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
Civic Center
Never attempted. New City-County Building was under construction downtown even as the Plan of Chicago was being written.
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