Plan of Chicago

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Title

Plan of Chicago

Subject

An interactive digital edition of the Plan of Chicago

Description

A digital version of the Plan of Chicago, the first city plan in the United States. Designed by Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett, two prominent Chicago architects, it laid out a series of projects meant to improve and beautify the city through a variety of public works projects including clearing the lakefront and improving public transit.

Creator

Commercial Club of Chicago
Daniel Burnham
Edward Bennett

Source

https://archive.org/details/planofchicago00burnuoft

Publisher

Archive.org

Date

1909

Contributor

Alexander Lieberman

Format

Digitized Book

Type

Digitized Book

Coverage

Chicago, IL

Citation

Commercial Club of Chicago, Daniel Burnham, and Edward Bennett, “Plan of Chicago,” Paris of the Midwest: Chicago, 1837-1987, accessed April 19, 2024, https://parisofthemidwest.omeka.net/items/show/136.