Centennial
Summary
Background
Document
Lakefront
Parks
Railroad
Streets
Lakefront
Legacy
What happened—and what didn’t—as a result of the Plan of Chicago.
Congress Parkway
Arterial street widening
120 miles of arterial streets were widened during the 1920s, with increased urgency due to growing automobile traffic.
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
Municipal piers
Centennial
Summary
Background
Document
Lakefront
Parks
Railroad
Streets
Lakefront
Legacy