| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 379 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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Illinois language |
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text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The Lake Front Steal -- The Lake Front Case -- The watchdog of the lakefront -- The struggle for Streeterville -- Reversing the Chicago River -- North Lake Shore Drive -- South Lake Shore Drive and bridging the river -- The transformation of the public trust doctrine -- The lakefront today |
| Summary |
"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private rights"-- Provided by publisher |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Lakeshore development -- Illinois -- Chicago -- History.
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Lakeshore development. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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History. |
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Lakeshore development -- Social aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Lakeshore development -- Economic aspects -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Lakeshore development -- Law and legislation -- Illinois -- Chicago.
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Lakeshore development -- Law and legislation. |
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Social aspects. |
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ARCHITECTURE -- Urban & Land Use Planning. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic books.
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History.
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| Added Author |
Merrill, Thomas W., author.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Kearney, Joseph D. Lakefront. Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021 9781501754654 (DLC) 2020057771 |
| ISBN |
150175467X (electronic book) |
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9781501754661 (electronic book) |
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1501754661 (electronic book) |
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9781501754678 (electronic book) |
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9781501754654 (hardcover) |
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