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Chicago museum prompts lakefront uproar
Chicago | May 11, 2008 12:01:13 AM IST
The proposed creation of a museum in a downtown Chicago park would destroy the traditional natural environment of the city's lakefront, opponents say. Moving the Chicago Children's Museum to Grant Park would disrupt the traditional pattern of trees and trails along the parts of the city near Lake Michigan, opponents told The New York Times. Save Grant Park founder Peggy Figiel said current law states that the city's lakefront property is official public ground that should remain forever open, clear and free. The law says no buildings in Grant Park, Figiel said. It would be the catalyst for future development. The president of the Children's Museum told the Times that under the proposed plan, the museum would not only honor local tradition but bring additional residents to visit the city's lakefront. Chicago has a long tradition of museums in the park, museum President Jennifer Farrington said. Our mission is to bring kids from all over the city who would not otherwise see the lakefront. (UPI)
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