LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS

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Bird’s-eye view, showing the location of Chicago on the shores of Lake Michigan, together with the surrounding towns connected with the city by radiating arteries Frontispiece

Wood-cut of Chicago in 1834 1

The World’s Columbian Exposition, Chicago, 1893 2

The Court of Honor, showing effect of a uniform cornice line 3

Plan showing orderly arrangement of buildings 5

The Lake Front Park, original plan, 1896 6

Modified plan, 1904 7

The World’s Columbian Exposition; view of the Court of Honor, looking west 8

The Pyramids at Gizeh 9

The Acropolis at Athens 10

The Greek Theatre at Syracuse, Sicily 10

Plan showing Nero’s Circus at Rome (First Century), Basilica of St. Peter (Fourth Century), and the present Cathedral of St. Peter (Sixteenth Century) 11

An ancient Roman circus, near the Appian Way 12

The Ponte Molle, Rome 12

Transformation of the banks of the Seine in Paris 14

Chronological views of the Place de la Bastille, Paris 15

The transformation of Paris under Haussmann: plan showing the portion executed from 1854 to 1889 16

Paris. Plan proposed by M. Eugene Hénard for additional radial arteries and an inner circuit boulevard on which would front the principal existing administrative buildings and many public monuments 17

Vienna. City center, in 1857, showing the fortifications 19

City center, after transformations made by order of Francis Joseph in 1857 19

London. Plan of Aldwych and Kingsway connecting Holborn and the Strand 20

London Traffic Commission’s plan for new thoroughfares to overcome congestion, 1907 20

Original plan of Washington designed by Peter Charles L’Enfant, 1791 22

The L’Enfant plan of Washington as developed by the Senate Park Commission of 1901 23

The Washington Monument, garden, and Mall, looking towards the Capitol; Senate Park Commission plan 24

The Plaza and Union Station, Washington, begun in 1902 24

Cleveland. Group-Plan 25

View from the civic center to the Lake 25

Plan for the development of the entire city of San Francisco 26

Bird’s-eye view of the plan of development for San Francisco 26

Plans for the development of Manila, submitted to the Philippine Commission by D. H. Burnham, 1905 27

Plan for a summer capital of the Philippine Islands, at Baguio 28

Florence, Italy. Silhouette of towers 30

Chicago. Diagram of location with regard to the seven central States 31

Chicago, and diagram of Lake Michigan 33

Nancy, France. View of the Place Stanislas 35

Forest of Fontainebleau, France 36

Chicago. The Sheridan Road north of Glencoe 37

The Des Plaines River; view near Madison Street bridge 40

General diagram of exterior highways encircling, or radiating from, the city 40

The shore of Lake Michigan; view at the north line of Cook County 41

View of Lake Zurich, Illinois 42

Chicago. Winter view of Grant Park and the proposed harbor, looking east 43

General map showing topography, waterways, and complete system of streets, boulevards, parkways, and parks 44

Berlin. Block plan showing the park system and proposed forest reserves 45

Vienna. Block plan showing the park system and existing forest reserves 46

District of Columbia. Block plan showing the park system and additions 47

London. A view of Rotten Row in Hyde Park 48

Chicago. View of the city from Jackson Park to Grant Park, looking towards the west 48

Park development proposed for the Lake shore from Jackson Park to Wilmette 48

View of the proposed park on the south shore, looking northwest towards the city 48

View looking south over the lagoons of the proposed park for the south shore 48

Section through the park proposed for the south shore 48

The Midway Plaisance, showing the proposed waterway connecting the lagoons of Washington Park with those of Jackson Park 51

Typical view across the proposed south shore park 52

England. Henley-on-Thames: the regatta course 53

Henley-on-Thames: a regatta 53

Versailles, France. Plan of the palace, park, and gardens, and the great arteries leading to the gates 54

View from the terrace, looking down the main axis 55

Paris. View of the Sunken Garden in the Luxembourg Gardens 55

St. Germain, France. View of an avenue in the forest and round-point 55

Chicago. Plan of a park proposed on the main east-and-west axis of the city at Congress Street and Fifty-second Avenue 56

Plan of a park proposed at Western Boulevard and Garfield Boulevard, being an extension of Gage Park 57

Plan of a park proposed at the north branch of the Chicago River and Graceland Avenue 57

Plan of Sherman playground and park 58

Mark White Square 59

Hamilton Park 59

Sherman Park; view of field house 60

Sherman Park; view of swimming pool 60

Diagram of a system of freight handling for land and water transportation 61

Assembling-interchange; diagrams accompanying the report of the committee 63

Sketch diagram of docks suggested at the mouth of the Chicago River 64

Sketch diagram of docks suggested at the mouth of the Calumet River 65

Diagram of the city and surrounding country, showing railroad circuits 67

Diagram of the city center, showing the general location of existing freight yards and railroad lines, the present tunnel system and proposed circuit, and connections for all these services, running to the central clearing yards 69

Diagram of the city, showing complete system of inner circuits 70

Dresden. Viaduct and railway station (Hauptbahn-hof) passing above the normal street level 71

