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Originally Posted by Zapatan
Did someone (involved with the project) really say that? Man did they not follow through, although I guess "little" is subjective.
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That's a Danial Burnham quote.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized. Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will never die, but long after we are gone be a living thing, asserting itself with ever-growing insistency. Remember that our sons and our grandsons are going to do things that would stagger us. Let your watchword be order and your beacon beauty. "
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burnham
The guy died too young at 65 of Diabetes. Now we have multiple choices of treating that including the gold standard that is all types of Insulin. Plus all of the oral antidiabetic medications he should have lived to a ripe old age into the late 70's to 80's in this day in age.
Daniel Burnham, in full Daniel Hudson Burnham, (born September 4, 1846, Henderson, New York, U.S.—died June 1, 1912, Heidelberg, Germany)
He was young enough to remember or even be part of the Great Civil War that the direct cause was because the confederate traitor south wanted to keep blacks as slaves and in chattel chains for eternity. Luckily Good old Abe had something to say about that, and saved the Union and the total USA in the process.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burnham_and_Root
He is kind of a demi god in the Chicago architectural astute circles around here. The man has statues dedicated to him.
Like a president Washington when it comes to semi modern architecture.
Like Washington crossing the Pentomic river in the revolutionary war. But he is a skyscraper nerd of the highest level.
He would not even have to be involved here most top level people are not but I am sure they check on this site and others to see how others view them.
That said if he was alive today he would have had thousands of lurkis by now, just like other high profile archs currently do, I am sure of that.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Daniel-H-Burnham
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