© Special Collections Department,
Richard J. Daley Library,
University of Illinois at Chicago
PRESERVES,
the early actions of park and preserve advocates
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TITLE PAGE OF THE REPORT OF THE SPECIAL PARK COMMISSION
CONSERVATION
provides an overview of the park
and open space situation in
Chicago at the turn of the century
METROPOLITAN PARK REPORT
describes the 1905 report that Perkins gave to the Chicago City Council on the need for park space in the area
ANSWERING THE SKEPTICS
provides information on the early advocates and their critics' concerns
CREATING BEAUTY
discusses how the competing visions for park space came together
INRODUCING A VISION
explains Perkins and Jensen's presentation for a forest preserve system
