Chicago, IL
Community, environmentalists declare “Point Day” to save Promontory Point Park revetment
The park options the final remaining stretch of limestone steps from the Works Progress Administration-era, constructed beneath President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal.
The steps, often known as “The Level,” was lately named one among Chicago’s most endangered websites within the metropolis. It was designed by panorama architect Alfred Caldwell and accomplished in 1937.
On Saturday, which might have been Caldwell’s birthdate, the group will have a good time the primary Level Day with instructional strolling excursions, music and cultural performances, art-making, and different family-friendly actions.
The organizers say engineering research have discovered preservation can be an environmentally superior, extra sturdy and cheaper solution to shield the lakeshore in comparison with the town’s most well-liked plan.
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