Download or read book A History of Public Works in Metropolitan Chicago written by Elizabeth Trantowski and published by . This book was released on 2008-05 with total page 221 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Building the Quality of Life through the People, the Projects and the Profession Written to commemorate the 75th anniversary of APWA's Chicago Metro Chapter, this full color, coffee-table-quality book highlights the story of the nation's "Second City" from a public works perspective. Out of the ashes of the Great Fire rose a city whose engineering "firsts" helped shape public works in the United States. Readers won't have to be from to Chicago to appreciate this book!
Download or read book Chicago written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Water Works System of the City of Chicago written by Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency ( and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2023-07-18 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report, published in 1918, provides an in-depth analysis of the water works system in Chicago. It examines every aspect of the system, from the source of the city's water supply to the distribution network, and offers recommendations for improvements and modernization. A fascinating glimpse into the history of urban infrastructure. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book People Making Public Works History written by American Public Works Association and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 692 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book covers a century of public works progress from 1894-1994 and features, in a single volume, nearly two hundred biographical articles that have appreared in the Association's monthly magazine over a span of 20 years. This unusual book references nearly 600 public works movers and shakers.
Download or read book Chicago written by and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Building the Canal to Save Chicago written by Richard Lanyon and published by Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint. This book was released on 2012-04 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2013 Abel Wolman Award for Best New Book in Public Works History. To reverse the flow of a river wouldn't be possible today, but to Chicago near the end of the nineteenth century it became a matter of survival. On the shores of Lake Michigan, connected to the Great Lakes system, with the Chicago River and easy waterway access to the expanding American West, Chicago had much that was ideal in the way of water for a burgeoning metropolis in the 1800s. It also had a flat topography and poor drainage. As the city swelled, railroads replaced water transport, the population surged, and the lake served both as water supply and sewage repository. The Chicago River became overwhelmed with the commerce of a port city and its residents' sewage. It stank at times. Deadly, waterborne diseases were spreading. Flooding from the interior tore through the city to get to the lake. What to do? Without sewage treatment, it was decided to breach a subcontinental divide, send the sewage away, and save the lake. The idea received legislative approval with the promise of a navigable canal. In the largest municipal earth-moving project ever at that point--an engineering marvel and a monumental public works success--the flow of the Chicago River was turned away from Lake Michigan in 1900. Chicago's own shoulder-to-the-wheel determination made it work. Author Richard Lanyon is the former executive director of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago. Heavily illustrated with historic photos.
Download or read book Chicago written by Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1973 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A, overview of Chicago's history focusing on the Dept. of Public Works involvement in the city's growth and development from the 1830's, when the department first began, to 1971.
Download or read book History of Public Works in the United States 1776 1976 written by American Public Works Association and published by Association. This book was released on 1976 with total page 760 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Annual Report of the Department of Public Works for the Year Ending December 31 to the City Council of the City of Chicago written by Chicago (Ill.). Department of Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1925 with total page 344 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Draining Chicago written by Richard Lanyon and published by Lake Claremont Press: A Chicago Joint. This book was released on 2016-05-16 with total page 426 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The second in a four-book series. The first is 'Building the canal to save Chicago (2012).'"
Download or read book The Water Works System of the City of Chicago Classic Reprint written by Chicago Bureau of Public Efficiency and published by Forgotten Books. This book was released on 2018-01-23 with total page 214 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Excerpt from The Water Works System of the City of Chicago The inquiry was undertaken in September, 1914, but the completion of the report has been delayed by the pressure of more immediately urgent work. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Common Council of the City of Chicago Volume Yr 1862 written by Chicago (Ill ) Board of Public Works and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2016-05-05 with total page 94 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Common Council of the City of Chicago 9th written by Chicago (Ill ) Board of Public Works and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 226 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Second Annual Report of the Board of Public Works to the Common Council of the City of Chicago April 1st 1863 written by Chicago (Ill.). Board of Public Works and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 120 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Invisible Networks written by Ann Durkin Keating and published by . This book was released on 1994 with total page 192 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work explores public works as a part of community history. It: examines visible structures and identifies the tools for exploring their history; looks at invisible networks that tie homes to communities and communities to regions; and examines the financers, builders and users of public works.
Download or read book Annual Report Chicago Public Works written by Chicago (Ill ) Dept of Public Works and published by Palala Press. This book was released on 2018-02-16 with total page 342 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact, and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore, you will see the original copyright references, library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world), and other notations in the work. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. As a reproduction of a historical artifact, this work may contain missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Download or read book Public Works History in the United States written by Suellen M. Hoy and published by Nashville, Tenn. : American Association for State and Local History. This book was released on 1982 with total page 504 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
