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Millennium City: Richard M. Daley & Global ChicagoMain MenuChicago in 1989Richard M. DaleyA Livable CityDiversity and NeighborhoodsGlobal ChicagoInto the MillenniumAboutComplete Interviews and TranscriptsBiographies of and links to each full-lenth interview and corresponding transcript.Larissa Mukundwa0c6cb03c337751b5774fa39d09352cf04aec006eDan Harpereff3db32ed95b3efe91d381826e2c10c145cd452University of Illinois at Chicago Library
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0144_0012_002_012-Edit.jpgmedia/EXH_RMD16_07_0144_0012_002_012-Edit.jpg2020-04-14T03:08:25-05:00Culture and Entertainment Venues19plain2020-07-07T12:36:09-05:00Mayor Daley committed himself to strengthening many of Chicago’s cultural and entertainment venues. While one reason for this commitment was to attract tourists, another reason was to enhance the lives of Chicagoans.
The mayor had Lake Shore Drive rerouted so as to Chicago’s museum campus--the Shedd Aquarium, the Field Museum, and the Adler Planetarium--more tightly together.
David Mosena, chief of staff to Daly (1991-1992), details the transformation of lake shore drive and the museum campus: Another major attraction was Navy Pier.
John W. Rogers, CEO of Ariel Investments, discusses its transformation under Mayor Daley’s stewardship:
