TIME Magazine November 6, 1964

Edmund N. Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) is a noted Urban Planner whose visions shaped today's Philadelphia, the city in which he was born. Bacon was the Executive Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970. Until his death, Bacon served as a Honorary Director of the foundation that bears his name, The Ed Bacon Foundation. Image File history File links TIME_Magazine_Cover_Nov_6_1964. ... Image File history File links TIME_Magazine_Cover_Nov_6_1964. ... November 6 is the 310th day of the year (311th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 55 days remaining. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... May 2 is the 122nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (123rd in leap years). ... 1910 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... October 14 is the 287th day of the year (288th in Leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2005 (MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Urban planners work with local governments to formulate plans for the short- and long-term growth and renewal of urban and suburban communities. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ...

Bacon was educated in architecture at Cornell University, and subsequently studied at the Cranbrook Academy of Art with renowned Finnish architect/planner Eliel Saarinen. Bacon found work as an architect in China and Philadelphia, eventually becoming a city planner in Flint, Michigan. From Flint Bacon would go on to serve as Director of the Philadelphia Housing Association, where he was co-designer of the 1947 Better Philadelphia Exhibition, and was also an early member of the City Policy Committee, instrumental in Philadelphia's political reform movement. Cornell University is a leading research university based in Ithaca, New York. ... Gottlieb Eliel Saarinen (August 20, 1873, Rantasalmi, Finland – July 1, 1950, Cranbrook, Michigan, United States) was a Finnish architect who became famous for his art nouveau buildings in the early years of the 20th century. ... The arches of downtown Flint. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

In 1949, Bacon became Director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission, and was hailed as a national celebrity as his face graced the cover of Time Magazine in 1964. In 1965, Life Magazine devoted its cover story to Bacon's work. That same year, Bacon sat on the White House's Panel on Recreation and Natural Beauty. In 1967, Bacon wrote Design of Cities, still considered an important architectural text. 1949 is a common year starting on Saturday. ... (Clockwise from upper left) Time magazine covers from May 7, 1945; July 25, 1969; December 31, 1999; September 14, 2001; and April 21, 2003. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... 1965 (MCMLXV) was a common year starting on Friday (link goes to calendar). ... A cover of Life Magazine from 1911 Life has been the name of two notable magazines published in the United States. ... The southern side of the White House The White House is the official residence and principal workplace of the President of the United States. ... 1967 (MCMLXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

It was during his tenure at the City Planning Commission, Bacon conceived and implemented numerous large and small scale visions that shaped today's Philadelphia. Bacon's design concepts became Penn Center, Market East, Penn's Landing, Society Hill, Independence Mall, and the Far Northeast. This page is a candidate for speedy deletion. ... Society Hill may refer to: Society Hill, South Carolina Society Hill, New Jersey The Society Hill neighborhood in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... The belltower atop Independence Hall, formerly home to the Liberty Bell. ... Map of Philadelphia County with Northeast Highlighted. ...

Not all of Bacon's designs went into effect though, one of his proposals was to encircle Center City with series of expressways, including the so-called "Crosstown Expressway" linking the Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) to the Delaware Expressway I-95 by way of South Street. The proposal lowered property values and rents in the South Street corridor though after the proposal was canceled property values began a slow and tedious rebound, epically in the area east of Broad Street. This change in the property values lead to a turnover of the neighborhood character from largely Jewish-owned garment shops to the bohemian neighborhood that it is today. Center City District, highlighted on a map of Philadelphia County. ... The Schuylkill Expressway (I-76) runs along the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. ... Interstate 76 runs from an intersection with Interstate 71 between Seville, Ohio and Westfield Center, Ohio, about 20 miles (32 km) west of Akron, to an intersection with I-295 near Camden, New Jersey. ... Interstate 95 or (I-95) is an interstate highway that runs 1907 miles (3070 kilometers) north and south along the eastern United States coast. ... South Street is a street in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania known for its bohemian atmosphere, made up of a wide variety of shops and eatiries of many different styles. ... Bohemians are inhabitants of Bohemia, Czech Republic. ...

Since Bacon's retirement from the City Planning Commission in 1970, he served as vice president for private planning firm Mondev U.S.A., was a professor at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and the University of Pennsylvania, from 1950 to 1987, and narrated a series of city planning films. Bacon has won numerous honors including the American Institute of Planners Distinguished Service Award and the Philadelphia Award. 1970 (MCMLXX) was a common year starting on Thursday. ... University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign   The University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, also known as UIUC and the U of I (the officially preferred abbreviation), is the largest campus in the University of Illinois system. ... The University of Pennsylvania (commonly referred to as Penn or UPenn, although the former is the preferred and recognized nickname of the University) is a private, nonsectarian, research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1950 was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... 1987 (MCMLXXXVII) is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The American Planning Association (APA) is a professional organization representing the field of city and regional planning in the United States. ...

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Bacon continued to actively assert his vision for Philadelphia's future in his later years. During the 1990s he proposed new concepts to improve Independence Mall, Penn's Landing, and the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. In 2002 he skateboarded in LOVE Park, the plaza he designed at Cornell in 1932, as a protest against the City's ban on the sport. In 2003 he appeared in the documentary My Architect: A Son's Journey about Louis Kahn, a Philadelphia architect. For the Temptations album, see 1990 (Temptations album) MCMXC redirects here; for the Enigma album, see MCMXC a. ... Benjamin Franklin Parkway is a scenic avenue that runs through the cultural heart of Philadelphia. ... 2002(MMII) is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... LOVE Park (JFK Plaza) is a plaza located in Center City, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... 1932 is a leap year starting on a Friday. ... 2003 (MMIII) is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Louis Isadore Kahn (February 20, 1901 – March 17, 1974) practised as an architect in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and taught architecture there and at Yale University. ... Philadelphia is a village located in Jefferson County, New York. ... Architect at his drawing board, 1893 An architect, also known as a building designer, is a person involved in the planning, designing and oversight of a buildings construction, whose role is to guide decisions affecting those building aspects that are of aesthetic, cultural or social concern. ...

Bacon is the father of actor Kevin Bacon. Kevin Bacon (born July 8, 1958 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American film actor who has starred in Stir of Echoes, Wild Things, JFK, and Apollo 13, among others. ...

Works

• Design of Cities (May 20, 1976) Penguin. ISBN 0-140-04236-9

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External link

• The Ed Bacon Foundation
• Philadelphia Inquirer article announcing death (October 14, 2005)
• New York Times article announcing death (October 18, 2005)
• Ed Bacon seized city by the lapels (October 19, 2005)