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Beringia

(5,015 posts) Wed Apr 16, 2025, 12:57 PM Apr 16

Touring Chicago's Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer PBS April 14, 2025

If you love Chicago's lakefront, you might enjoy this 50 minute video on PBS, WTTW. I enjoyed learning about the 1893 World's fair held in Chicago and the Japanese garden built at Jackson Park. Also the story of Meig's Field airport landing

https://www.pbs.org/video/touring-chicagos-lakefront-7bh7wt/

Touring Chicago's Lakefront

After its people, Chicago’s lakefront is its greatest asset. But don’t take the lakefront for granted — it was by no means inevitable that Chicago’s crown jewel would end up so dazzling. This is the story of how the lakefront was envisioned, built, and defended. And how the struggle continues, under pressure from development and climate change.

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Touring Chicago's Lakefront with Geoffrey Baer PBS April 14, 2025 (Original Post) Beringia Apr 16 OP

Richie Daley had rocks in his head when he tore up Meigs. Frasier Balzov Apr 16 #1

Yes and no. He was a bully but he put a beautiful park there If trump did ot mucifer Apr 16 #2

Frasier Balzov

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1. Richie Daley had rocks in his head when he tore up Meigs.

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Wed Apr 16, 2025, 01:00 PM

Apr 16

In my opinion, it was a real Trumpian sort of move.

mucifer

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2. Yes and no. He was a bully but he put a beautiful park there If trump did ot

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Wed Apr 16, 2025, 04:19 PM

Apr 16

It would be sold to the highest bidder. Still it was a lawless move. But it is pretty there.

The parking meter deal on the other hand was VERY trumpy

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