The Chicago Plan Commission published a booklet in June 1943 entitled "Building New Neighborhoods," which proposed redevelopment of "blighted and near-blighted" areas within the city and suggested that residents "want more than just buildings crowded together on narrow lots, facing long straight streets." One of their proposed redevelopments was for the area bounded by 77th Street, Cicero Avenue, 87th Street, and Grand Trunk Western Railroad. Their recommended Plan B included curvilinear streets and cul-de-sacs and eliminated "costly to construct, expensive to maintain" alleys.
Creator: Chicago Plan Commission
Source: Chicago Historical Society (ICHi-37496)