What happened—and what didn’t—as a result of the Plan of Chicago.
Congress Parkway
Envisioned in the Plan as a great boulevard to the west and the central spine of the city. Bennett fiercely defended Congress (rather than a route along Monroe) as planning for a West Side Superhighway began in the 1930s. When opened in 1958, it included a transit line but had lost most of its “parkway” amenities.
Envisioned in the Plan as a great boulevard to the west and the central spine of the city. Bennett fiercely defended Congress (rather than a route along Monroe) as planning for a West Side Superhighway began in the 1930s. When opened in 1958, it included a transit line but had lost most of its “parkway” amenities.