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1931 "A Sixteen-Year Record of Achievement 1915-1931" - Board of Local Improvements, City of Chicago
IMPORTANT CHICAGO HISTORY & ARCHITECTURE BOOK - William Hale Thompson Era
This is an original 1931 municipal report documenting 16 years of Chicago's greatest public works transformation under Mayor William Hale Thompson and Michael J. Faherty, President of the Board of Local Improvements.
DETAILS:
- Published: 1931 by Buckley, Dement & Company, Chicago
- Compiled by: A.E. Burnett
- Format: Large hardcover with embossed leatherette cover & brass City of Chicago seal
- Pages: Approx. 79+ pages of text + statistical section
- Size: Approx. 9" x 12" - oversized
CONTENT HIGHLIGHTS:
- Covers implementation of Daniel Burnham's famous "Chicago Plan"
- Major projects: Michigan Avenue Bridge/Boulevard Link, Wacker Drive, LaSalle Street, Ogden Avenue, Damen Avenue
- \$381,446,834.77 in total expenditures detailed
- Nighttime skyline photos showing "Transformation by Means of Street Improvements"
- 100+ miles of streets widened, sewer system rebuilt, water mains installed
- Photos of Hon. William Hale Thompson & Michael J. Faherty
- Letter from James Simpson, Chairman Chicago Plan Commission, March 25, 1931
- Organizational charts of Board of Local Improvements executive staff
CONDITION:
Good antique condition for age. Cover shows scuffing and wear, with some dark spotting/corrosion on the brass title plaque. Binding is tight and intact. Pages have typical age toning/foxing but no tears, writing, or missing pages noted. Some corner bumping. Please see all photos as they are part of the description.
RARE: These were printed in limited numbers for city officials and libraries, not for public sale. Excellent reference for collectors of Chicago history, architecture, urban planning, William Hale Thompson memorabilia, or Burnham Plan/Chicago Plan Commission material.
SHIPPING: Will be carefully packed. Media Mail available for U.S. buyers.
