Ezra Cornell Ezra Cornell (January 11, 1807 – December 9, 1874) was an American businessman and education administrator. He was the founder of Western Union and a co-founder of Cornell University. He also served as President of the New York Agriculture Society and as a state Senator. Birth and early life[edit] Marriage and early career[edit] On February 24, 1832, Ezra Cornell wrote the following response to his expulsion from The Society of Friends due to his marriage to Mary Ann Wood: I have always considered that choosing a companion for life was a very important affair and that my happiness or misery in this life depended on the choice… Telegraph[edit] Happening into the offices of the Maine Farmer in 1842, Cornell saw an acquaintance of his, one F.O.J. Cornell was a Republican member of the New York State Assembly (Tompkins Co.) in 1862 and 1863; and of the New York State Senate from 1864 to 1867, sitting in the 87th, 88th, 89th and 90th New York State Legislatures. Cornell University[edit]
Cycling in Chicago History[edit] Early bicycles arrived in Chicago in the 1860s. By 1900, there were 54 bicycle clubs with more than 10,000 members.[1] Bicycle advocacy has been present in Chicago since the early days of the city. In the 2000s, Chicago roads and trails saw an increase in the number of bicyclists.[2]This can, in part, be attributed to mayor Richard M. The Council created the Chicago Department of Transportation Bike Program, a multi-million dollar program funded primarily by Federal CMAQ funds,[4] in order to achieve this end. Bikes and transit[edit] Most CTA rail stations have indoor, outdoor or outdoor sheltered bicycle parking. Bike Share[edit] Divvy, a Bicycle sharing system, is set to launch Summer 2013 with 4,000 bikes at 400 stations throughout the city.[10] Facilities[edit] The City of Chicago publishes a Bike Lane Design Guide. The McDonald's Cycle Center in Millennium Park was opened on July 16, 2004 just east of the Pritzker Pavilion. Organizations[edit] Events[edit] References[edit]
Paul Cornell (lawyer) Born in Upstate New York,[2] Cornell was from a distinguished New England family, and was a cousin to Ezra Cornell, founder of Cornell University.[3] When his father died (he was 9 at that time)[4] the family moved to the Adams County, IL/Schuyler County, IL area,[2] where he worked as a farmhand to pay for schooling.[4] He passed the Illinois bar examination and moved to Chicago in 1847.[2] Unfortunately, his entire savings was stolen from his hotel room on his first night in town.[2] A sympathetic lawyer provided him with both a loan and a job at the law office of Skinner and Hoyne, where he met Senator Stephen Douglas. Paul Cornell's Estate at the current corner of 51st Street (East Hyde Park Boulevard) and Harper[7] Paul Cornell specifically forbade heavy industry development in Hyde Park.[14] This philosophy later became a part of the Burnham Plan. Hyde Park Hotel in 1910 Hyde Park Hotel in 1927
We paved paradise - Global warming In Tippecanoe County, Ind., there are 250,000 more parking spaces than registered cars and trucks. That means that if every driver left home at the same time and parked at the local mini-marts, grocery stores, churches and schools, there would still be a quarter of a million empty spaces. The county’s parking lots take up more than 1,000 football fields, covering more than two square miles, and that’s not counting the driveways of homes or parking spots on the street. In a community of 155,000, there are 11 parking spaces for every family. Bryan Pijanowski, a professor of forestry and natural resources at Purdue University, which is located in Tippecanoe, documented the parking bounty in a study released this September. That’s the paradox of parking. Despite all the environmental evils blamed on the car and its enablers — General Motors, the Department of Transportation, Porsche, Robert Moses, suburban developers — parking has slipped under the radar. It’s a self-perpetuating cycle.
Vote with Your Feet Washington Park (Chicago park) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedi Lagoon in Washington Park Washington Park Conservatory Washington Park Refectory When Olmsted first examined the property, he saw a field filled with bare trees and decided to maintain its character by creating a meadow surrounded by trees. Rock garden in Washington Park Washington Park Lily Pond General Grant's Tree On December 6, 1879, former U.S. Washington Park was a site of tension and conflict arising from the demographic changes resulting from the African American expansion into the neighborhood in period following the First World War.[2] The park has since 1961 hosted the DuSable Museum of African American History, a leader in the promotion of the history, art and culture of African American heritage.[14] On September 21, 2006, Mayor Richard M. Jump up ^ "National Register Information System".
