Grant Park : the evolution of Chicago's front yard / Dennis H. Cremin.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cremin, Dennis H.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social change--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Social change.

City planning--Illinois--Chicago--History.

City planning.

Community development--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Community development.

Landscape architecture--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Landscape architecture.

Urban parks--United States--Case studies.

Urban parks.

Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)--History.

Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.).

Chicago (Ill.)--History.

Chicago (Ill.).

Chicago (Ill.)--Social life and customs.

Chicago (Ill.)--Buildings, structures, etc.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (256 p.)

Place of Publication:

Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

On November 4, 2008, when president-elect Barack Obama celebrated his victory with more than one hundred thousand supporters in Chicago, everyone knew where to meet. Long considered the showplace and cultural center of Chicago, Grant Park has been the site of tragedy and tension, as well success and joy. In addition to serving as the staging grounds for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession through the city, the park has been the setting for civil rights protests and the 1968 Democratic National Convention demonstrations. The faithful attended the open-air mass of Pope John Paul II in Grant Par

Contents:

Early Park History : Lake, Land, and Place

Lake Park : A Cultural and Civic Center

The World's Columbian Exposition and Chicago's Cultural Flowering

Making the White City Permanent

The New Design

Gateway and Cultural Center : From A Century of Progress to Postwar Park

Parking Lots, Protests, and Mayhem : Grant Park in the Daley Era

The Park Reenvisioned and Renewed.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-8093-3252-3

OCLC:

843880935