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No other city in the world has a park system as great as Chicago’s, which includes over 550 parks totaling more than 7,000 acres. Each park has its own story, as well as unique characteristics and history, and yet the majority of Chicagoans are not aware of the wealth, variety, and sheer number of parks that exist, to say nothing of the ideas they
project, the history they commemorate, and the origins of their names. Chicago’s Parks: A Photographic History seeks to remedy this oversight. From Chicago’s first park, Dearborn Park, to its more famous parks of Grant and Lincoln, this book provides a wealth of information concerning the origins of the names and plans of these Chicago landmarks. A formal plan for the creation of a park system was developed in 1869, and soon Chicago had some of the greatest parks to be found anywhere in the world. When Chicago was founded in 1837, the city’s fathers adopted the motto urbs in horto, or “the city set in a garden.” Despite the numerous changes that have taken place over the past 160 years, Chicago is still a city set in a garden. Chicago’s Parks: A Photographic History captures the growth of that “garden” with its nearly 200 historic photographs.
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Through this fascinating visual journey, John Graf breathes further life into the many varied and wonderful parks that make Chicago one of the most beautiful and unique cities in the world, and a great place to live and play.
No other city in the world has a park system as great as Chicago’s, which includes over 550 parks totaling more than 7,000 acres. Each park has its own story, as well as unique characteristics and history, and yet the majority of Chicagoans are not aware of the wealth, variety, and sheer number of parks that exist, to say nothing of the ideas they
project, the history they commemorate, and the origins of their names. Chicago’s Parks: A Photographic History seeks to remedy this oversight. From Chicago’s first park, Dearborn Park, to its more famous parks of Grant and Lincoln, this book provides a wealth of information concerning the origins of the names and plans of these Chicago landmarks. A formal plan for the creation of a park system was developed in 1869, and soon Chicago had some of the greatest parks to be found anywhere in the world. When Chicago was founded in 1837, the city’s fathers adopted the motto urbs in horto, or “the city set in a garden.” Despite the numerous changes that have taken place over the past 160 years, Chicago is still a city set in a garden. Chicago’s Parks: A Photographic History captures the growth of that “garden” with its nearly 200 historic photographs.
About the Author
Through this fascinating visual journey, John Graf breathes further life into the many varied and wonderful parks that make Chicago one of the most beautiful and unique cities in the world, and a great place to live and play.
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Several of the oldest parks in the city can be found on the West Side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
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Lincoln Park, Garfield Park, Washington Park, Civil War, Midway Plaisance, North Side, Classical Revival-style, New York, South Side, Douglas Park, William Le Baron Jenney, World War, Grant Park, Humboldt Park, Indian Boundary, Jens Jensen, Olmsted Brothers, Union Park, Chicago Public Library, Daniel Burnham, National Register of Historic Places, Ravenswood Manor, Sherman Park, Benjamin Franklin, Calvert Vaux New!
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Several of the oldest parks in the city can be found on the West Side. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
land for the park, park district, park commission Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Lincoln Park, Garfield Park, Washington Park, Civil War, Midway Plaisance, North Side, Classical Revival-style, New York, South Side, Douglas Park, William Le Baron Jenney, World War, Grant Park, Humboldt Park, Indian Boundary, Jens Jensen, Olmsted Brothers, Union Park, Chicago Public Library, Daniel Burnham, National Register of Historic Places, Ravenswood Manor, Sherman Park, Benjamin Franklin, Calvert Vaux New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Back Cover | Surprise Me!
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