City planning -- Illinois -- Chicago
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:
Chicago Department of Urban Renewal Records
Collection
Identifier: spe-n00096
Abstract
The records in this collection were created and collected by the Department of Urban Renewal, its predecessors and other Chicago city departments with duties related to planning and development. The majority of the collection is comprised of photographs, contact sheets, negatives and slides of Chicago neighborhoods considered and targeted for improvement, including images that show buildings and neighborhoods that were subsequently razed. There are also papers related to the administration...
Dates:
1891 - 1992; Majority of material found within 1950 - 1980
T. Arthur Evans Papers
Collection
Identifier: spe-n00158
Abstract
T. (Thomas) Arthur Evans (1878-1945) was the Chief Engineer for the creation of Chicago’s double-level Wacker Drive that opened in 1926. The collection includes a small selection of his professional documents such as his resume, engineering licenses, correspondence, ephemera, news clippings along with 43 photographs, most of which are related to the construction of Chicago’s Wacker Drive.
Dates:
1902 - 2002; Majority of material found within 1924 - 1926
Harold Washington Archives and Collections. Mayoral Records. Real Estate Review Committee Records
Collection
Identifier: spe-h00165
Abstract
This Committee managed a wide range of city-owned properties. Documents include market value appraisals and reports, correspondence, site plans, leases and market data and from 1979-1984.
Dates:
1979 - 1984; Majority of material found within 1983 - 1984