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The Southeast Environmental Task Force works to empower residents and students on the Southeast Side and the south suburbs of
To commemorate the Centennial, SETF hopes to produces a Lake Calumet Tours & Pamphlet that introduces the public to the Burnham Plan's proposals for the Lake Calumet area. A pamphlet and tour will explain the 1909 Plan's intentions for the Calumet area (history focus) and current plan's for the area's development (future focus).
Partner Category: Civic and Non-Profit Organization
Centennial Activities
Thursday, June 4, 2009 7:00pm
The Burnham Plan and Chicago's Southeast Side
Southeast Chicago Historical Society
Join author Rod Sellers at the Vodak East Side Library for a presentation about how Daniel Burnham's 1909 Plan impacted Chicago's Southeast Side. The program will also look at subsequent planning initiatives for the area.Included will be: the Van Vlissingen Plan (1920) for Lake Calumet Harbor as well as other plans for port development in the area; the Lake Calumet Airport Plan (1990); current real estate developments in the area including the South Works Development and the 134th Street Redevelopment Project; and City of Chicago planning initiatives for the Calumet area. [MORE]
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Southeast Environmental Task Force
13300 South Baltimore Avenue
Chicago, IL 60633
773.646.0436
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