Public Events --
"Uncle Dan's Original Plan: The Beginnings of Daniel H. Burnham's 1909 Plan of Chicago"
- Location: ISM Lockport Gallery, Lockport
- Date: Sunday, March 15, 2009, 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM
In his only Burnham Plan Centennial presentation, popular guest speaker Tim Samuelson, the City of Chicago's Cultural Historian, introduces perspective focusing on Burnham's early contributions. Before his famous 1909 Plan of Chicago, architect Daniel Hudson Burnham captured national attention with an ambitious plan to beautify Chicago's downtown and South Side lakefront. Largely forgotten, this innovative 1886 project marked an early stage in Burnham's career as a city planner, and the beginnings of the celebrated 1909 citywide plan, which is the focus of nationwide celebrations this year. Samuelson will link the two plans. Over the past thirty-five years, Samuelson has been involved in a wide variety of projects relating to Chicago history. He previously worked as the Curator of Architecture for the Chicago Historical Society and as an historian and restoration specialist for the Commission on Chicago Landmarks. He has lectured and written extensively and has been featured in numerous internationally broadcast documentaries.
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