Burnham and Bennett's "Originality, Daring, and Genius": Problems and Prospects

Community residents are welcomed to attend two panel discussions exploring the legacy and implications of the Burnham and Bennett plan, with a special focus on the Edgewater and Rogers Park communities. The first panel focuses on ecological issues, and the second on planning issues.

Speakers include Loyola faculty and as well as representatives of Friends of the Park, the Illinois State Geological Survey, and Chicago 2020.  The panels are sponsored by the Urban Studies Program and the Sociology Department of the Loyola to provide a forum for public education and discussion on topics important to the future of the region.   Questions about the event can be directed to Dr. Marilyn Krogh, Director of Urban Studies, at mkrogh@luc.edu.   For a map of the Lake Shore Campus click here

Program Schedule

Panel 1: 2:30-4:00 Chicago’s Environmental Impact: Past and Future 

• Park or Port: Burnham and the Environmental Decision of 1909 
  Ted Karamanski, Department of History, LUC 
• Environmental Implications of the Burnham Plan for Chicago’s North Side Neighborhoods 
  J. Marshall Eames, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy, LUC  
• Cleaning Rivers and Changing Course 
  Nancy Tuchman, Center for Urban Environmental Research and Policy, LUC 

4:00-4:15  Break

Panel 2: 4:15-5:45  Planning a Livable Chicago: The Northside and Beyond

• From the White City to the Tourist City 
  Costas Spirou, Department of Sociology, National Louis University
• Coastal Geography and The Last Four Miles 
  Michael Chrzastowski, Illinois State Geological Survey
• The Last Four Miles: Completing Chicago’s Lakefront Parks 
  Eleanor K. Roemer, Friends of the Parks
• What Would Burnham Do?: A Plan for the 21st Century
  Carol Sonnenschein, Chicago Metropolis 2020