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Interpretive Digital Essay : The Plan of Chicago
Resolution of Thanks
Chicago in 1909
Planning Before the Plan
Antecedents and Inspirations
The City the Planners Saw
The Plan of Chicago
The Plan Comes Together
Creating the Plan
Reading the Plan
A Living Document
Promotion
Implementation
Heritage
Resolution of Thanks
Return to "Creating the Plan"

These minutes of the April 30, 1908 meeting of leading members of the General Plan Committee include the resolution in which they acknowledged Burnham's enormous contribution, as well as the announcement of the hiring of Charles Moore to complete the report. The members also discussed the possibility of issuing two reports, a "technical edition and a popular one."

Author: Frederic A. Delano
Source: Art Institute of Chicago

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