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_______________________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________ Report Information from ProQuest February 14 2013 10:24 _______________________________________________________________ Table of Contents 1. Lakefront Love Affair 1 14 February 2013 ii ProQuest Document 1 of 1 Lakefront Love Affair Author: Lydersen, Kari Publication info: Planning 79. 1 (Jan 2013): 34-37. ProQuest document link Abstract: Northerly Island, like much of Chicagos 30-mile lakefront, is a triumph of artifice. It was to be the first in a chain of islands proposed by architect Daniel Burnham in his 1909 Plan of Chicago. More than a century later, Burnhams vision continues to guide development of the Chicago lakefront, and Northerly Island is among the sites undergoing renovation. Many cities now value their waterfronts, but more than a century ago Chicago was special in making the lakefront a place for public enjoyment. All this focus on the lakefront has also bolstered the Last Four Miles campaign by the group Friends of the Parks, which aims to create public green space along the two-mile stretches of north and south lakefront that are currently cut off from public use. The Lakeside Development means part of this goal is already being accomplished because shoreline that was long closed off as part of the US Steel site will now be public. Links: Linking Service Full Text: Headnote Chicago is making its famous waterfront even better. By Kari Lydersen NORTHERLY ISLAND, LIKE MUCH OF CHICAGOS 30-MILE lakefront, is a triumph of artifice - created from fill and debris, including detritus from the citys devastating (and formative) 1871 fire. It was to be the first in a chain of islands proposed by architect Daniel Burnham in his 1909 Plan of Chicago. More than a century later, Burnhams vision continues to guide development of the Chicago lakefront, and Northerly Island is among the sites undergoing renovation. Other proje