Planner Edmund Bacon Dies at 95

Renowned urban planner Edmond N. Bacon transformed the nation's fifth largest city.

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October 15, 2005, 7:00 AM PDT

By Abhijeet Chavan @http://twitter.com/legalaidtech

"Edmund N. Bacon, a renowned city planner whose vision transformed postwar Philadelphia and whose influence continued to shape the look and feel of the nation's fifth-largest city, died Friday. He was 95.

Bacon, whose children include actor Kevin Bacon, died of natural causes at his home in Philadelphia, according to a statement from the family...

Bacon, born in Philadelphia to a staunchly conservative publishing family, maintained his influence long after his retirement as the city's chief planner in 1970...Bacon and many planners of his day had their critics. Many lambasted urban renewal as being indifferent, even hostile, to the poor."

FULL STORY: Edmund N. Bacon, City Planner, Dies at 95

Friday, October 14, 2005 in The Washington Post

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