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History of Grant Park

chicagonow.com - 2 weeks ago - 11 views

"Nor is it out of character that Chicago's grandest achievement- a largely manmade arc of lakefront parks and beaches - began as a mistake, from waste thrown into Lake Michigan - a 75-year-old dump." - - - Pat Colander

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It is interesting to see how so many of the city's assets came from something far less glorius. Even the Environmental Tech center over on Chicago ave (the name escapes me at the moment) rose from the mess of a toxic dumping site.

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