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Proposal for new development, River North
Map of Chicago's Near North Side drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing a number of development proposals, including areas of mixed-use development; enhancement of the riverfront along the North Branch of the Chicago River with a new park and a riverside drive, and a new subway line serving the area; an improved, tree-lined Chicago Avenue and a tree-lined North Orleans Street; and an area designated "Recycled and New Buildings" for renovation and repurposing of existing buildings.
1978
Early Forest Preserve Planning, ca. 1920s
Various documents pertaining to the organization of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, Illinois
1920
Friends of Our Native Landscape, A Park and Forest Policy for Illinois
Policy proposal
1920
How the Park Man Should Be Prepared to Meet the Public,' Roberts Mann, 1953
Conference paper presented at the Denver meeting of the American Institute of Park Executives.
1936
O'Grady, Sheila. Interview. October 27, 2017.
Sheila O'Grady was director of code enforcement for Chicago's zoning department (1993-1996), liaison for Mayor Richard M. Daley's Intergovernmental Affairs office (1996-2000), and chief of staff for the mayor (2000-2005). Interview includes discussion of the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks.
2017
Miscellaneous newspaper clippings, 1929-1935
Newspaper clippings including the Chicago Tribune and Chicago Daily News on topics related to the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois
1925
Chicago Plan Progress, Chicago Plan Commission, 1927.
1905
History of the Forest Preserves of Cook County, signed by Frank J. Moulton
Manuscript documenting the political, organizational, and legal history of the formation of the forest preserves of Cook County, Illinois.
1905
Proposal for Lawndale: planned infrastructure
Map of Lawndale, hand-drawn by C. William Brubaker, showing residential and industrial areas, major roadways, and the Eisenhower Expressway.
1979
Dwight Perkins, Historical Reference to FPD
Documents related to the creation of the Forest Preserve District of Cook County, including "Report of the Special Park Commission to the City Council of Chicago on the subject of a metropolitan park system" (1905) by Dwight Heald Perkins and "Organization of Outer Belt Park Commission of Cook County and Chicago" (ca. 1904), a list of the parks of Chicago (ca. 1905), and park maps.
1900
Proposal for Lawndale: parks and boulevards
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, highlighting Douglas Park, one of the parks in the city's "Emerald Necklace", the system of boulevards connected to it, and its location adjacent to residential areas.
1979
The Chicago Plan, 1933
1905
"People in the Out-of-Doors," Roberts Mann, 1946
Conference paper presented before the Central Association of Science and Mathematics Teachers
1946
Garfield Park and Douglas Park
Hand-drawn map by C. William Brubaker, showing the location of Garfield Park and Douglas Park, two of the parks in the "Emerald Necklace", and the boulevards that connect them. Annotations in red ink describe the type of land use in the areas surrounding the park system.
1979
Teele, Terry. Interview. December 7, 2017.
Terry Teele served as deputy chief of staff to Mayor Richard M. Daley. Interview includes discussion of the 1989 Chicago mayoral race and the 1995 Chicago heat wave.
2017
Regional Planning Progress in Cities, Counties and Region
1935

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