Harry F Chaddick (1902-1994)

Harry F. Chaddick (1902-1994)Date Range: 1940-1992 (bulk dates: 1957-1988)Quantity: 8 FeetAccession Number: 1996.32BiographyHarry F. Chaddick was born on August 27, 1902 in Chicago, on the near West Side. In his early twenties Chaddick went into the trucking business with a used Ford truck that he purchased for a few hundred dollars. For the next thirty years, Chaddick built his trucking business into one of the nation’s largest motor freight companies, served on several national trucking and transportation associations, and helped refine a trucking innovation known as “piggybacking” or the shipment of truck trailers on railroad flatcars. Sometime in the late 1930s/early 1940s, Chaddick established a comprehensive system of trucking terminals on Chicago’s West Side. He recalls the need for this system in his autobiography Chaddick: Success Against All Odds, “…the railroad yards had been the center of truck activities as loads were brought to and picked up from freight cars. As the business shifted away from a dependency on railroads, there was clearly a need to have our own terminal operations (p. 41).” In 1954, he sold his trucking companies but retained ownership of several trucking terminals, leasing them to other operators. The second phase of Chaddick’s career began in the early 1950s when he became Chicago’s director of zoning. He guided the re-zoning of Chicago in 1957 and the ordinance he authored established a new direction in organizing land use in an urban environment. Chaddick describes his approach: “Zoning, from its preconception in the 19th century was looked upon by the courts and city officials as a means of protecting residential districts from the degenerative impact of commercial users…all commercial uses were considered equal in terms of their dangers to residential districts. They were grouped together regardless of the functions they performed…we decided to do something wholly new on this subject. (p. 62).” Chaddick and his staff increased the number of business districts from two to seven and established standards in order to group businesses within the districts. Chaddick’s zoning ordinances created many improvements that helped to create a more livable city. Harry F. Chaddick is also notable for his work in real estate development projects in Palm Springs, California and Chicago. In the early 1960s, Chaddick purchased an old Ford plant near Midway Airport and converted the manufacturing facility into Chicago’s first major shopping mall known as Ford City. After this success, Chaddick embarked on several more shopping mall development projects around the city.In the 1980s and 1990s, Harry and his wife turned their attention to philanthropic interests. They established the Harry and Elaine Chaddick Foundation which provides grants to medical, scientific, educational, and religious organizations. The Chaddick Institute, established at DePaul University in 1993, identifies and proposes solutions to problems concerning urban planning and community development. Harry Chaddick died on May 30, 1994.Description of CollectionThe Harry F. Chaddick Collection mostly includes documentation about the shopping malls he developed, the zoning laws he created, and the city plans he advanced. The collection is arranged alphabetically by topic/subject and then chronologically within each sub-division.ProcessedAugust 1997, SE & JMM; Finding aid updated: December 2008, MMHLocationDePaul University, Special Collections and Archives Department, 2350 N. Kenmore Avenue, Chicago, Illinois 60614.Container ListBox Folder Title DateSketches 1988-1992 1 BiographicalChaddickInstitute 1988-19911979;1988-1991andCorrespondenceMemosAutobiographyWorking Outline for the book 1989-1990andAgreements 1990 ContractsPictures 1937-1947Reviews 1991Memos 1990andCorrespondenceMailingList 1990 BookBuilding CodeBuilding Officials & Code Administration - Survey Summary 1980variousdatesArticlesNewspaperMemos 1962-1988andCorrespondenceCity PlanningResidential Construction and Related Data 1956-1957The Chicago Area - Its People and Their Dwellings 1957Populations Growth in the Chicago Standard19581950-1957,AreaMetropolitanDevelopment Plan for the Central Area of Chicago 1958DevelopmentPlan 1984 ChicagoThe People of Chicago: Who We Are and Who We Have Been 1976The Calumet Area of Metropolitan Chicago 1956Port Chicago - Lake Calumet Harbor 1956Lake Calumet Comprehensive Plan 19842 Crosstown ExpresswayProposals and Estimated Costs 