The Plan of Chicago : Daniel Burnham and the remaking of the American city /
Author / Creator: | Smith, Carl S. |
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Imprint: | Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006. |
Description: | xvii, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Language: | English |
Series: | Chicago visions and revisions Chicago visions + revisions. |
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Format: | Print Book |
Local Note: | University of Chicago Library's copy 4 has original dust jacket. |
URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/6111699 |
Summary: | Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago , coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city's most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smith's fascinating history reveals the Plan 's central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. |
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Physical Description: | xvii, 183 p. : ill. ; 23 cm. |
Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. 169-173) and index. |
ISBN: | 0226764710 |