Main entry:

Condit, Carl W.

Title & Author:

Chicago, 1910-29 : building, planning, and urban technology / Carl W. Condit.

Publication:

Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 1973.

Description:

xiv, 354 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 322-335) and index.
1. Chicago in 1910. The city in its natural setting. The early city and its geological background ; Commercial building ; Schools and universities ; Water and sanitation ; Parks and forests -- The transportation network. Waterways ; Streets and street railways ; Rapid transit lines ; Steam railroads and rail terminals ; Electric interurban railroads -- The Chicago plan. The antecedents ; The Chicago plan : general purpose and regional character ; Parks and recreation ; Transportation and circulation ; The urban core -- 2. Expansion and boom. Buildings of the commercial city. Office buildings ; Industrial buildings and warehouses ; Theaters and stadia ; Hotels and apartments -- Public buildings and parks. Parks, museums, and cultural institutions ; Schools and universities -- The structures and arteries of transportation. Street railways, rapid transit, and interurban lines ; Waterways and boulevards ; Steam railroads and railroad stations.

ISBN:

0226114562
9780226114569
0226114589
9780226114583

Subject:

Urban renewal Illinois Chicago History.
City planning Illinois Chicago History.
Architecture Illinois Chicago History.
Urban transportation Illinois Chicago History.
Urbanisme Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Transports urbains Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Rénovation urbaine Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Architecture Illinois Chicago Histoire.
Urban transportation
Architecture
City planning
Urban renewal
Chicago (Ill.) History.
Chicago (Ill.) Edifices publics Histoire.
Chicago (Ill.)
Chicago (Ill.) Histoire.
Illinois Chicago
Illinois Chicago Town planning, 1910-1970

Form/genre:

History

Holdings:

Location: Library main 121694
Call No.: W3093; ID:85-B20636
Status: Available