San Francisco: For all the success of Burnham’s he and his comprehensive plan stumbled badly in San Francisco. Its failure there makes visible the contrast
Category: Daniel Burnham
the Chicago Plan
The Chicago Plan In 1896, at a formal dinner party (Merchant’s Club and later the Commercial Club—both merged in 1907) Burnham proposed to a groups
Washington D.C.: Burnham’s, Olmsted Jr. National Model for City Beautiful
Washington D.C. Burnham had been a busy little bee since the Great White City and City Beautiful had certainly gathered considerable momentum in its aftermath.
Cleveland: City Beautiful as “a City on a Hill”
Cleveland: City Beautiful as “a City on a Hill” The most tangible tie with Downing’s romanticism sprung from a 1895 design competition advocated in
Chicago Columbian Exposition: World’s Fair of 1893, Daniel Burnham
The Columbian Exposition If I had to choose one single event or episode over which our history crossed into the modern world, it would be
City Beautiful, Charles Robinson and Daniel Burnham
The City Beautiful The City Beautiful Era (loosely including 1893-1920–it actually continued through the Depression and New Deal public works often embraced it’s principles)
Ron W. Coan 