Lakefront

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Publisher : Cornell University Press
ISBN 13 : 150175467X
Total Pages : 532 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Book Synopsis Lakefront by : Joseph D. Kearney

Download or read book Lakefront written by Joseph D. Kearney and published by Cornell University Press. This book was released on 2021-05-15 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How did Chicago, a city known for commerce, come to have such a splendid public waterfront—its most treasured asset? Lakefront reveals a story of social, political, and legal conflict in which private and public rights have clashed repeatedly over time, only to produce, as a kind of miracle, a generally happy ending. Joseph D. Kearney and Thomas W. Merrill study the lakefront's evolution from the middle of the nineteenth century to the twenty-first. Their findings have significance for understanding not only Chicago's history but also the law's part in determining the future of significant urban resources such as waterfronts. The Chicago lakefront is where the American public trust doctrine, holding certain public resources off limits to private development, was born. This book describes the circumstances that gave rise to the doctrine and its fluctuating importance over time, and reveals how it was resurrected in the later twentieth century to become the primary principle for mediating clashes between public and private lakefront rights. Lakefront compares the effectiveness of the public trust idea to other property doctrines, and assesses the role of the law as compared with more institutional developments, such as the emergence of sanitary commissions and park districts, in securing the protection of the lakefront for public uses. By charting its history, Kearney and Merrill demonstrate that the lakefront's current status is in part a product of individuals and events unique to Chicago. But technological changes, and a transformation in social values in favor of recreational and preservationist uses, also have been critical. Throughout, the law, while also in a state of continual change, has played at least a supporting role.

999

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Publisher : Ampersand, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9781467545280
Total Pages : 259 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (452 download)

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Book Synopsis 999 by : Richard B. Fizdale

Download or read book 999 written by Richard B. Fizdale and published by Ampersand, Incorporated. This book was released on 2014 with total page 259 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The story of 999 is the story of Chicago at one of the most pivotal and explosive moments in its history. Set along the city's storied lakefront, 999 details the wealth, greed, power, corruption and even murder that accompanied the rise of arguably the most beautiful and historical residential building in Chicago. Lavishly illustrated and well researched, Fizdale's vivid account of a land grab so extensive that it was contested for more than five decades, sets the stage for the war for what would become Streeterville. He includes fascinating and largely unknown details of the lives of the boldfaced names of Chicago's past -- from the period just after the Chicago fire to the present."--Amazon.com.

Immunity Index

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Publisher : Tor Books
ISBN 13 : 125031786X
Total Pages : 240 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (53 download)

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Book Synopsis Immunity Index by : Sue Burke

Download or read book Immunity Index written by Sue Burke and published by Tor Books. This book was released on 2021-05-04 with total page 240 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sue Burke, author of Semiosis and Interference, gives readers a new near-future, hard sf novel. Immunity Index blends Orphan Black with Contagion in a terrifying outbreak scenario. Bustle's 40 Best New Books May 2021 Amazon Best of the Month May 2021 In a US facing growing food shortages, stark inequality, and a growing fascist government, three perfectly normal young women are about to find out that they share a great deal in common. Their creator, the gifted geneticist Peng, made them that way—before such things were outlawed. Rumors of a virus make their way through an unprotected population on the verge of rebellion, only to have it turn deadly. As the women fight to stay alive and help, Peng races to find a cure—and the cover up behind the virus. At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.

W is for Windy City

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Publisher : Sleeping Bear Press
ISBN 13 : 158536570X
Total Pages : 44 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (853 download)

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Book Synopsis W is for Windy City by : Steven L. Layne

