Plan of Chicago: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commercial Club, During the Years MCMVI, MCMVII, and MCMVIII (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from Plan of Chicago: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commercial Club, During the Years MCMVI, MCMVII, and MCMVIIIIt should be understood, however, that such radical changes as are proposed herein cannot possibly be realized immediately. Indeed, the aim has been to anticipate the needs of the future as well as to provide for the necessities of the present: in short, to direct the development of the city towards an end that must seem ideal, but is practical. Therefore it is quite possible that when particular portions of the plan shall be taken up for execution, wider knowledge, longer' experience, or a change in local conditions may suggest a better solution; but, on the other hand.About the PublisherForgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.comThis book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.

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The 1909 Plan of Chicago is one of those rare documents that reflects its historical moment while also transcending it. As a set of proposals for transforming Chicago, the Plan declares that the inefficient, ugly, and unhealthy American cityscape can and must be redeemed. In advocating the application of enlightened expertise to improving current conditions, it embodies Progressive Era principles. At the same time, it is a magisterial treatise on the proper relationship between city people and the world they crate and inhabit. Plan of Chicago: Centennial Edition enables us to understand an appreciate the Plan as both a strikingly comprehensive policy statement and a visionary meditation on urban experience.

Plan of Chicago Centennial Edition 2009

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Plan of Chicago: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commercial Club, During the Years MCMVI, MCMVII, and MCMVIII (Classic Reprint)

Plan of Chicago: Prepared Under the Direction of the Commercial Club, During the Years MCMVI, MCMVII, and MCMVIII (Classic Reprint)

Plan of Chicago Centennial Edition 2009