheep nowadays. As resent as 2010 they were six figures if I recall.

[@LeonardGrossman1943]

Me, 68-70 summers.

[@LeonardGrossman1943]

When I drove the flag pull was 40 cents.

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If I recall the American Experience episode correctly, it was a private plane that bombed the miners.

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@@ltr4300 I saw those back then!

[@lukejones4356]

Born and raised here ,still here did not know that, ..grew up around both of them cab companies, nice video clips!

[@TheCerebralDude]

As a veteran NYC cabbie, who also has a History degree, I appreciate this. I’m planning to write a book on the history of the taxicab in NYC

[@jamesmcgrath1952]

Well, Chicago hasn't changed much. Just the names.

[@erictroxell2298]

HOW SAD BUT VERY VERY TRUE.

[@sharonmullins1957]

Same thought.

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Jim F.....Actually, I have. I'm 66, a disabled Vet. but I was station in Great Lakes for a while. Why? Do I need to have been there to read a newspaper? To have had History in class?

[@homefront3162]

Jim F My extended family escaped that shithole

[@homefront3162]

Jim F i have, i just dropped a huge shit into a white chicago

[@pickeljarsforhillary102]

$.30 for the first 1/2 mile or $7.72 today $.10 for each 1/4 mile then after or $2.57 today Cabs were expensive as hell even back then.

[@TheHistoryGuyChannel]

After Hertz saw how they did it in Europe the fares actually went down.

[@James-hg5tk]

Sounds about the same as uber 🐀

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@@James-hg5tk F____ Uber. They cost MORE than any "real" taxi where I live (Pittsburgh).

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Wow. Always amazed at the iconic businesses that got their start in Chicago. Thanks History Guy! :)

[@av8tor261]

This story would make a great movie or mini series on Netflix. Thank you for telling the story.

[@crazybrit-nasafan]

I'm an ex Cabbie. Nothing changes except the date. I nearly got forced off the road twice by a rival cab driver. Didn't happen again after I walked into their office and told them if he did it again I'd tear him a new one. Another great history lesson though. Thanks.

[@regularfather4708]

Taxi driving is serious business, huh?

[@juliogonzo2718]

When I drove part time in a city of 100,000 we all looked out for one another despite the name on the door. If I figured competition was going to the same bar I would try to get there first though. We had v8 cars and competition had v6 cars. No replacement for displacement:)

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@@juliogonzo2718 Vics?

[@juliogonzo2718]

@@buckberthod5007 yeah. Last year I worked there they changed to priuses:(

[@buckberthod5007]

@@juliogonzo2718 All old P71s probably. Reliable, built like a tank, got some get up and go. Why you'd change to a prius beats the crud out of me.

[@-jeff-]

Ah the Checker-ed past of my Illinois, though I won't call it Yellow journalism.

[@marbleman52]

Jeff....Yuk Yuk Yuk..!!

[@-jeff-]

Just had too. We had Yellow Cab in town until around 2010. Went out of business. Yellow cars with a black checkered band down the sides and the same Yellow Cab logo you saw in the video and were all (old and new) built like 1954 Chevy Bellaires.

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Go to your room, and think about what you've done...

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What? Make a Hack job of it?

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I see what did!

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This story is wild af! Just simply wow!

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Ah yes Chicago Corruption... that 'proud tradition'

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"Sometimes" ???

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Scott Barber ... sometimes it cash, or other favors

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I'd never heard of this. Really interesting and wonderfully well explained. You are correct, this deserves to be remembered.

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Mayor Ada Mercer in Seattle ran several "houses" (huge multistory apartment buildings) of prostitution, a major business of the seaport. Teddy Roosevelt built the first public hospital in Seattle to treat pandemic venereal disease among sailors.

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[@geoben1810]

Hertz, for whatever his shortcomings, certainly was an entrepreneur. He saw a need and filled it. My father drove a NYC cab for a few years in the 60's and 70's. He made good money doing it, back then you could. Things started to change in the 80's the money wasn't the same. I drove for private car (no meter, flat rate) services on and off for a time. And I made pretty good money at it. But like everything else, it changes. The H.G. once again brings interesting facts and history that deserves to be remembered to light. Thx H.G.

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Now that was something interesting. I never imagined Hertz was a company with that long of a history.

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A suggestion for you to consider, the remarkable story of Douglas Bader, RAF Second World War fighter pilot who lost both legs in a flying accident before 1939 but managed to get taken back into the RAF, despite being classed as 100% disabled, he flew during the Battle of Britain and had an interesting and eventful War and post war also. Thanks for sharing this interesting and informative film, thumbs up 👍 as usual, and please keep up the great work you do keeping history alive and kicking for other generations to (hopefully) enjoy and pass on to others.

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Now that is some kinda history! Thanks for another great ride down history lane, but this time in a very special Hertz rental car!

