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Building the Future City: Past Visions

A special exhibit now on view in the first floor lobby of Daley Library is “Building the Future City: Past Visions.” The exhibit features maps, plans, books, and photographs documenting past visions and plans for the City of Chicago.

Columbian Exposition

Highlights include Burnham’s Plan of Chicago (1902), construction of Wacker Drive, and University of Illinois at Chicago campus construction.

Chicago Plan

The exhibit is presented in conjunction with the UIC Richard J. Daley Urban Forum whose theme this year is “Building the Future City.” The items exhibited have been selected from the resources on the history of Chicago that are held by the UIC Library. Additional materials are available to researchers in the Special Collections and University Archives Department

Items will be on exhibit April 24 through August 17, 2007.

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