Download or read book W is for Windy City written by Steven L. Layne and published by Sleeping Bear Press. This book was released on 2010-08-06 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Lake Shore Drive, the Magnificent Mile, Navy Pier...just the mention of these iconic sights conjures up a skyline known the world over as the Windy City. Welcome to Chicago! And there's no better guidebook to the city than W is for Windy City: A Chicago Alphabet. Following the alphabet, the city's character and familiar landmarks are fully captured in poem and expository text. A is for Art Institute or Adler Planetarium. And if we want a "triple A," we'll add the Shedd Aquarium. Young readers can marvel at the treasures on display at the renowned Art Institute, go window shopping along Michigan Avenue's mile-long Magnificent Mile, or take in an afternoon game at Wrigley Field with the Chicago Cubs. W is for Windy City brings this famous city to life.A faculty member in the Department of Education at Judson University in Elgin, Illinois, Dr. Steven L. Layne is a respected literacy consultant and keynote speaker, working with educators and children at schools and conferences throughout the world. With more than 20 years as an educator, Deborah Dover Layne has worked at elementary and middle school levels and has been a reading specialist. Currently, she is an elementary principal in Elgin. The Laynes live in St. Charles, Illinois. Rhode Island School of Design graduate Michael Hays teaches illustration and drawing at Columbia College and lives in Oak Park, Illinois. Judy MacDonald and Michael started Painted Pony Studio in Chicago several years ago, each of them bringing their own unique style to the drawing table while illustrating books and creating art for children.

Everywhere You Don't Belong

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Publisher : Algonquin Books
ISBN 13 : 1643750224
Total Pages : 267 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (437 download)

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Book Synopsis Everywhere You Don't Belong by : Gabriel Bump

Download or read book Everywhere You Don't Belong written by Gabriel Bump and published by Algonquin Books. This book was released on 2020-02-04 with total page 267 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A New York Times Book Review Notable Book of 2020 Winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary Excellence “A comically dark coming-of-age story about growing up on the South Side of Chicago, but it’s also social commentary at its finest, woven seamlessly into the work . . . Bump’s meditation on belonging and not belonging, where or with whom, how love is a way home no matter where you are, is handled so beautifully that you don’t know he’s hypnotized you until he’s done.” —Tommy Orange, The New York Times Book Review In this alternately witty and heartbreaking debut novel, Gabriel Bump gives us an unforgettable protagonist, Claude McKay Love. Claude isn’t dangerous or brilliant—he’s an average kid coping with abandonment, violence, riots, failed love, and societal pressures as he steers his way past the signposts of youth: childhood friendships, basketball tryouts, first love, first heartbreak, picking a college, moving away from home. Claude just wants a place where he can fit. As a young black man born on the South Side of Chicago, he is raised by his civil rights–era grandmother, who tries to shape him into a principled actor for change; yet when riots consume his neighborhood, he hesitates to take sides, unwilling to let race define his life. He decides to escape Chicago for another place, to go to college, to find a new identity, to leave the pressure cooker of his hometown behind. But as he discovers, he cannot; there is no safe haven for a young black man in this time and place called America. Percolating with fierceness and originality, attuned to the ironies inherent in our twenty-first-century landscape, Everywhere You Don’t Belong marks the arrival of a brilliant young talent.

Chicago River Bridges

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252097254
Total Pages : 346 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis Chicago River Bridges by : Patrick T. McBriarty

