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Edmund Norwood Bacon (May 2, 1910 – October 14, 2005) was an American urban planner, architect, educator, and author.
May 14, 2013 · Learn about Ed Bacon, a mid-century urban planner who favored pedestrians over automobiles and revitalized Philadelphia's downtown. The book explores his role, challenges, and legacy in the context of his time and the city.
Oct 18, 2005 · Edmund N. Bacon, a leading postwar urban planner who remade much of Philadelphia, died on Friday at his home there. He was 95. His death was confirmed by his daughter Elinor Bacon.
Mar 17, 2023 · Learn how Edmund Bacon, FAICP, shaped the city of Philadelphia with his modernist ideas, public housing projects, and community engagement. Discover the people and places that influenced his career and legacy as a planner and architect.
Dec 2, 2009 · In 1959, with the postwar economy booming and Philadelphia growing, Edmund N. Bacon composed “Philadelphia in the Year 2009.” Imbued with the optimism of the time, Bacon’s essay predicted great things for the planning chief’s native city.
Flaws and all, Edmund N. Bacon molded a modern Philadelphia: Edmund N. Bacon, who died Friday at 95, was a planning visionary who dragged a declining, smoke-blackened Philadelphia kicking and screaming into the modern postindustrial age.
Edmund Norwood Bacon, FAIA, noted director of the Philadelphia City Planning Commission from 1949 to 1970, died in his home on October 14. Equally described as “irascible” and “brilliant,” Bacon dedicated his professional career to making the City of Brotherly Love more beautiful and livable.
