false 110880 2 Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham&#8217;s 1909 <i>Plan of Chicago</i>, coauthored by Edward Bennett and produced in collaboration with the Commercial Club of Chicago, proposed many of the city&#8217;s most distinctive features, including its lakefront parks and roadways, the Magnificent Mile, and Navy Pier. Carl Smith&#8217;s fascinating history reveals the <i>Plan</i>&#8217;s central role in shaping the ways people envision the cityscape and urban life itself. <br><br>Smith&#8217;s concise and accessible narrative begins with a survey of Chicago&#8217;s stunning rise from a tiny frontier settlement to the nation&#8217;s second-largest city. He then offers an illuminating exploration of the <i>Plan</i>&#8217;s creation and reveals how it embodies the renowned architect&#8217;s belief that cities can and must be remade for the better. The <i>Plan </i>defined the City Beautiful movement and was the first comprehensive attempt to reimagine a major American city. Smith points out the ways the <i>Plan</i> continues to influence debates, even a century after its publication, about how to create a vibrant and habitable urban environment. <br><br>Richly illustrated and incisively written, his insightful book will be indispensable to our understanding of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, and the emergence of the modern city.<br><br><br> 106816 15 8 2006 The Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City (Chicago Visions and Revisions) total:76|5:8|4:27|3:31|2:10|1:0| 76 261 158 23 2 0 false false Wed Sep 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Sep 16 06:10:42 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 02 05:02:45 -0700 2009 more...]]> 3 1 false false Thu Jul 23 09:29:50 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 02 19:54:31 -0700 2009 Thu Jul 23 09:29:50 -0700 2009
The Plan of Chicago discusses the classic 1,650 page, two volume city planning document of the same name published by Daniel Burnham, Edward Bennett, and the Commercial Club of Chicago. Carl Smith tells the story of the over 300 individuals who...more...]]> 5 0 false false Fri Jun 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:34:23 -0700 2007 Fri Jun 22 13:37:27 -0700 2007
It's simply impossible to understand the importance of architect Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago without first looking at some pre-Plan statistics: for instance, the fact that from 184...more...]]> 3 1 false false Fri Mar 06 09:55:12 -0800 2009 Sun Mar 08 10:53:32 -0700 2009 more...]]> 4 0 false false Sat Oct 24 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:30:23 -0700 2009 Sat Oct 24 16:38:22 -0700 2009 more...]]> 0 0 false false Wed Jul 29 13:34:58 -0700 2009 Wed Jul 29 13:36:35 -0700 2009 www.chipublib.org for more info, and attend the kick-off event at Harold Washington Library on August 4th at 6:00 pm.]]> 2 0 false false Sat Aug 29 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Thu Aug 27 20:24:15 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 29 18:09:19 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Sun Aug 30 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 14:16:01 -0700 2009 Mon Aug 31 14:18:11 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sun Mar 02 00:00:00 -0800 2008 Wed Dec 26 09:04:48 -0800 2007 Sun Mar 02 13:58:59 -0800 2008 more...]]> 3 0 false false Sun Nov 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Sep 05 11:48:52 -0700 2009 Mon Nov 09 13:33:09 -0800 2009
An interesting book that tells the story of the creation of The Plan of Chicago (often referred to as the Burnham Plan), describes the Plan itself, and discusses the impact it had on Chicago city planning.

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I thought it was really interesting to see many of the...more...]]> 4 0 false false Tue Sep 01 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Wed Aug 19 13:15:55 -0700 2009 Thu Sep 17 13:31:49 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Wed Aug 12 00:00:00 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 05:47:06 -0700 2009 Sat Aug 22 05:47:06 -0700 2009 3 0 false false Sat Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2007 Sat Dec 15 09:33:01 -0800 2007 Sun Dec 23 11:25:35 -0800 2007 more...]]> 0 0 false false Tue Jul 08 12:00:09 -0700 2008 Tue Jul 08 12:02:00 -0700 2008 0 0 false false Sun Jan 27 10:12:29 -0800 2008 Thu May 07 09:08:23 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Tue Dec 18 09:12:47 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 18 09:13:17 -0800 2007 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=110880