
CHINATOWN — Perhaps Google Earth can add a "garden view" option soon.
Two University of Illinois researchers scoured over the program in an attempt to determine just how many gardens there were in Chicago.
John R. Taylor and Sarah Taylor Lovell found existing lists of Chicago's woefully incomplete and outdated. Their research found more than 4,000 gardens in the city, with an abundance in the Bridgeport, Armour Square, and Chinatown neighborhoods.
On today's DNAinfo Radio Extra, Casey Cora dives into why a large number of gardens are in his coverage area, and what the study hopes to accomplish:
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