Chicago: No Place To Smell The Roses

Chicago's beautification has lacked the provision of places to sit.

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October 27, 2002, 2:00 PM PST

"It's just that Chicago, with all its civic improvements of the last decade--neighborhood fountains, seasonal plantings, antique-style street lamps--still lags behind some East Coast cities in one essential ingredient of urban life: places to sit when you just want to sit."

Thanks to Paul Esling

FULL STORY: No Place to Sit and Smell the Roses

Sunday, October 27, 2002 in The Chicago Tribune

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