CAF docent and WTTW Channel 11 program host Geoffrey Baer leads a special river cruise that looks at infrastructure and planning as they relate to Burnham and Bennett’s 1909 Plan of Chicago. As we travel the South and Main Branches of the Chicago River, Baer discusses the 1929 straightening of the river, the creation of Congress Parkway and the Plan’s ingenious infrastructure recommendations including the double-decked Wacker Drive and the Michigan Avenue Bridge. This unique sunset cruise illuminates the Plan’s central role in shaping the city we know today.
Register online at www.architecture.org/programs or call Whitney Moeller at 312-922-3432 x 271
This program was offered on these dates:
Saturday, October 3, 2009 5:00pm to 8:00pm
Chicago Architecture Foundation
Cost: $95; $85 CAF members (includes dinner and cash bar). RSVP to Whitney Moeller at 312.922.3432 x 271
Contact: Whitney Moeller, 312-922-3432 x271
Website: www.architecture.org/programs
Location:
CAF Boat Dock;
Michigan Avenue and Wacker Drive
Entrance marked by blue awning
Chicago, IL
312-922-3432 x271
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