The book of the fair; an historical and descriptive presentation of the world's science, art, and industry, as viewed through the Columbian Exposition at Chicago in 1893 (1893)
Bancroft, Hubert Howe, 1832-1918 · Chicago, San Francisco, The Bancroft Co. · leaf 56
riety of form and feature to the dull monotony of the landscape. On one side the smoke of a great city dimmed the horizon; on another it was lost in the desolation of loneliness. To convert this wilderness into a garden spot was the task undertaken by Frederick L. Olmsted and his late partner H. S.… … After prolonged negotia- the park commissioners, VIEW IN JACKSON PARK mined opposition from tion and strong and deter- those whose interests lay in other directions, their consent was finally obtained, on condition that at the close of the Fair the tract should be returned in a condition suitable…
