The Burnham Plan Centennial - Bold Plans, Big Dreams

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ALL CALENDAR ITEMS ARE FROM 2009. PLEASE CHECK WITH PROGRAM PARTNERS FOR CURRENT COSTS AND DATES.

Chicago as the Nation's Crossroads: Our Region's Transportation History and Future through Policy and Maps

James R. Akerman, The Newberry Library, an historian of maps and Joseph P. Schwieterman, DePaul University, a transportation planning expert join forces to explore Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett's treatment of transportation in the Plan of Chicago and to examine the region's role as the crossroads of America. Burnham and Bennett clearly understood Chicago's strategic location as a transportaion hub for the region and the nation, and their vision has profound implications for the city and region today. What are the Plan's transportation legacies and where are we planning to take them? How can maps, those rich sources of transportation information, help us better to grasp Chicago's position as the nation's crossroads and the place of transportation in American history and culture? How will transportation's changing role affect the way we travel?

This program is part of a public program series  co-sponsored by the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee and the Newberry Library, with support from the National Endowment for the Humanities designed to complement the Make Big Plans exhibit.

Program Partner

Wheaton Public Library

The Wheaton Public Library is pleased to host the Make Big Plans: Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis from June 22 - November 1, 2009. For more information about the exhibit--curated by the Newberry Library--and the list of over 60 ...[MORE]


This program was offered on these dates:
Wednesday, October 7, 2009 7:00pm

Wheaton Public Library

Hours:
Mon-Fri: 9am-9pm; Sat: 9am-5pm; Sun: 1pm-5pm

Cost: FREE and open to the public, no RSVP required but please arrive early as seating is limited

Website: http://www.wheatonlib.org

Location:
Wheaton Public Library
225 N. Cross Street
Wheaton, IL 60187
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