The Lake Front Steal. Involved in the Illinois Central-South Park Contract
by Lee, Henry W
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Chehalis, Washington, United States
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About This Item
Softcover. Very good. Title continues. "Address of Henry W. Lee. C.E., consulting engineer, Greater Chicago Federation, before U.S. Engineers, January 13, 1913. Offprint from the Calumet Record, Jan. 16, 1913. 14 pp, stapled wrappers. Light creasing, a little soiling to front cover; very good. A contribution to the decades-long battle over the most fitting use of Chicago's lakefront. Lee argues that the 1909 Chicago Plan (or Burnham Plan) allows for two million dollars of public funds intended for small parks to be given to the Illinois Central Railroad "in exchange for nothing." Includes a nice review of the value of Lake Michigan to the city and of urban harbors generally.
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- Walkabout Books (US)
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- 23569
- Title
- The Lake Front Steal. Involved in the Illinois Central-South Park Contract
- Author
- Lee, Henry W
- Format/Binding
- Softcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very good
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- 1
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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Walkabout Books
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Chehalis, Washington
About Walkabout Books
Walkabout Books is an antiquarian bookstore located in southwest Washington State. We specialize in Americana and the literature of travel and adventure, including travel narratives, travel and tourism ephemera (travel diaries, vintage brochures, guidebooks, etc), exploration, mountaineering, and other outdoor pursuits. We also carry interesting and unusual books in many other fields.