Comments on: Shed some daylight http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/ an irregular view on cities Mon, 14 May 2012 18:15:36 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: Edski http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/#comment-16502 Sat, 25 Jul 2009 02:00:59 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1421#comment-16502 Just a few blocks from Artesian Ave???
There are many old artesian wells in Chicago, all covered up by urban sprawl.

]]> By: Dale http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/#comment-16405 Fri, 10 Apr 2009 15:34:50 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1421#comment-16405 The Philadelphia example sounds like it was related to Anne Whiston Spirn’s West Philadelphia Landscape Project

]]> By: Dennis McClendon http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/#comment-16403 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:07:57 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1421#comment-16403 The original surveyors sketch maps show a small grove of trees but no creek.

http://landplats.ilsos.net/FTP_Illinois.html

The 1899 topo map shows a street pattern but no creek. As Eric says, I think this part of the world didn’t have many well-defined streams.

]]> By: Eric http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/#comment-16402 Tue, 07 Apr 2009 01:28:37 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1421#comment-16402 I kind of doubt there were many real streams in pre-development Chicago. Just lots of generalized wetness that got concentrated into specific channels and then buried as the city was built up. I’d love to see a map, though!

]]> By: Brian A http://westnorth.com/2009/04/05/shed-some-daylight/#comment-16401 Mon, 06 Apr 2009 22:28:14 +0000 http://westnorth.com/?p=1421#comment-16401 That 1898 bike map is a great find.

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