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Title	Plan of Town
Creator	American Community Builders
Subject [LCSH]	Park Forest (Ill.)--History; Architecture--United States--History; Suburbs--United States--History; Real estate development--United States--History; Suburban homes--United States--History; Suburban life--United States--History
Description	The Plan of Town was the development plan and related information as prepared by American Community Builders’ staff the architects and planners in 1946. It was submitted to the Federal Housing Authority on November 12, 1946, as their proposal for building the town, Park Forest, Illinois. The Introduction and other essays display the idealism which was behind the creation of the village. Population, potential employers within a 10-20 mile radius, commercial and railroad locations, transportation available to the area are included. There are sections on Schools and Churches, First Houses, Recreation and Play Space, Utility Services, Geological and Water Surveys, Sanitary Sewage Disposal and Drainage, Commercial Facilities, Industrial Development, and Land and Financial Data . The often quoted essay, “This is the American Way of Life,” is located just in front of Land and Financial Data. Land and Financial Data includes the Appraisal Report by Ernest H. Lyons, J. Alton Lauren and J. Soule Warterfield. Status of Land for Townsite includes the tracts of land bought to put the town together, previous owners and when the tracts were purchased . There is a section on Cost Estimates for the Nine Areas which made up Park Forest. The plan ends with 15 vitae of the principles of American Community Builders and of several early employees. A brief vitae is here for the city planner, Elbert Peets . Seven illustrations are included in the original document and three detailed charts are scanned into the project as separate photographic record items. Drawing 1: an architectural rendering of a court which was used as in the Plan of Town . Drawing 2: a pencil sketch of a proposed apartment complex in Park Forest. These buildings were never built. Drawing 3: a color pencil sketch of a small section of the shopping center in Park Forest. Although this shows a store labeled as Sears, this was not the eventual location of the Sears store . Drawing 4: a color pencil sketch of a small section of the shopping center in Park Forest. This is a very general drawing giving the feel of the appearance of the Plaza and parking lot . Drawing 5: a color pencil sketch of a small section of the ideal type of factory to be built in Industry Park in Park Forest. No such factory was ever built. Drawings 1-5 were part of Plan of Town submitted to the Federal Housing Authority in 1946. The architects were Loebl, Schlossman & Bennett . Drawing 6: a map inserted in the Plan of Town, indicating areas within a 10, 20, and 30 mile radius of Park Forest, Illinois.
Date Original	1946-11-12
Relation.IsPartOf	American Community Builders
Language	en
Geographic Coverage	United States--Illinois--Cook County--Park Forest
Contributing Institution	Park Forest Historical Society
Rights	Rights to these images are owned by the Park Forest Historical Society. Inquiries about using these images should be made to: The Park Forest Historical Society, 400 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL 60466 or parkforesthistory1@yahoo.com
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Format	Map
Digital Format	JPEG

Title	Plan of Town
Contributing Institution	Park Forest Historical Society
Rights	Rights to these images are owned by the Park Forest Historical Society. Inquiries about using these images should be made to: The Park Forest Historical Society, 400 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL 60466 or parkforesthistory1@yahoo.com
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