Encyclopedia o f Chicago

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"The Story of the Lake Front," 1936

"The Story of the Lake Front," 1936
The Chicago Park District (CPD) was created in 1934 as a consolidation of twenty-two park boards, including the South Park Commissioners and the Lincoln Park Board Commissioners. Two years later the CPD detailed the development of the lakefront in a handbook on Chicago parks.