Judge — October 9, 1926 — page 11: what you’re looking at

What you’re looking at

# Judge Magazine: "The 'Windy City'" Cartoon Analysis This page satirizes Chicago, nicknamed "The Windy City," through a series of sequential cartoon panels showing a New Yorker experiencing the city's notorious wind. The top panels (1-9) depict increasingly absurd encounters with powerful gusts: a man struggling to walk, being blown around, losing his hat and clothing, and eventually being knocked down entirely. The larger bottom panels show the escalating chaos: pedestrians scattered by wind, a person blown through a doorway, and a final scene at what appears to be the Chicago Chamber of Commerce, where officials are literally blown away by the wind while addressing an audience. The satire mocks both Chicago's extreme weather conditions and the city's boastful Chamber of Commerce, suggesting their civic pride cannot withstand reality. The New Yorker serves as an outsider perspective on Midwestern excess.