What happened—and what didn’t—as a result of the Plan of Chicago.
Congress Parkway
Arterial street widening
Civic Center
Chicago River straightening
Roosevelt Road
Grant Park
Northerly Island
New diagonal avenues
Consolidated railroad stations
Two-level riverfront drives
Arterial street widening
Civic Center
Chicago River straightening
Roosevelt Road
Grant Park
Northerly Island
New diagonal avenues
Consolidated railroad stations
Two-level riverfront drives
Michigan Avenue bridge
Double-level boulevard bridge opened in 1920, expanding the business district across the river and beginning the transformation of North Pine Street into a world-famous retailing avenue.
Double-level boulevard bridge opened in 1920, expanding the business district across the river and beginning the transformation of North Pine Street into a world-famous retailing avenue.