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Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author.
Oct 18, 2005 · Edmund N. Bacon, a leading postwar urban planner who remade much of Philadelphia, died on Friday at his home there. He was 95. His death was confirmed by his daughter Elinor Bacon.
May 14, 2013 · Learn about Ed Bacon, a mid-century urban planner who favored pedestrians over automobiles and revitalized Philadelphia's downtown. The book explores his role, challenges, and legacy in the context of his time and the city.
Oct 17, 2005 · Flaws and all, Edmund N. Bacon molded a modern Philadelphia: Edmund N. Bacon, who died Friday at 95, was a planning visionary who dragged a declining, smoke-blackened Philadelphia kicking and screaming into the modern postindustrial age.
A biography of Edmund Bacon, the architect and urban planner who shaped Philadelphia's urban development in the mid-twentieth century. Learn about his vision, his achievements, and his challenges in this engaging and insightful book by Gregory L. Heller.
Architect, city planner, educator, and writer, Edmund N. Bacon (1910 -) orchestrated revitalization of downtown Philadelphia after World War II and served as one of the most articulate voices for a vigorous urban planning process in American cities.
Sep 28, 2010 · Learn about the vision and legacy of Edmund Bacon, the father of modern Philadelphia, who led the city's redevelopment after WWII. Explore his proposals for a 1976 World's Fair, a cable car system, and a new golden age for the city.
