Chicago River: From open sewer to crown jewel?

July 2, 2009

Posted by Henry Henderson in Curbing Pollution

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This year marks the 100th anniversary of Daniel Burnham’s iconic Plan of Chicago.  The Plan re-imagined the American industrial city, identifying and prioritizing open space, cultivation of natural areas, and public access to water resources as keystones for the...continued→

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