One For The Road: 100 Years Since The Death Of Daniel Burnham

By Samantha Abernethy in Arts & Entertainment on Jun 1, 2012 11:00PM

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A circa 1906 image of an unidentified group of men walking away from the Union Stock Yards Gate at 850 West Exchange Avenue in the New City community area of Chicago, Illinois. The gate was built in 1879. Chicago History Museum.

View looking up from the ground toward the top of the Marshall Field & Company Store located at 111 North State Street in 1907 in the Loop of Chicago. The top of the building is still being constructed in this view. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.

$A 1908 image of an architectural drawing of a proposed People\'s Gas, Light & Coke Company building. The building was later constructed at 122 South Michigan Avenue, in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.$ $Image taken on August 17, 1912 of a drawing of D. H. Burnham & Co. city plans showing sites for new suburban station and train sheds, Union Station and post office in the Near West Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. Chicago Daily News negatives collection, Chicago History Museum.\r\n$ $\<a href=\'http://www.flickr.com/photos/yooperann/3431582972/\"\>yooperann\<\/a\>$ $\<a href=\"http://www.flickr.com/photos/senor_codo/3618803477/\"\>Senor Codo\<\/a\>$

Legendary architect Daniel Burnham died 100 years ago on this date in 1912. Here are some photos, old and new, of his works in Chicago.

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