[@dougsundseth2303]

Rent-seeking and violent intimidation by cab companies. Shocking.

[@williestyle35]

When my father first moved to Chicago in the early 1920's people could still recall the horse drawn trolley's. One of those trolley lines was electrified and was later paved over with asphalt. When I was a kid in 1978, he took me to see the rails that had been exposed after the winter ( and usual lack of maintenance ) had worn away the old covering asphalt. Dad also talked about how much of the city has always changed till the great depression and the late 1970's. ( and now Chicago has changed a bunch since I was a kid, except my old neighborhood )

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As a Chicago resident the old pictures are priceless. I now have another fun story to relate next time im walking downtown and see a cab.😁

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Thank you for this amazing knowledge you dish out free of charge.

[@Megahertznetworks]

Great work once again! Thank you.

[@BTFOOMNY]

I lived in Chicago for 13 years, during and after college. Very interesting story. Thank you.

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My god you could make a hysterical film out of this.

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Lmao.... I just pictured a bunch of film crew workers running around screaming and throwing their gear to and fro

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Everybody loves SLAPSTICK!

[@GaldirEonai]

Make it a Romeo and Juliet remake.

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Keystone Cops: Chicago Style

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GaldirEonai Yes! Romeo works for Yellow cab and Juliet for Checker can lol. Great idea lol

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Uber: Origins As a cab driver, I can empathise with these men.

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Great story, and great connection at the end!

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[@masterimbecile]

We had cab driver wars in Taipei, Taiwan, as well. The Taipei cabs used to be ran by various companies (they still are, but things have changed), and they would hire many ex-convicts for their cheap wages, low technical/academic skills, and their knowledge of the city. The driver quality was pretty bad, and, as school children, we were always told scary stories of gangster cabbies hiding a meat cleaver to chop up kids who misbehaved. Brutal knife fights would erupt regularly over disputes for routes, or along company/gang affiliations. One particular bridge overpass ended up being a particularly hot battleground (under Chonqing bridge [重慶橋]). The city government has since overhauled the chartering requirements for the cab companies, and now Taipei cabbies are super nice and courteous. It's getting tougher to haul a cab from the streets, but a cab is never more than a phone call (or an app click) away.

[@kineticdeath]

taxi's in chicago, or a world wide car rental company. Im thinking that he should thank those checker taxi thugs cause his new business got waaay bigger in the end so i still call that a win

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gimme a break thank you!

[@Annur375]

Another excellent program! Thank you, most interesting.

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Another great story, well told. I thank you kind sir.

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Yet another fantastic Video. Please for the love of all things knowledgeable keep it up.

[@briangonigal3974]

How the hell did either one of these companies attract any customers when hailing a cab meant you were likely to find yourself in a running gun battle just trying to get home? Was Chicago really so bad back then that you ran pretty much the same risk even if you just walked?

[@r.blakehole932]

I would suspect that cabbies of either side with customers were left alone. Accidentally killing an innocent customer, especially a woman or child would have been considered absolutely beyond the pale by everyone back then, even by those cabbies otherwise shooting at each other. Even the gang warfare back then did not consist of killing women and children.

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​R. Blakehole: But it did happen though.

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"Her name was Loretta Solino, kid. She was a real professional." From "The Sting"

[@trooperdgb9722]

Given the size of the city I suspect that these incidents...as bad as they sound...were really only witnessed by a very small proportion of prospective cab riders...

[@danbeau9404]

Ah, memories. In 73 I started driving a Yellow in Chicago. The fare, exactly as it was 60 years before. 30 cents to get in. It changed to 40 shortly after I started. We had our own little war, not as violent, although there were some fights and injuries. Our war was with the Evanston cabs. The dividing line between Chicago and Evanston was Howard street. North of Howard was Evanston. Howard was a bar street with lots of bars on both sides. Friday and Saturday night you would cruise down Howard and pick up fares. You didn't care what side they were on and neither did the Evanston drivers. Technically it was illegal for us to pick up on their side and the same for them but nobody cared. As you can imagine whenever economics are contested, struggle comes next. There were many fights and one Yellow was actually set on fire. Of course there was instant retaliation. They pushed an Evanston cab into the lake. For a while the drivers all took their breaks in the same restaurants, strength in numbers. I remember that this going on for most of the summer. Many drivers on both sides started staying away from Howard to avoid the problems. If someone damaged your cab, you were done for the night. I don't recall what ended this, maybe both sides just got tired of it.

[@juststeve5542]

Great history, and super little twist at the end!

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Always so well done.

[@rplpalacio1920]

man this is really really well researched history i love it

[@Dave_Sisson]

Fascinating... and a bit scary. Coming from Australia, a country with almost no guns, I knew that if I ever visit America, I should keep away from schools, but perhaps I should avoid taxis too?

[@musicfan6575]

Love all of your informative videos, Thank you Sir.

