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The Arlington Heights Memorial Library serves the 75,000 residents of the
The library is pleased to host the Make Big Plans: Burnham's Vision of an American Metroplis exhibit, curated by the Newberry Library, from June 19 - December 31, 2009. Through the exhibit and related public programs we hope to boldly inspire and educate our community as we celebrate the 100th anniversary of the 1909 Plan of Chicago and how it relates to the future of the greater Chicagoland area.
For more information about the Make Big Plans exhibit and the list of more than 60 venues throughout the Chicago metropolitan region at which it is on display, or to access the exhibit on-line, click here.
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Centennial Activities
Sunday, September 20, 2009 2:00pm
Chicago as the Nation's Crossroads: Our Region's Transportation History and Future through Policy and Maps
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
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. [MORE]
Sunday, July 19, 2009 2:00pm to 3:30pm
City Beautiful: Celebrating the Burnham Plan Centennial
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Art Historian Jeff Mishur explores Burnham's transition from the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition to the City Beautiful Movement manifested in the 1909 plan and how it relates to European and American precedents. [MORE]
Thursday, July 23, 2009 7:00pm
From City Beautiful to City Green: Chicago and the Evolution of Its Regional Environment
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
In 1909, Daniel Burnham and Edward Bennett responded to large problems in the city and its region—problems that included the lack of public open and green spaces, and an ill-coordinated relationship of the city to its region. Join panelists: Diane Dillon, The Newberry Library; Ann Durkin Keating; Northcentral College, and Joyce O’Keefe, Openlands for a discussion with each other and the audience about the aesthetic ideas Burnham drew upon, how his ideas for a more beautiful and verdant city encompassed the metropolitan region, and how envir [MORE]
Sunday, August 9, 2009 2:00pm
Plan of Chicago: Daniel Burnham and the Remaking of the American City
Arlington Heights Memorial Library
Join Carl Smith, Professor, Northwestern University for an illustrated talk, based on his prize-winning book on the Plan. Part of the Make BIg Plans exhibit region-wide program series, Smith will describe this document's fascinating history and explain its central role in shaping Chicago and American city life. [MORE]
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