Building the South Side Urban Space and Civic Culture in Chicago, 1890-1919

Name: Building the South Side Urban Space and Civic Culture in Chicago, 1890-1919
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ISBN: 9780226033945

ISBN-10: 0226033945

ISBN-13: 9780226033945

Edition: 2008

Authors: Robin F. Bachin

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This work explores the struggle for influence that dominated the planning and development of Chicago's South Side during the Progressive Era.

Book details

List price: $27.50
Copyright year: 2008
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/2008
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 448
Size: 6.25" wide x 9.00" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.320
Language: English



Acknowledgments


Introduction



The University and the City



A New Order of Things: Planning and Building the University of Chicago



The City Seeking Aid from Alma Mater: Collegiate Culture, Coeducation, and the Boundaries of College and Community



Parks as Public Space



To Lay the Foundations for Good Citizenship: Neighborhood Parks and Outdoor Recreation



Let Your Watchword Be Order and Your Beacon Beauty: The Burnham Plan and the Civic Lakefront



Commercial Leisure and Civic Culture



Baseball Palace of the World: Commercial Recreation and the Building of Comiskey Park



A Mecca for Pleasure: Leisure, Work, and Spaces of Race Pride


Conclusion


Notes


Index