Forever open, clear, and free; the historic struggle for Chicago's lakefront.

Main entry:

Wille, Lois.

Title & Author:

Forever open, clear, and free; the historic struggle for Chicago's lakefront.

Publication:

Chicago, Regnery [1972]

Description:

xv, 175 pages illustrations 24 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 173-175).
The beginnings. -- "It would only be necessary to make a canal" -- The land they labeled "free" -- The railroad-on-the-lake. -- A city circled by parks. -- The rise and fall of White City. -- " ... When you deal with Montgomery Ward" -- Daniel Burnham makes a plan. -- The age of cement and convenience. -- "You can have too much green grass" -- The future.

Subject:

City planning Illinois Chicago.
Seashore.
City planning Illinois.
Rivage.
Urbanisme Illinois.
seashores.
City planning
Chicago (Ill.) Urbanisme.
Illinois
Illinois Chicago

Holdings:

Location: Library main 293185
Call No.: BIB 237927
Status: Available

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