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Contents List of Illustrations ix Preface xi Acknowledgments xv 1. Early Park History: Lake, Land, and Place 1 2. Lake Park: A Cultural and Civic Center 27 3. The World’s Columbian Exposition and Chicago’s Cultural Flowering 46 4. Making the White City Permanent 65 5. The New Design 91 6. Gateway and Cultural Center: From a Century of Progress to Postwar Park 122 7. Parking Lots, Protests, and Mayhem: Grant Park in the Daley Era 136 8. The Park Reenvisioned and Renewed 162 Notes 193 Bibliography 211 Index 223 ...

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