Grant Park: The Evolution of Chicago's Front Yard

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223 Index A page number with an italicized f following it refers to the location of a figure. Abakanowicz, Magdalena, 186–87 Abernathy, Ralph, 148 Academy of Design, Chicago, 50 Academy of Fine Arts, Chicago, 37, 50 Academy of Sciences, 39–40 Adams Street, 33, 53, 66, 72 Adler, Dankmar, 38, 39, 171 Adler, Max, 118 Adler Planetarium, 117, 124, 134, 135f, 137, 174, 189f Administration Building, Chicago Park District, 133, 177 Aero Club of Illinois, 97 African American neighborhoods, expressway impact, 183 Agora sculpture, 186–87 airport, 134, 176 Alerton Wing, Art Institute, 119 Alger, Russell A., 81–82 Andreas, Alfred T., 35 Anthony, Susan B., 62 Aquarium, Shedd, 117, 134, 174 Archer, William B., 4 Architectural Decorations Company, 99–100 Architecture Foundation, Chicago, 205n1 armory buildings, 43–44, 82–83, 118–19 Army Corps of Engineers, 9, 73–74 Army Tournament, 94–95 art galleries, 36–37 Arthur, Chester Alan, 43 Art Institute: in Atwood/Burnham park proposal, 71; Buckingham fund, 173; deed transfer, 85; donations, 67–68, 70f; early years, 50–51; Exposition revenues, 128; Hallowell’s role, 37; Lake Park relocation, 51–55, 66–67; murder at, 158–59 Art Institute, renovations/expansions: after Columbian Exposition, 66–67; Alerton Wing, 119; bridge over railroad tracks, 100–101; Goodman Theater , 113; Mather Wing, 119; Modern Wing, 187, 188f; Morton Wing, 144; Rice addition, 171 attendance statistics: concerts, 38, 143; expositions, 33, 128; fountain dedication , 115; Mass celebration, 164; museums, 133, 175; stadium opening, 111; tournaments, 95, 96 AT&T Plaza, 183 Atwood, Charles B., 71 Auditorium Building, 39, 55 automobiles, park impact, 107–10, 133–34. See also boulevard system; bridges/pedestrian passways; parking facilities aviation events, 96–97, 126 Index 224 Balbo, Italo, 126, 127 Balbo Boulevard, 124 Balbo Drive, 116, 147 Balbo Place, 92 Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, 35, 76 balustrades, 99–100 band shells, construction of: at Butler Field, 160–61, 163–64; at Congress-Michigan, 102, 103f; at Hutchinson Field, 128; Lake Park competition, 199n17; in Millennium Park, 181, 182, 183. See also concerts Bank One Foundation, 185 Bank One Promenade, 185 Bartlett, Adolphus Clay, 71 baseball, 40–42, 97, 117 basketball, 167 Bastear, William, 97 Bears, Chicago, 176–77, 178 Bennett, Edward H.: balustrade design, 99–100; Buckingham Fountain, 113– 14; Century Exposition, 124; drawbridge decorations, 109; influence of, 119–21; park system plans, 83–84; on Plan Commission, 98–99; Plan of Chicago, 87–89 Bering, Frank, 111 Bettelley, Judith, 158 Beveridge, John L., 33 bicycles, 185 Black, Jonathan, 180, 186 Blaine, James Gillespie, 43 Block, Richard and Annette, 172 Blues Festival, Chicago, 166 Bluestone, Daniel, 8 Boeing Galleries, 185 Bond, Lester L., 33 Bonney, Charles C., 52, 61, 63 Borelli, Francis J., 127 boulevard system: connected parks goal, 22; legislative approval, 93; Madden’s proposal, 70; in Olmsted Brothers’ plan, 92–93; in Plan of Chicago, 66, 73, 87. See also Lake Shore Drive Bouton, N. S., 33 Boyington, William W., 32–33, 35 BP Pedestrian Bridge, 182 breakwater projects, 3, 10–11. See also landfill projects brewery on public land, 4, 7 bridges/pedestrian passways: Columbus Drive, 182; Congress Street, 113, 115; Harrison Street, 113, 115; Jackson Boulevard, 113; in Lake Front Ordinances , 182; Michigan Avenue, 93, 106, 108–9; for museum access, 120, 173, 175; Ohio Street, 110; Outer Drive, 133; Randolph Street, 106, 110; Roosevelt Road, 175; Seventh Street, 113; Van Buren Street, 115 Bronson, Arthur, 3, 25 Bross, William, 15 Bryan, John, 181–82 Buckingham, Clarence, 114 Buckingham, Kate S., 114 Buckingham Fountain, 113–15, 142, 147, 148–49, 173 budgets. See finances/funding Bulls, Chicago, 167 Burnham, Daniel: Art Institute design, 50, 51; Century Exposition, 124; Columbian Exposition, 49, 63; Field Museum design, 86, 89, 104; influence of, 89–90; Lake Park planning, 66, 71–73; park development proposals, 83–84; Plan of Chicago, 87–89, 98 Burnham, Telford, 47–48 Burnham Harbor, 117 Burnham Park, 124, 132–33, 144, 173 Bush, Earl, 150 Butler, Edward B., 116 Butler Field, 116–17, 160, 163–64 Calumet Harbor, 15 Calumet River, 73 canal projects, 2, 4 Cancer Survivor Park, 172 Century of Progress exhibit (2004), 205n1 Century of Progress International Exposition (1933), 122–28, 130 Cermak, Anton, 124, 128 Chambers, Barzillai J., 43 Chapin, John P., 7 Charter One Pavilion, 176 Index 225 Chase Promenade, 185 Chatfield-Taylor, Henry, 36–37 Chicago, Burlington, and Quincy Railroad , 24–26 Chicago Academy of Design, 50 Chicago Academy of...