Category Archives: urban planning

Elmwood Park’s Conti Circle

Posted on November 18, 2012 by

If one boils the annals of urban planning down to a decade-by-decade analysis, it is so very frequently the 1950s and 1960s that must lay claim to the biggest disasters, the most egregious screwups.  Yet in Elmwood Park, it is … Continue reading →

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Preservation in a global economy

Posted on February 28, 2011 by

My interest in historic preservation comes from some fairly simple origins: namely, I have seen far too many beautiful buildings torn down. I see it and I am outraged, because I know we cannot and will not ever build such … Continue reading →

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Reader roundup

Posted on July 30, 2009 by

Some great articles in last week’s and this week’s Reader. Regarding Michael Reese Hospital and the Olympics:* Michael Reese Hospital: The First Sacrificial Lamb Regarding the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s Plan of Chicago:* An Odd Way to Honor Burnham … Continue reading →

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