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Mellody Hobson discusses Millennium Park as part of Mayor Daley's vision for Chicago's place in the world.
1media/EXH_RMD16_07_0189_0015_001_020.jpg2020-04-14T03:35:39-05:00Millennium Park and Tourism18plain2021-01-12T12:35:02-06:00Mellody Hobson discusses Millennium Park as a central part of Mayor Daley's campaign to make Chicago "one of the great cities of the world": In a speech to Shanghai business leaders in the fall of 2004, Daley made the case that Chicago was growing in international stature. He explained that more than "a trading partner, a business location and a destination for conventions and tourism," Chicago was "unique among the world's great cities" and he used Millennium Park as a key example:
It's bold. It's unconventional. It's creative. It demonstrated a willingness to take risks. And it works. And those qualities all describe Chicago, as well.
Richard M. Daley, Remarks to Shanghai Business Leaders October 18, 2004
A letter to the mayor showed that Millennium Park was a point of pride for many Chicago-area residents.
