Fortress-(Government Facility) Economic Development Strategy As described by Robert Lotchin[1], early twentieth century Pacific Coast cities (especially California) focused their city building and chamber-style boosterism
Category: Book 3
St. Louis: City Beautiful as Neighborhood Development
St. Louis: A Sign of the Future While it fits badly into the above time frame, St. Louis in the first decade witnessed a major
City Beautiful in San Francisco
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
City Beautiful Turns into City Practical in Harrisburg PA: Comprehensive Infrastructure
Harrisburg: City Beautiful as a Comprehensive Infrastructure Plan Our second and final first phase City Beautiful case study contrasts the experience of Kansas City with
City Beautiful in Kansas City: A Stroll Through the Parks
Kansas City; City Beautiful as a “Stroll in the Park” Kansas City started down its city beautiful path in the early 1870’s. In those years,
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
Ron W. Coan 