Plan of Chicago
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The Plan of Chicago is a landmark 1909 urban planning blueprint that proposed a comprehensive redesign and beautification of Chicago, profoundly influencing modern city planning in the United States.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| 1909 Plan of Chicago | 1 |
| Burnham Plan | 1 |
| Burnham Plan of Chicago | 1 |
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
city plan
ⓘ
comprehensive plan ⓘ landmark planning blueprint ⓘ urban planning document ⓘ |
| aimedAt |
beautification of Chicago
ⓘ
functional efficiency of Chicago ⓘ long-range development of Chicago ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Plan of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
1909 Plan of Chicago
Plan of Chicago ⓘ
surface form:
Burnham Plan
|
| appliesTo |
City of Chicago
ⓘ
surface form:
Chicago
|
| architecturalIllustrationsBy | Jules Guérin ⓘ |
| author |
Daniel Burnham
ⓘ
surface form:
Daniel H. Burnham
Edward H. Bennett ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Commercial Club of Chicago ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| historicalSignificance | first major comprehensive plan for a large American city ⓘ |
| impactOn |
creation of the Chicago boulevard system
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development of Chicago lakefront parks ⓘ establishment of forest preserves in Cook County ⓘ |
| influenced |
City Beautiful movement
ⓘ
modern city planning in the United States ⓘ regional planning in the United States ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | City Beautiful movement ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive regional perspective
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emphasis on public open space ⓘ influence on later comprehensive plans ⓘ integration of transportation and land use planning ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication |
City of Chicago
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surface form:
Chicago
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| proposed |
a continuous public lakefront
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a coordinated railway and freight terminal system ⓘ a new civic center for Chicago ⓘ a regional highway system ⓘ a system of radial and circumferential boulevards ⓘ expansion of park and forest preserve systems ⓘ improvements to the Chicago River ⓘ lakefront parks along Lake Michigan ⓘ widening of major streets ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 1909-07-04 ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1909 ⓘ |
| publisher | Commercial Club of Chicago ⓘ |
| recognizedAs | milestone in American urban planning history ⓘ |
| subject |
city beautification
ⓘ
civic centers ⓘ park systems ⓘ transportation planning ⓘ urban planning ⓘ |
| textContributedBy | Charles Moore ⓘ |
| timeHorizon | approximately 50 years ⓘ |
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Burnham Plan
this entity surface form:
1909 Plan of Chicago
subject surface form:
Daniel Burnham
this entity surface form:
Burnham Plan of Chicago