Lakefront : public trust and private rights in Chicago /

"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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Detalhes bibliográficos
Main Authors: Kearney, Joseph D. (Author), Merrill, Thomas W. (Author)
Formato: Licensed eBooks
Idioma:inglês
Publicado em: Ithaca [New York] : Cornell University Press 2021.
Acesso em linha:https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.7591/j.ctv153k607
Sumário:
  • 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