JF Ptak Science Books Quick Post
I am pretty certain that this is the only semi-antiquarian alphabet of city planning that I have seen1. And of course I am compelled by the “Garbage” entry, as one should be.
“May [this book] help you to look for and to see in this city of ours more than you have ever seen before. May it assist you in making this a better place in which to live, to the end that Chicagoans will not fear the memories of home they give their children.”–preface.
Notes:
1. ABC. “Words and design by Arthur Bohnen, assistance of Elizabeth Blair, illustrations by Ethel Schacherer.” 7×5″, 26pp. “This publication is distributed to its members by the National Association of Housing Officials.” 1936–WorldCat Only four copies located in WorldCat OCLC: Chicago PL, NYPL, Canadian Centre for Architecture, Columbia University.
G is for GARBAGE
which slums seem to reap.
They are, after all,
our city’s dump heap.
Here are a few of my favorite entries: