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The City in a Garden: A History of Chicago's Parks, Second Edition (Center for American Places - Center Books on Chicago and Environs) Paperback – May 15, 2012

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The City in a Garden is a compelling look at Chicago’s remarkable and long-overlooked park system. Through unprecedented access to a cache of historical plans, photographs, and drawings, Julia S. Bachrach documents the city’s 175-year commitment to its public parks and explains how luminaries such as architect Daniel H. Burnham, landscape architect and conservationist Jens Jensen, and social reformer Jane Addams shaped and influenced the city’s green spaces.

This revised edition of The City in a Garden illuminates Chicago’s ongoing commitment to its expansive park district. Since 2001, Chicago’s parks have seen a renaissance. More than a billion dollars have been invested in a wide range of projects, including the restoration of dozens of historically significant buildings, landscapes, and artworks; the reconstruction of the lakefront revetment system; the creation of new gardens and natural areas; and the construction of new beach and field houses. Chicagoans now enjoy the addition of new and innovative green spaces such as Millennium Park and Palmisano Nature Park—a twenty-seven-acre park created from an old stone quarry in the South Side Bridgeport neighborhood.

Featuring new research, an expanded glossary, and additional documentary photographs, this beautifully illustrated book is a must for any Chicagoan.

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224 pages
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English
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Center for American Places
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May 15, 2012
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9 x 0.5 x 8 inches
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1935195220
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978-1935195221
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Julia Sniderman Bachrach serves as a historian for the Chicago Park District. She is coauthor of Inspired by Nature: The Garfield Park Conservatory and Chicago's West Side.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Center for American Places; 2nd edition (May 15, 2012)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 224 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1935195220
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1935195221
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.36 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 9 x 0.5 x 8 inches

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Susan A. Benning

I always enjoy learning something new about my hometown of Chicago

Reviewed in the United States on January 17, 2018

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I always enjoy learning something new about my hometown of Chicago. This book was extremely informative. It arrived in excellent condition

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All footnotes missing

Reviewed in the United States on August 4, 2019

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The second edition of an otherwise-attractive book is embarrassingly mis-printed/edited. The first section (history of Chicago parks), has dozens of footnote markers with no corresponding notes. There are no sources/references given. Try getting a used copy of the first edition? The updates are unsubstantial, covering just the completion of Millennium Park.

Reviewed in the United States on January 29, 2018

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This book should come with every apartment or home in Chicago. Julia Bachrach is a Chicago treasure!

Reviewed in the United States on September 7, 2014

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Fantastic look at a great park system!

Reviewed in the United States on November 6, 2013

If you are interested in Parks, Chicago (or just big cities), Urban Planning/Architecture or just love learning about really cool places, then this book is for you. I love the pictures and maps (tons of them!) and understanding not just why Chicago's parks are great, but also the figures behind the designs and how the parks have chnaged over the years. A great read, one that I love looking at as the seasons change.

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