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
Michigan Avenue bridge
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
Link bridge
Lake Shore Drive bridge opened in 1937 east of location anticipated for extension of South Park Avenue.
Lake Shore Drive bridge opened in 1937 east of location anticipated for extension of South Park Avenue.