karreport
karreport is a blog by Robert W. Karr, Jr. covering the history of U.S.-Japan relations through the lens of the Garden of the Phoenix located on the Wooded Island in Jackson Park, Chicago. Karr has been involved with the Garden of the Phoenix for nearly 30 years, and is excited to share this complex history with you from his unique perspective.
To assist with your navigation of karreport, start with an Introduction: The Garden of the Phoenix. Beyond that, just scroll and jump through the blog and see where it takes you. Since the intent of the site is to familiarize you with this complex history, the blog entry titles typically begin with a date, and are in chronological order by event, beginning with most recent.
Karr regularly updates karreport with both new blog entries as well as updates within the blog entries. Please contact us if you are interested in receiving the karreport quarterly report, which highlights updates to this website and provides other materials not available on this website.
2015 | Jackson Park from Above Video
Frederick Law Olmsted designed Jackson Park, Chicago (540 acres) in 1871, and included it in a plan for the South Parks (over 1,000 acres), which included Jackson Park, Washington Park, and the Midway Plaisance. Today, the site of the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition Jackson Park is poised to become one of the most important sites in the United States providing visitors the best experience of Science, Nature and Humanity. Experience Jackson Park from Above. The future is about to happen to this 150 year old park.
2015 | Jackson Park Revitalization Video
In 2012 we set out to revitalize Jackson Park following the vision of Frederick Law Olmsted. By 2015, Project 120 Chicago positioned experts to complete the first historical and ecological landscape restoration in the nation.