Plan of Chicago prepared under the direction of the Commercial club during the years 1906, 1907, and 1908 (1909)
Commercial club of Chicago. [from old catalog], Burnham, Daniel Hudson, 1846-1912, Bennett, Edward H. [from old catalog], Moore, Charles, 1855-1942, ed · Chicago, The Commercial club · leaf 102
\ LXI. CHICAGO. PLAN OF A PARK PROPOSED ON THE MAIN EAST- AND-VVEST AXIS OF THE CITY AT CONGRESS STREET AND FIFTY-SECOND AVENUE. Park is noted for its evergreens, and Sherman farm is thickly wooded. As in the Chicago Riverregion, the thorn, the crab-apple, and wild plum abound; and the great… … The Calumet is an amplestream, and on every hand thesilhouettes of steel industriesgive strong evidence of the com-ing importance of this channelas a harbor. Every effort, there-fore, should be made to concen-trate the vehicle traffic crossingthis river at well-chosen pointswhere great bridges…
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