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was hired to complete Grant Park after the death of Daniel H. Burnham. Following Burnham's vision, Bennett's design for the park relied on a classical vocabulary with formal symmetry. The 8th Street Fountain is a more modest fountain compared to Bennett's larger
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Historically, there were three matching fountains on the Michigan Avenue edge of Grant Park. This Arbor Day event took place near the Randolph Street Fountain. Today, only the 8th Street Fountain remains.
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Originally three matching fountains were built along the Michigan Avenue edge of Grant Park. Of the three, only the 8th Street fountain still stands. Another stood at Randolph Street.
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By the 1980s, much of Grant Park became neglected. Fountains stopped working, gardens were not maintained, and graffiti covered the balustrades.
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was erected in 1927 and was created by architects Bennett, Parsons, and Frost. It is located in
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In 2004, much of the north end of Grant Park was renovated to form
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