Two tales of a city : rebuilding Chicago's architectural and social landscape, 1986-2005 / Gail Satler ; foreword by Lee Bey.

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Satler, Gail.

Title & Author:

Two tales of a city : rebuilding Chicago's architectural and social landscape, 1986-2005 / Gail Satler ; foreword by Lee Bey.

Publication:

Description:

xvi, 256 pages : illustrations (some color), color map ; 28 cm

Notes:
Includes bibliographical references (pages 243-250) and index.
Reinstating State Street -- The vision plan -- Taking it to the street : observations and reflections -- The riverfront -- (Re)turning to the river -- Going with the flow : a walk along the riverfront -- Millennium Park (1999-2004) -- (Re)creation -- Realigning center and peripheries -- Branching out : from center to peripheries -- Reaching in : from peripheries to center -- Conclusion : Checagou, Chicago, Chicagoland : reimaging an unfolding city.
Also issued online.

Summary:

"In this study of Chicago's new Central Area, Gail Satler illuminates the ways in which the renovations of the past two decades have reconfigured the social as well as the physical landscape." "Tracing the renovation process from concept to construction, Satler examines design plans and interviews officials and architects who envisioned a revitalized Central Area. Then she leads the reader on a tour of State Street, the Chicago River, and Millennium Park with stops at historic and recent landmarks. Along the way, she notes how the mixture of housing, retailing, business, and recreation fosters diverse uses of urban space. At the same time, by drawing from marginal areas and welcoming a diversity of users, the Central Area expands the Chicago community."--Jacket.

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ISBN:

0875803571 (clothbound ; alk. paper)
9780875803579 (clothbound ; alk. paper)

Subject:

Urban renewal Illinois Chicago.
Inner cities Illinois Chicago.
Community development Illinois Chicago.
City planning Illinois Chicago.
Rénovation urbaine Illinois Chicago.
Centres-villes Illinois Chicago.
Développement communautaire Illinois Chicago.
Urbanisme Illinois Chicago.
City planning
Community development
Inner cities
Urban renewal
Stadtplanung
Stadtsanierung
Illinois Chicago
Chicago, Ill.

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Location: Library main 253222
Call No.: BIB 182932
Status: Available

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