Skidmore, Owings & Merrill

Content Description

This collection includes drawings, plans, blueprints, and other materials stored in the East Map Case. These materials are not all from the same source, nor are they a coherent collection by any factor other than that they are all stored together. See folder listings for an inventory of the items in this collection.

Description of the Collection Four items documenting The Central South Area Plan to redevelop the Bronzeville neighborhood adjacent to the Illinois Institute of Technology campus: One-page flyer with explanation of the plan, printed brochure (fold-out) with map, text, and photographs. Map: "Chicago Central South Area" by Skidmore, Owings & Merrill Architects; no date. Printed plat map showing property lines with four areas penciled in red and marked as areas A, B, C, and D, respectively being 37 acres, 50 acres, 43...