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UNINA9910788309603321 |
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Autore |
Cremin Dennis H |
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Titolo |
Grant Park [[electronic resource] ] : the evolution of Chicago's front yard / / Dennis H. Cremin |
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Carbondale, : Southern Illinois University Press, 2013 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (256 p.) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Social change - Illinois - Chicago - History |
City planning - Illinois - Chicago - History |
Community development - Illinois - Chicago - History |
Landscape architecture - Illinois - Chicago - History |
Urban parks - United States |
Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.) History |
Chicago (Ill.) History |
Chicago (Ill.) Social life and customs |
Chicago (Ill.) Buildings, structures, etc |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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Early Park History : Lake, Land, and Place -- Lake Park : A Cultural and Civic Center -- The World's Columbian Exposition and Chicago's Cultural Flowering -- Making the White City Permanent -- The New Design -- Gateway and Cultural Center : From A Century of Progress to Postwar Park -- Parking Lots, Protests, and Mayhem : Grant Park in the Daley Era -- The Park Reenvisioned and Renewed. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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On November 4, 2008, when president-elect Barack Obama celebrated his victory with more than one hundred thousand supporters in Chicago, everyone knew where to meet. Long considered the showplace and cultural center of Chicago, Grant Park has been the site of tragedy and tension, as well success and joy. In addition to serving as the staging grounds for Abraham Lincoln's funeral procession through the city, the park has been the setting for civil rights protests and the 1968 Democratic National Convention demonstrations. The faithful attended |
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