03159nam 2200673 a 450 991078830960332120230126211337.00-8093-3252-3(CKB)3170000000060296(EBL)1354468(OCoLC)843880935(SSID)ssj0000891449(PQKBManifestationID)11487622(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000891449(PQKBWorkID)10891456(PQKB)10305926(MiAaPQ)EBC1354468(MdBmJHUP)muse23575(Au-PeEL)EBL1354468(CaPaEBR)ebr10700230(CaONFJC)MIL490500(EXLCZ)99317000000006029620121005d2013 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrGrant Park[electronic resource] the evolution of Chicago's front yard /Dennis H. CreminCarbondale Southern Illinois University Press20131 online resource (256 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8093-3250-7 Includes bibliographical references and index.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.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 the open-air mass of Pope John Paul II in Grant ParSocial changeIllinoisChicagoHistoryCity planningIllinoisChicagoHistoryCommunity developmentIllinoisChicagoHistoryLandscape architectureIllinoisChicagoHistoryUrban parksUnited StatesCase studiesGrant Park (Chicago, Ill.)HistoryChicago (Ill.)HistoryChicago (Ill.)Social life and customsChicago (Ill.)Buildings, structures, etcSocial changeHistory.City planningHistory.Community developmentHistory.Landscape architectureHistory.Urban parks977.3/11Cremin Dennis H1532201MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910788309603321Grant Park3778285UNINA