@article{THESIS,
      recid = {2523},
      author = {Scotty, Emma},
      title = {Jackson Park in the Past and Present: Major Points of  Change and their Impact on Local Communities},
      publisher = {University of Chicago},
      school = {B.A.},
      address = {2018-06},
      number = {THESIS},
      abstract = {Jackson Park has been an integral public space in  Chicago’s South Side for over a century. As the site of the  1893 Columbian Exposition, the park began its existence as  the place where Chicago introduced itself to the world.  Since then, several major changes have disrupted Jackson  Park and its public use. The U.S. Army used parkland to  store missiles, the City of Chicago attempted to reroute  Lake Shore Drive through the Park, and private entity  Project 120 has proposed developments of a large-scale  music venue. This paper examines the ventures that not only  threatened to physically change the park, but also  compromised local communities of park users and the way  they interact with Jackson Park. Most recently, Jackson  Park faces major upheaval due to the forthcoming Obama  Presidential Center and golf course renovation. Since  Jackson Park has been similarly threatened in the past, I  examine both the effect and the response towards park  changes in order to inform the best ways for the concerned  community members to proceed in relation to upcoming  projects. Most notably, these past examples tell us that  the community of Jackson Park users is often put behind  other concerns such as city finances and politics, which  indicates that community action is the best, and often  only, way for locals to attempt to keep Jackson Park a  usable public space.},
      url = {http://knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/2523},
      doi = {https://doi.org/10.6082/uchicago.2523},
}