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Ask Geoffrey

Ask Geoffrey

WTTW News | September 30, 2010, 7:00 pm

Geoffrey Baer uncovers the mystery about a vacant, vast expanse along on the lakefront in South Chicago that is bigger than the Loop in this week's edition of Ask Geoffrey.

  • Sunken Gardens Playlot Park
  • Information about the Lakeside Plan for the former South Works site from Sasaki
  • Lakeside Master Plan--Skidmore, Owings and Merrill
  • Blair Kamin's Cityscapes blog post about the lakefront plan

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