Vienna. A railway viaduct passing over an important street 71

Chicago. Suggested arrangement of passenger stations west of the river. Subway scheme 72

Suggested arrangement of passenger stations west of the river. Overhead scheme 73

Diagram of city center, showing the proposed arrangement of railroad passenger stations, the complete traction system, including rapid transit, subway, and elevated roads, and the circuit subway line 75

Railroad rights-of-way and properties in the center of city and the existing radial arteries 76

Diagram of general scheme of street circulation and parks in relation to the areas covered by industries and manufactures 77

Viaduct at Auteuil over the River Seine, Paris, France 78

Chicago. The center of the city looking west, showing Grant Park, the harbor, and the civic center 79

Plan of the street and boulevard system present and proposed 80

View looking west over the city, showing the proposed civic center, the grand axis, Grant Park, and the harbor 80

Map showing the successive city limits 81

Diagram of general scheme of street circulation and parks in relation to the population 82

Theoretical diagram of street circulation 83

Existing and proposed diagonal arteries 85

Paris. The Avenue du Bois de Boulogne, looking towards the Arc de Triomphe 86

The Tuileries Gardens and Champs Élyseés 86

The Champs Élyseés, from the Place de la Concorde 87

View from the Arc de Triomphe along the Avenue du Bois de Boulogne 87

System of traffic circulation proposed by M. Hénard for public places 89

Theoretical diagram of the streets of Paris 90

Theoretical diagram of the streets of Moscow 90

Theoretical diagram of the streets of Berlin 91

Theoretical diagram of the streets of London 91

Chicago. View of Grand Boulevard 92

View of the Lake Shore Drive 92

Plan of the city, showing the general system of boulevards and parks existing and proposed 93

View of Drexel Boulevard 94

View of Michigan Avenue, looking north 94

Intersection of the three branches of the Chicago River 95

View looking north on the south branch of the Chicago River 96

View of the south shore looking southeast over Grant Park 98

The proposed plaza on Michigan Avenue 99

Plan of the complete system of street circulation; railway stations; parks; boulevard circuits and radial arteries; public recreation piers; yacht harbor, and pleasure boat piers; treatment of Grant Park; the main axis and the civic center 100

Plan of the center of the city, showing the present and proposed street and boulevard system 100

Proposed boulevard to connect the north and south sides of the river 100

Plan of Michigan Avenue from Twelfth Street to the river, and its extension on Pine Street to Chicago Avenue 102

Proposed boulevard and parkway on Michigan Avenue and Pine Street 102

Proposed boulevard on Michigan Avenue; view looking north from a point east of the Public Library 104

View of Pine Street 105

Paris. View of the Rue de la Paix and the Column Vendôme 105

Chicago. Michigan Avenue, looking towards the south 106

Sketch plan of the intersection of Michigan Avenue and Twelfth Street 107

Preliminary sketch of the plaza at Michigan Avenue and Twelfth Street 108

Proposed Twelfth Street boulevard at intersections with Michigan Avenue and Ashland Avenue 108

Railway station scheme west of the river between Canal and Clinton streets 108

Alternate railway station scheme west of the river between Canal and Clinton streets 109

Plan of Grant Park and the harbor 110

Elevation of Grant Park and harbor and the eastern façade of the city on Michigan Avenue 110

Section looking north, taken through the proposed grand axis of the city 110

Bird’s-eye view at night of Grant Park 112

Proposed plaza on Michigan Avenue west of the Field Museum of Natural History 112

The business center of the city, within the first circuit boulevard 112

Plan of the proposed group of municipal buildings or civic center 112

Elevation showing the group of buildings constituting the proposed civic center 112

View, looking west, of the proposed civic center plaza and buildings 112

Paris. The Place de la Concorde, looking over the Seine towards the Madeleine 113

Dresden. The Zwingerhof 113

Vienna. The Ringstrasse 114

Rome. St. Peter’s Cathedral 114

Chicago. View of the proposed development in the center of the city, from Twenty-second Street to Chicago Avenue, looking towards the east 114

Berlin. Spree Island 115

Chicago. The proposed civic center square 116

Study for the dome of the proposed civic center 118

View eastward to Lake Michigan 119

“The Great Lakes” 124

The drawings for the Plan of Chicago were executed by Ben E. Holden, Clarence E. Howard, Chester M. Davison, Chris U. Bagge, and Leo Strelka. Mr. Holden was identified with the study of the general plan and the park system, both in general and in detail; Mr. Howard with the Center of the City and the Railroads; and Mr. Davison with the treatment of the Lake Front. The plans for the Civic Center and for Grant Park were studied by Fernand Janin of Paris, who came to Chicago in 1908 for that especial purpose. The renderings by Jules Guerin were made during extended visits to Chicago in 1907, and again in 1908. The work of both Mr. Guerin and Mr. Janin appears over their names. The Sanitary District Map of the City of Chicago has been used in compiling the plan drawings. Plate XVII is compiled from plans published in “Les Transformations de Paris.”