Shitty Neighborhood Rallies Against Asshole Developer | The Onio CHICAGO—Residents of the Carney Gardens neighborhood on Chicago's South Side are opposing an effort by asshole real-estate developer Royce Messner to build a godawful $45 million strip mall and condominium complex in the crime-ridden shithole they call home. Enlarge Image Residents march to protect their beloved, execrable squalor. The Save Carney Neighborhood Foundation, the most organized non-criminal group in this part of town, has filed a lawsuit in federal court to block the scheduled April 2008 groundbreaking. While halting the project would surely prevent a tragic urban-planning nightmare, it would also mean keeping the run-down, economically depressed community exactly as it is. "Carney is where I was born and raised, and it remains a tight-knit community," said Foundation chairman Althea Hynes at a fundraising block party held Monday on a broken bottle- and condom-strewn stretch of Carney Avenue where the money-grubbing Messner wants to put a soulless indoor food court.
Sometimes I Feel Like I'm The Only One Trying To Gentrify This N When I moved into this neighborhood, I fell in love right away. Not with the actual neighborhood, but with its potential: It's affordable, there are nice row houses all around just waiting to be filled up by my friends, there's lot of open space to be exploited, and plenty of parking. Plus, this area has got a great authentic feel and, with a little work, it could be even more authentic. Perfect, right? So why am I the only one doing anything about it? I am always telling my other struggling artist, freelance graphic designer, and independent T-shirt-maker friends that this is the neighborhood to take it to. It's frustrating, though. The problem is that the property owners here are clueless. Do any of these people appreciate what the neighborhood they're living in could be? I'm trying to convince the owners of that taqueria on the corner to change their décor to incorporate some more of that funky Day Of The Dead motif I really like. I've tried being proactive.
Hyde Park Progress Haymarket affair The Haymarket affair (also known as the Haymarket massacre or Haymarket riot) refers to the aftermath of a bombing that took place at a labor demonstration on Tuesday May 4, 1886, at Haymarket Square[2] in Chicago. It began as a peaceful rally in support of workers striking for an eight-hour day. An unknown person threw a dynamite bomb at police as they acted to disperse the public meeting. The bomb blast and ensuing gunfire resulted in the deaths of seven police officers and at least four civilians; scores of others were wounded. The Haymarket affair is generally considered significant as the origin of international May Day observances for workers.[7][8] The site of the incident was designated a Chicago Landmark in 1992,[9] and a public sculpture was dedicated there in 2004. "No single event has influenced the history of labor in Illinois, the United States, and even the world, more than the Chicago Haymarket Affair. Background[edit] May Day parade and strikes[edit] The revenge flyer
World's Columbian Exposition The World's Columbian Exposition (the official shortened name for the World's Fair: Columbian Exposition,[1] also known as The Chicago World's Fair) was a World's Fair held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus' arrival in the New World in 1492.[2] The iconic centerpiece of the Fair, the large water pool, represented the long voyage Columbus took to the New World. Chicago bested New York City; Washington, D.C.; and St. Louis for the honor of hosting the fair. The fair was an influential social and cultural event. The fair had a profound effect on architecture, sanitation, the arts, Chicago's self-image, and American industrial optimism. The Chicago Columbian Exposition was, in large part, designed by Daniel Burnham and Frederick Law Olmsted. Dedication ceremonies for the fair were held on October 21, 1892, but the fairgrounds were not actually opened to the public until May 1, 1893. Planning and organization[edit] Description[edit] White City[edit]
A Raisin in the Sun A Raisin in the Sun is a play by Lorraine Hansberry that debuted on Broadway in 1959.[1] The title comes from the poem "Harlem" (also known as "A Dream Deferred"[2]) by Langston Hughes. The story is based upon a black family's experiences in the Washington Park Subdivision of Chicago's Woodlawn neighborhood. Plot[edit] Walter and Ruth Younger and their son Travis, along with Walter's mother Lena (Mama) and sister Beneatha, live in poverty in a dilapidated two-bedroom apartment on Chicago's south side. Walter is barely making a living as a limousine driver. Though Ruth is content with their lot, Walter is not and desperately wishes to become wealthy, to which end he plans to invest in a liquor store in partnership with Willy, a street-smart acquaintance of Walter's whom we never meet. While all this is going on, Walter's character and direction in life are being defined for us by two different men: Beneatha's wealthy and educated boyfriend George Murchison, and Joseph Asagai.