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

Exhibit :

In honor of the 100^th anniversary of Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett’s Plan of Chicago, the Burnham Plan Centennial Committee and The Newberry Library have created 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 through December 2009 at the St. Charles Public Library as well as in other public libraries and venues throughout the metropolitan region. The exhibit emphasizes the Plan’s relevance to metropolitan development through the 20^th century and into the future using photographic reproductions of stunning images from the plan and other sources.