Download or read book Chicago River Bridges written by Patrick T. McBriarty and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2013-09-23 with total page 346 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Chicago River Bridges presents the untold history and development of Chicago's iconic bridges, from the first wood footbridge built by a tavern owner in 1832 to the fantastic marvels of steel, concrete, and machinery of today. It is the story of Chicago as seen through its bridges, for it has been the bridges that proved critical in connecting and reconnecting the people, industry, and neighborhoods of a city that is constantly remaking itself. In this book, author Patrick T. McBriarty shows how generations of Chicagoans built (and rebuilt) the thriving city trisected by the Chicago River and linked by its many crossings. The first comprehensive guidebook of these remarkable features of Chicago's urban landscape, Chicago River Bridges chronicles more than 175 bridges spanning 55 locations along the Main Channel, South Branch, and North Branch of the Chicago River. With new full-color photography of the existing bridges by Kevin Keeley and Laura Banick and more than one hundred black and white images of bridges past, the book unearths the rich history of Chicago's downtown bridges from the Michigan Avenue Bridge to the often forgotten bridges that once connected thoroughfares such as Rush, Erie, Taylor, and Polk Streets. Throughout, McBriarty delivers new research into the bridges' architectural designs, engineering innovations, and their impact on Chicagoans' daily lives. Describing the structure and mechanics of various kinds of moveable bridges (including vertical-lift, Scherer rolling lift, and Strauss heel trunnion mechanisms) in a manner that is accessible and still satisfying to the bridge aficionado, he explains how the dominance of the "Chicago-style" bascule drawbridge influenced the style and mechanics of bridges worldwide. Interspersed throughout are the human dramas that played out on and around the bridges, such as the floods of 1849 and 1992, the cattle crossing collapse of the Rush Street Bridge, or Vincent "The Schemer" Drucci's Michigan Avenue Bridge jump. A confluence of Chicago history, urban design, and engineering lore, Chicago River Bridges illustrates Chicago's significant contribution to drawbridge innovation and the city's emergence as the drawbridge capital of the world. It is perfect for any reader interested in learning more about the history and function of Chicago's many and varied bridges. The introduction won The Henry N. Barkhausen Award for original research in the field of Great Lakes maritime history sponsored by the Association for Great Lakes Maritime History.

AIA Guide to Chicago

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Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252096134
Total Pages : 569 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (52 download)

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Book Synopsis AIA Guide to Chicago by : American Institute of Architects Chicago

Download or read book AIA Guide to Chicago written by American Institute of Architects Chicago and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2014-05-15 with total page 569 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An unparalleled architectural powerhouse, Chicago offers visitors and natives alike a panorama of styles and forms. The third edition of the AIA Guide to Chicago brings readers up to date on ten years of dynamic changes with new entries on smaller projects as well as showcases like the Aqua building, Trump Tower, and Millennium Park. Four hundred photos and thirty-four specially commissioned maps make it easy to find each of the one thousand-plus featured buildings, while a comprehensive index organizes buildings by name and architect. This edition also features an introduction providing an indispensable overview of Chicago's architectural history.

North Lake Shore Drive 1990, Chicago, Illinois

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 16 pages
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Book Synopsis North Lake Shore Drive 1990, Chicago, Illinois by : Wesley Willis

Download or read book North Lake Shore Drive 1990, Chicago, Illinois written by Wesley Willis and published by . This book was released on 2007 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tiré du site Internet de Nieves: "Wesley Willis (Chicago, 1963 - 2003) began his artistic career singing on the street, accompanied by his Technics KN 2000 keyboard. He was soon playing opening slots for local bands, and later recording songs as an homage to these performances (i.e. "Urge Overkill", "Swervedriver", "Foo Fighters", "The Frogs"). In 1989, Willis was diagnosed as schizophrenic; he explains that writing, performing, and recording help quiet the voices in his head. Most of his exposure came as an internet phenomenon during the early days of peer-to-peer file sharing. Kunst Halle Sankt Gallen is the first institution to present an extensive show of Willis' artwork, focusing on its fascination for Chicago's architecture and the throbbing activity of the Midwest metropolis: the characteristic skyline, the lakeside, the freeways as well as the uniform fast food chains. His interest for urban sceneries came from it being his natural habitat, which was then translated into thousands of magnificently detailed ballpoint/felt-tip renderings of the city and riding around on the bus. North Lake Shore Drive has been edited by Urs Lehni and Linus Bill of Our Magazine."

Great Houses of Chicago, 1871-1921

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 344 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Book Synopsis Great Houses of Chicago, 1871-1921 by : Susan S. Benjamin

Download or read book Great Houses of Chicago, 1871-1921 written by Susan S. Benjamin and published by . This book was released on 2008 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first authoritative study of Chicago's city houses, portraying a private world of midwestern splendor.

