Commercial Club of Chicago
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The Commercial Club of Chicago is a nonprofit 501 social welfare organization founded in 1877 with a mission to promote the social and economic vitality of the metropolitan area of Chicago.
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Burnham Plan of Chicago
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The Burnham Plan is a popular name for the 1909 Plan of Chicago coauthored by Daniel Burnham and Edward H. Bennett and published in 1909. It recommended an integrated series of projects including new
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…Field, Cyrus McCormick, George Armour, Frederic Delano, Sewell Avery, Rufus C. Dawes, and Julius Rosenwald. The club championed member Daniel Burnham's Plan of Chicago (1909), also known as Burnham's plan. The plan gave the blueprint for the future growth and development of the entire Chicago region. The Commercial…
Diagram of a system of freight handling
Suggested docks at the mouth of the Chicago River
Suggested location and arrangement of railway passenger stations
Theoretical diagram of street circulation