Illinois News Index

Wilmette's Myron West Lifted Chicago Shore Out of Water

Publication
Wilmette Life, 6 Sep 1951, p. 5, 64
Description
Creator
Marjorie Bruce
Media Type
Newspaper
Item Types
Articles
Photographs
Notes
Interview with Myron Howard West, landscape architect of Wilmette, who came to the Chicago area in 1906. Describes the development of the Chicago lakefront from a swampy city dump into parklands and business property.

Date of Publication
6 Sep 1951
Subject(s)
Personal Name(s)
West, Myron Howard, 1880-1960.
Local identifier
Wilmette.News.307725
Language of Item
English
Copyright Statement
Public domain: Copyright has expired according to United States law. No restrictions on use.
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