Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham's Vision of an American Metropolis

Exhibit :

In honor of the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett’s Plan of Chicago, the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee and The Newberry Library are creating a photopanel and digital exhibit entitled Make Big Plans: Daniel Burnham’s Vision of an American Metropolis. Curated by the Newberry, the show will be on display from June through December 2009 in public libraries and other venues throughout the metropolitan region, and will be a focal point of the Centennial. The exhibit emphasizes the Plan’s relevance to metropolitan development through the 20th century and into the future using photographic reproductions of stunning images from the plan and other sources.

The Niles Public Library District will  display the ten-panel exhbition on its 3rd level, July through October, 2009.