Home

Park Forest - An Illinois Planned Community

Homes for Sale

To link to the entire object, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed the entire object, paste this HTML in website To link to this page, paste this link in email, IM or document
To embed this page, paste this HTML in website

Bernard G. Cunningham

Homes for Sale

1 of 6

View Description

Download

small (250x250 max)

medium (500x500 max)

Large

Extra Large

large ( > 500x500)

Full Resolution

This page

All

84.htm [0.14 MB]

File Format:
Digital file - default

you wish to report:

Your comment:

Your Name:

...

Title	Bernard G. Cunningham
Creator	Park Forest Public Library
Contributors	Helm, Beverly [interviewer]
Subject [LCSH]	Park Forest (Ill.)--History
Subject [Local]	Cunningham, Bernard G.
Description	Bernard G. Cunningham moved to Park Forest with his wife Florence in 1951. He quickly became involved in Park Forest politics. He served as Village President from April 1961 to April 1971 . In Part 1 of his oral history he explains why he came to Park Forest, describes the village in 1951, early improvised schools, St. Irenaeus School, the relationship betwen the public and American Community Builders, IC Parking, and his involvement with the Recreation and Parks Commission, which marked his first involvement with the village government . In Part 2 he discusses his first term as village trustee, Park Forest Plaza, schools, utilities, IC parking, American Community Builders, street design, annexation of the Lincolnwood subdivision, parks and recreation, library referendum, and social problems . In Part 3 he discusses the Park Forest Plaza, taxes and integration . In Part 4 he discusses Park Forest Plaza, integration, Industry Park, the Greenbelt Program, and transportation in the south suburbs . In Part 5 he discusses transportation in the south suburbs, trust agreements with American Community Builders, street design, subdivision regulations, the effect of the developer leaving the village, the development of the Park Forest Plaza by Nathan Manilow and Jack Rashkin, formation of the housing cooperatives, Park Forest South, Governors State University, expansion of the village, and the All-America City awards . In Part 6 he offers a retrospective on the village and speculates on the history of the village as he saw it in 1980.
Date Original	1980-12
Relation.IsPartOf	OH! Oral History of Park Forest
Language	en
Geographic Coverage	United States--Illinois--Cook County--Park Forest
Contributing Institution	Park Forest Historical Society
Rights	Rights to these images are owned by the Park Forest Historical Society. Inquiries about using these images should be made to: The Park Forest Historical Society, 400 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL 60466 or parkforesthistory1@yahoo.com
Type	Text
Format	Oral history transcript
Digital Format	HTML

Title	Homes for Sale
Geographic Coverage	United States--Illinois--Cook County--Park Forest
Contributing Institution	Park Forest Historical Society
Rights	Rights to these images are owned by the Park Forest Historical Society. Inquiries about using these images should be made to: The Park Forest Historical Society, 400 Lakewood Blvd., Park Forest, IL 60466 or parkforesthistory1@yahoo.com

Bernard G. Cunningham

Homes for Sale

File Format:

Object Description

Description

Bernard G. Cunningham