Benjamin H. Marshall, Architect

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ISBN 13 : 9780926494893
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (948 download)

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Book Synopsis Benjamin H. Marshall, Architect by : John Zukowsky

Download or read book Benjamin H. Marshall, Architect written by John Zukowsky and published by . This book was released on 2014-10-01 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Chicago's Classical Architecture

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 9780738534268
Total Pages : 132 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (342 download)

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Book Synopsis Chicago's Classical Architecture by : David Stone

Download or read book Chicago's Classical Architecture written by David Stone and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2005 with total page 132 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A pictorial tour of Chicago's connection to classical architecture begins at the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, with it's gleaming "White City" of ornate Beaux-Arts buildings to Daniel Burnham's "Plan of Chicago" which furthered classical building inChicago and throught the country.

Chicago's Gold Coast

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Publisher : Arcadia Publishing
ISBN 13 : 0738591777
Total Pages : 130 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (385 download)

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Book Synopsis Chicago's Gold Coast by : Wilbert Jones

Download or read book Chicago's Gold Coast written by Wilbert Jones and published by Arcadia Publishing. This book was released on 2012 with total page 130 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What was once described as an undesirable swampland has been transformed into one of the most beautiful and wealthiest neighborhoods in America. Chicago's Gold Coast neighborhood, developed in the late 1800s, was first called the Astor Street District. It was named after one of the first multimillionaires in the United States, John Jacob Astor--even though Astor never lived in Chicago. In 1885, Astor Street District's first mansion was built. Potter Palmer, a dry goods merchant and owner of the Palmer House Hotel, built his palatial, castle-like residence on the corner of Lake Shore Drive and Banks Street; inside the Palmer mansion were 42 lavishly furnished rooms, which required 26 servants to maintain. Many wealthy Chicagoans followed Palmer's lead and built mansions in the neighborhood. Several homes took up an entire city block and, as time progressed, the name Gold Coast was adopted. On January 30, 1978, the entire Gold Coast district was listed in the National Register of Historic Places. Join authors Wilbert Jones, Maureen V. O'Brien, and Kathleen Willis Morton, longtime residents of the Gold Coast, on an engrossing journey through the neighborhood's history. Includes archival images along with the more contemporary images of photographer Bob Dowey.

They Built Chicago

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 504 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 (318 download)

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Book Synopsis They Built Chicago by : Miles L. Berger

Download or read book They Built Chicago written by Miles L. Berger and published by . This book was released on 1992 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The John Hancock Center

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 100 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The John Hancock Center written by and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 100 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Architectural photographer Ezra Stoller provides a unique record of the building both during its construction and after its completion. His photographs of workmen casually moving about the nascent structure recall Lewis Hine's classic portraits of the Empire State Building and provide a stark contrast to his images of the finished project, with its luxurious apartments and commercial spaces." "An introduction by Yasmin Sabina Khan, the daughter of the building's celebrated engineer, provides a behind-the-scenes account of the design, construction, and reception of this landmark of modern architecture and engineering."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends

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Publisher : Dutton Adult
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 314 pages
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Book Synopsis Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends by : Mike Royko

Download or read book Slats Grobnik and Some Other Friends written by Mike Royko and published by Dutton Adult. This book was released on 1973 with total page 314 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

The Last Open Road

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Publisher : St Martins Press
ISBN 13 : 9780312186241
Total Pages : 354 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (862 download)

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Book Synopsis The Last Open Road by : Bert Levy

Download or read book The Last Open Road written by Bert Levy and published by St Martins Press. This book was released on 1998 with total page 354 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A year out of high school in the early 1950s, New Jersey mechanic Buddy Palumbo falls in love with two things at once: race car driving with its speed and adventure, and his boss' niece, Miss Julie Finzio

Feininger's Chicago, 1941

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Publisher : Courier Dover Publications
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 84 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (97 download)

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Book Synopsis Feininger's Chicago, 1941 by : Andreas Feininger

Download or read book Feininger's Chicago, 1941 written by Andreas Feininger and published by Courier Dover Publications. This book was released on 1980 with total page 84 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: El trains, South Side slums, Lake Shore Drive, stockyards. 60 pictures from 1941, 5 from 1948.