Charles H. Cheney of California : his thoughts and practices : typescript, [1999?]

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Charles H. Cheney of California : his thoughts and practices : typescript, [1999?]

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Paper by Fukuo Akimoto describes Cheney's life, particularly his role in the "City Beautiful" movement of the early 1900s and his attempts to blend aesthetics with functional design. Also detailed are Cheney's "master plan" elements concerning metropolitan, regional, and city plans, as well as his work with zoning ordinances for single-family homes. Finally, the paper discusses Cheney's efforts to plan the "perfect city" in Palos Verdes Estates.

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California Conference on City Planning.

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Charles H. Cheney was considered the first city planning pioneer of Calif. Born in 1884, Cheney graduated from University of California, Berkeley, in 1905 and studied in Paris, 1907-1910, before working in New York City and the San Francisco Bay Area. He served as a consultant for many Calif. cities, including Berkeley, Long Beach, Fresno, Palo Alto, Alameda, Los Angeles, and Palos Verdes Estates. Along with memberships on many planning commissions and boards, he was also secretary of the Calif....

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