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Chicago's greatest issue; an official plan (1911)

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CHICAGO IN 1845. FROM THE WEST. Population 12,088.[Original owned by the Chicago Historical Society.] An individual never attains any very great size mentallynor morally except as he attaches himself to a greatidea, and that idea, being worthy, grows with himuntil the stature of the man becomes… … CORNER CLARK AND SOUTH WATER STREETS, 1864. Population 169,353.[Original owned by the Chicago Historical Society.] What the Chicago Plan is. The characteristic of greatness is wisdom to anticipate the future while conserving the present.

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