[@g.stephens263]

Wait, what?! Chicago...corruption?! Never! ;-) Great series, enjoyable commentary.

[@XShifty0311X]

Great video as always. If you travel north of Chicago, you will end up in Milwaukee. Milwaukee had a conflict called "The Milwaukee Bridge War". Call me bias, as it is my hometown; but it may be a good video idea.

[@arachnonixon]

lol, smooth Segway; "if you travel north of Chicago, you will end up in Milwaukee". I agree though, this sounds interesting. I really wanna see an ep. on the Michigan/Ohio border war, but to be fair I'm from MI

[@XShifty0311X]

@@arachnonixon maybe a mega episode. "Wars in the midwest"

[@saintchuck9857]

Could also cover the "wars" between drunk Cubs and Brewers fans. ;)

[@rabbi120348]

Went to a Brewers-Cubs game here in MKE this past summer. Way more Cubs fans than Brewers fans. Of course they gouged you on parking because of all the Chicago traffic. Brewers won 1-0. Good game, no fights.

[@Basaltmbl]

Really enjoy your work, thanks.

[@BillyN31]

You need your own television show. Well done.

[@darrenkrivit6854]

Wow, never heard any of this history before! Thanks so much for helping put things into perspective with your vids🙃

[@davidmarquardt2445]

Chicago was also low and swampy and this led to a Cholera epidemic in 1849. To elemate the problem in February 1856 the city decided to build a sewer system. To do this they had to elevate the city, in some places they had to jack up buildings as high as 10 feet so the sewers would have enough pitch to drain.

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I love your short history videos great job history must be remembered

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Outstanding commentary! Your content is always captivating and interesting. Have a great weekend, history guy!

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Great segment. Love this channel. Live in the Chicago area and am disappointed to see all the hating in the comments. Make it into the city frequently - lots to do and see. Never feel threatened.

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Mike "Naive" O'Dell ( Never feel Threatened ?? ) why would you in the Murder Capitol of America ? Born in Chi town 1944 , use to be great place to visit 50 yrs ago. Now they have polluted,corrupted and broke the whole state . :-(

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My housemate's from Chicago and he didn't know about this, and he's a history student.

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Love your channel mate , and a great history lesson , thank you.

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Need to do one on the Toledo War, it gave Michigan statehood and the UP. Its even led to the greatest sports rivalry in U of M and that team from the south for which I cannot name.

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There are a couple of videos on KZbin about that, just in case THG doesn't get to it. Here's one: kzbin.info/www/bejne/g5KpiIqFmd2ketk

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[@Lee-70ish]

Brilliant HG. As a limey learning about the origins of the yellow cabs and Hertz was really interesting. However the rivalry between the cab companies and it seems the mobs typical of Chicago in those days influence was the icing on the cake . Thanks. I love your to the point snippets

[@kopfauftischhau216]

Nice video as always. Maybe a topic for another video : "the night of the long knives/Die Nacht der langen Messer" (1934) It is an aspect of the Nazis that isnt really covered enough. It was the time that the NSDAP removed every resistance in itself and therefore become the organisation that started WW2 in europe. This is a really interesting story and i think that you can cover it extremly good, mabye if you have time to look into that you can decided if you can make a video about it.

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I agree it's an important event, but I don't think it's particularly "forgotten". What a lot of people really don't know about early Nazi Germany is the crackdown on LGBT people (of which some would argue Ernst Röhm's assassination was the finishing touch). I'd like to see a video about Magnus Hirschfeld and the burning of books from his Institute of Sexual Research.

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I have a lot of respect for Hertz now.

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So many hints about the establishment of Checker Motors. Even so, considering Checker A12 which shall stand as the automotive love I have lost, this may not be a compelling story for our History Guy. They just kind of trundled along making GM parts for 28-ish years.

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Congratulations to Mr. 100K Good job THG.

[@Cheeseatingjunlista]

Brilliant yet again, really dont know how to such a constantly high standard . Thank you!!

[@bobhartman2571]

Awesome history. Thank you.

[@htos1av]

Yay! Friday history!

[@georgemartin1436]

Please cover The History Guy getting 100,000 subscribers on KZbin!

[@rickhigson3881]

As always thank you!

[@johnhenderson131]

Those population statistics you gave were unbelievable and Hertz’s idea for the stagnant used cars was brilliant. I’m waiting at this time code 4:00 to see if the name Hertz is going where I suspect it’s headed as in Hertz car rental…I’m patient enough to wait and see! I’m certain if there’s a connection you definitely won’t fail to cover it. You’re always very accurate and thorough.H.G. I was aware of these taxi wars but had limited knowledge. I always thought there was much more loss of life and I was surprised the city council hadn’t intervened much earlier. I had no idea it had not been regulated sooner and the violence continued as late as 1928. History doesn’t just deserve to be remembered, I think it essential ! Sincerely, Doc