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The Plan of Chicago : Daniel Burnham and the remaking of the American city / Carl Smith.
LIBRA NA737.B85 S65 2006
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Smith, Carl S.
- Series:
- Chicago visions + revisions
- Chicago visions and revisions
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912.
- Burnham, Daniel Hudson.
- City planning--Illinois--Chicago--History--20th century.
- City planning.
- History.
- Illinois--Chicago.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 183 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : University of Chicago Press, 2006.
- Summary:
- Arguably the most influential document in the history of urban planning, Daniel Burnham's 1909 "Plan of Chicago," proposed many of the city's most distinctive features. Carl Smith's fascinating history reveals how the "Plan" defined the City Beautiful movement and was the first comprehensive attempt to reimagine a major American city. 62 halftones. 6 maps.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 169-173) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0226764710
- OCLC:
- 64084653
- Publisher Number:
- 9780226764719
- Online:
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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