According to Chudacoff, during the years 1870 to 1920, there were groups of men that wanted to give the city another aspect. With the emergence of new professions, architecture and engineering, the City Beautiful movement was created. The first city transformed was Chicago. Because of its history, its position and its various attractions, it was the perfect city to start the project with. “Chicago was beautified.”This movement have inspired inhabitants in other cities to do the same. People were hired to draw a plan to beautify washington also.
The problem with the City Beautiful projects is that when changing a city, it focuses only on places profitable for businesses. “Problems of Poverty and Social Inequality were not their primary concerns.” (Chudacoff p 167)