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Brad Hagan

Millenium park

Brad Hagan

Millennium Park is 20 years old this summer — but the idea of it is much older

Millennium Park is 20 years old this year—but the idea of it is much older

Brad Hagan

   

It’s hard to remember Chicago without Millennium Park – from the pavilion to “the Bean.” This summer marks 20 years of the popular attraction and green space, and Reset sat down with an expert who wrote the book on Millennium Park about how it first came to be.

GUEST: Timothy Gilfoyle, Loyola professor of history and author of Millenium Park: Creating a Chicago Landmark

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