Lakefront : Public Trust and Private Rights in Chicago /

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"A history of how Chicago's lakefront, with its parkland and Lake Shore Drive, has come to be. Beginning with the mid-nineteenth century, this book considers both local and broader social, economic, and legal forces, with particular emphasis on the conflict between public and private right...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Kearney, Joseph D. (Author), Merrill, Thomas W. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press, 2021.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Lakeshore development > Law and legislation.
Lakeshore development.
Lakeshore development > Law and legislation > Illinois > Chicago.
Lakeshore development > Economic aspects > Illinois > Chicago.
Lakeshore development > Social aspects > Illinois > Chicago.
Lakeshore development > Illinois > Chicago > History.
Illinois > Chicago.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • The Lake Front Steal
  • The Lake Front Case
  • The watchdog of the lakefront
  • The struggle for Streeterville
  • Reversing the Chicago River
  • North Lake Shore Drive
  • South Lake Shore Drive and bridging the river
  • The transformation of the public trust doctrine
  • The lakefront today

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