History of the United States II / Unit 4 USH2 0476 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The City Beautiful
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The idea
Frederick Law Olmsted, designer of Central Park, and Daniel Burnham promoted the City Beautiful movement, introduced at Chicago's Columbian Exposition of eighteen ninety-three.
In practice
The exposition's gleaming, temporary White City, and plans for wider boulevards and larger parks.
Where people slip
The anchor notes the movement also built middle-class spaces that shaped who used the city. Chicago's waterfront plan followed.
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