Grant Park, Chicago, north of Monroe Street
Title
Grant Park, Chicago, north of Monroe Street
Subject
Grant Park (Chicago, Ill.)
Description
The new Grant Park (Chicago), designed by Edward H. Bennett, is shown here looking from Monroe Street at the edge of the Illinois Central Railroad tracks (right, not shown) north to the 1917 Peristyle designed by Bennett. This has been replaced in the 2000's by Millennium Park. The summer image includes plantings on the classic balustrades.
This fascinating image shows the character of the structures north and northwest of the new park, with the 1917-built Peristyle on the upper right, at the north end of the new park, inserted between Michigan Avenue and Illinois Central Railroad tracks, not in view below on the right, and shielded from sight by the new balustrade. The new street lights, the limestone balustrades, the fountain, all reflect Paris models (see the images of similar features in the Tuileries and the Place de la Concorde from Bennett's study photo collection).
This fascinating image shows the character of the structures north and northwest of the new park, with the 1917-built Peristyle on the upper right, at the north end of the new park, inserted between Michigan Avenue and Illinois Central Railroad tracks, not in view below on the right, and shielded from sight by the new balustrade. The new street lights, the limestone balustrades, the fountain, all reflect Paris models (see the images of similar features in the Tuileries and the Place de la Concorde from Bennett's study photo collection).
Creator
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954
Source
Box 1, white binder, page 10
Date
1917? - 1920?
Rights
Relation
Marcia O. and Edward H. Bennett III Collection (Lake Forest College)
Format
image/tiff
Identifier
lfspbennett00062.tif
Resolution
228 pixels per inch
Dimensions
4000 × 3188 pixels
Original Format
photographic print
Physical Dimensions
14.2 x 8.7 cm (4 1/2 x 3 1/4 in)
Collection
Citation
Bennett, Edward H. (Edward Herbert), 1874-1954, “Grant Park, Chicago, north of Monroe Street,” Digital Collections - Lake Forest College, accessed December 14, 2024, https://collections.lakeforest.edu/items/show/1904.