1969-1977Statement by Mayor Michael A. Bilandic 1977CorrespondenceMemos 1969-1978andArticles 1971-1975 NewspaperMaps N/D Dearborn Street StationPlans for a Shopping Area 19802Economic Development Commission (EDC)Mayor’s Council of Economic Advisors N/D Recommended Members for Nominees of EDC N/D Organizational Chart N/D Commercial District Development Commission 1975 Ordinance Changing the Municipal Code of Chicago 1975 EDC Organization Study 1979 Small Issue Industrial Revenue Bonds Status Report 1984 Correspondence 1976; 1982 High Speed Water Transit in the Southwest Corridor - Feasibility Study 1979 Metropolitan Sanitary DistrictThe Seventh Wonder of America 1955 The Chicago Underflow Plan 1972 National Defense Transportation AssociationCorrespondence and Memos 1943-1950 Navy Pier Renovation Proposals and Plan 1981-1986 North Loop - Guidelines for Redevelopment N/D North Michigan Avenue AssociationThe General Development Plan for the Near Northside of Chicago 1959 O’Hare Airport Retail Project 1981-1982 Palm SpringsTennis Club Brochures and Newsletters 1965; 1979 3Rent Control Committee Organizational Documents 1976 Procedures for Handling Complaints 1976 Conferences and Meetings - Information 1976 August 13, 1976 Meetings 1976 List and Letters to and from People Who Received RentControl Report 1976-1978 Report to Mayor Bilandic 1977 Digest Report to Mayor Bilandic 1977 “The Rent Control Issue in Chicago” by Kathy Mullen 1978 “Rent Control . . . The Promises and the Realities” 1978 Chicago Real Estate Board Member Information 1976-1980 Correspondence and Memos 1976-1978 Newspaper Articles 1976-1980 Magazine Articles 1973; 1975-1977 Shopping MallsChicagoland’s Major Regional Shopping Centers 1973 Proposed In-City Shopping Centers - Investment andEconomic Analysis for a Typical Center 1973 In-City Shopping Centers - Report and Recommendations 1973 In-City Shopping Centers - Report and Recommendations 1974 Prototype Minority Community Shopping Center Study 19743 Regional Shopping Centers - Newspaper Articles 1971-19754 Shopping Malls (cont.)AddisonPackage 1985 InformationClippings 1985-1987 NewspaperPhotographs N/D BrickyardDevelopment and Marketing Information 1970-1976Analysis [1975]MarketUpdatedProgress Report: Community Information Program 1975Aerial Photographs of Site 1939Photograph 1970 Pre-ConstructionPhotographs 1975-1976 Magazine 1976 NewsDiversy and NarragansettMaps 1970-1973 Analysis 1973 TrafficPhotographs 1973 Forest ParkAnalysis of Development Potential 1978Analysis 1978TrafficSiteSite Plans and Development Information 1980Statement 1982-1986 FinancialPress Releases and Newspaper Articles 1956-1986Photographs 19805 Shopping Malls (cont.)Ford CityParcel Description of Air Force Plant No. 39 [1960’s]Packet 1965ReleasePressMagazine 1965-1967 NewsMagazine 1968-1969 NewsMagazine 1970-1971 NewsMagazine 1972-1973 NewsMagazine 1974-1975 NewsMagazine 1976-1977 NewsMagazine 1978-1979 NewsMagazine 1980-1982 NewsSite and Leasing PlansReport 1965 AnnualNewspaper Clippings and Magazine Articles 1965-1976Results 1982SurveyInterceptPreliminary Market Analysis 19846 Shopping Malls (cont.)Green AcresStudy 1973 FeasibilitySite Plans and Photographs 1973Correspondence and Newspaper Articles 1973-1990 Humboldt SquareAnalysis 1973 RetailPhotographs 1963-1970 Lake CalumetAnalysis 1973 RetailLawrence and KimballCorrespondenceMemos 1977-1978andAlbany Park Community Organizations’ Letters 1978Articles 1977-1979 NewspaperRiverview MallRetail Development Analysis 1979Survey 1979 CommunityRetail and Service Establishments Inventory 1979Site Plans and Vicinity Sketches 1976-1979Preliminary Site Traffic Evaluation 1979Memos 1977-1979andCorrespondenceProposed Victor Site Contracts 1977-1979Montgomery Ward’s Outline Specifications 1979Photographs of Proposed Site 1979Articles 1979 NewspaperStockyards MallAnalysis of Development Potential 1978Analysis 1978TrafficSiteMarket and Design Analysis 1978Photographs 1976-19787 Trucking“Chaddick System’s New Terminal” article in InternationalMagazine 1940TradeChicago Motor Carrier Terminal Report - A Preliminary Study 1949Committee on Motor Truck Terminals - Report andRecommendations 1950 Committee on Motor Truck Terminals - A Progress Report 1952Basic Issues in Chicago Metropolitan Transportation 1958 ZoningCorrespondence and Memos 1957; 1976-1983History of Chicago Zoning - A Summary 1863-1988Zoning for Off-Street Parking and Loading Requirements 1953-1954; 1967A Study of the Parking Space Demands Generated