The Plan of Chicago
Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City
By Carl Smith
(University of Chicago Press, Paperback, 9780226764726, 183pp.)
Publication Date: August 2007
Categories: Public Policy - City Planning & Urban Dev., United States - 20th Century (1900-1945), United States - State & Local - Midwest
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Description
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.
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