bySelected Commercial Developments 19697 A Program for the Rezoning of Chicago 1952Zoning and How It Affects You 1956Rezoning Cook County - Preliminary Report 1956A Comprehensive Plan for Rezoning Cook County 1957Vacant Land in the City of Chicago 1958The Unhappy State of Zoning Administration in Illinois 1959A Zoning Plan for Cook County - Map 1959Primer 1960 ZoningProposed Cook County Subdivision Manual 1960The Administration of Flexible Zoning Techniques 1976Zoning Revisions - Newspaper Articles 1968-1983Illustrations 1973-1983 Zoning(cont.)8 ZoningProposed Comprehensive Amendment to Cook County Zoning OrdinanceManufacturingSection 1958Section 1958 BusinessUnincorporated Areas - Draft 1959Areas 1959 UnincorporatedSection 1959 ManufacturingProposed Comprehensive Amendment to the Chicago Zoning OrdinanceBusiness and Commercial Districts 1954Review 1954 GeneralReport 1955AOne 1956 SupplementNumberA Report on Performance Standards Contained in the ProposedComprehensive Amendment to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance 1956 Proposed Amendments to the Text and Maps to the ProposedComprehensive Amendment to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance 1957 Chicago Zoning Ordinance Review Committee 1967-1968Chicago Zoning Ordinance Exceptions and Amendments 1981Recommended Zoning Ordinance Revision Program for Chicago 1982A Zoning Review of the Chicago Zoning Ordinance - PreliminaryConclusions 1982andFindingsChicago Zoning Ordinance Review - An Interim Report 1982Recommended Zoning Ordinance Revision Program 1986Recommended Zoning Ordinance Revisions Program 1991Recommended Zoning Ordinance Revision Program for Chicago 1991Draft Proposal to Revise the Chicago Zoning Ordinance 19929 Photographs10 PhotographsCodes11 BuildingThe Cook County Building Code 1960Proposed Cook County Building Ordinance 1962Cook County Building Ordinance 1963Code 1973 BuildingUniformThe BOCA Basic/National Existing Structures Code 1984The BOCA National Existing Structures Code 1987The BOCA National Mechanical Code 1987The BOCA National Fire Prevention Code (2 copies) 1987The BOCA National Building Code 198712 ZoningCity of Chicago Committee on Buildings and Zoning –RezoningChicago 1955 Proposed Comprehensive Amendment to the ChicagoOrdinance 1955 ZoningProposed Comprehensive Amendment to the ChicagoOrdinance 1956 ZoningComprehensive Amendment to the Chicago Zoning Ordinance N/DJournal of the Proceedings of the City Council of Chicago 1957Comprehensive Amendment to the Cook County Zoning Ordinance –Applies only to the unincorportated Areas of Cook County 1959 Comprehensive Amendment to the Cook County Zoning Ordinance –Applies only to the unincorportated Areas of Cook County 1960 Chicago Zoning Ordinance Review [1980’s]Chicago Zoning Ordinance including Off-Street Parking and LoadingProvisions 1984/1985 City of McHenry Zoning Ordinance 1986Photographs13 OversizedHarbor 1973 CalumetGreenacres 1970Riverview Mall - Preliminary Site Traffic Evaluations 1976Mall 1984 AddisionChicago 1979 DowntownPark 1975-1984 ForestCity 1969-1982 Ford14 Oversized Site Plan, Maps & PicturesTrucks N/D ofPicturesAddison Mall - Design Sketches N/DFordLeasingPlan 1964 CityStockyard Mall - Site Plans 1978Proposed Mall at Irving Park Road and Western Avenue - Site Plans 1979Lawrence and Kimbal - Site Plans 197614 Riverview Mall - Montgomery Wards Site PlansSurvey of Daily Carrier Pickup and Delivery OperationsCrosstownExpressway 197919771969-197015 BooksThe Job of the Planning CommissionerExclusionary Zoning: Land Use Regulation and Housing in the 1970’sZoningCounty Growth Management Regulation: A Guide for Zoning and SubdivisionAdministrationHandbook of Zoning and Land Use Ordinances - with Forms16 Awards & Certificates17 Plaques18 Scrapbooks19 OversizedChicagoLandUseAtlas 1970 Zoning and Preferential Street SystemBooksChaddick! Success Against All Odds by Harry F. ChaddickThe Harry F. Chaddick Memoirs: Challenge to the Urban Futureby Harry F. ChaddickChicago Comes of Age: Conversations with Developers of theNew City by Laurel A. LipkinOpportunity Still Knocks 1970Opportunity Still Knocks 1972Banquet of the Golden Plate 1972Only in America Opportunity Still Knocks 1990 Historic City: The Settlement of ChicagoPlan of Chicago apart of the Da Capo Press SeriesVideo TapesChicago Board of Realtor 106th Annual Installation Banquet 19891990 Mother Cabrini Award Presented to Harry ChaddickHoratio Alger Association “One Child, One Dream”SlidesFordCityProject 1965-1972。