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Hyde Park building block’s fate tied to ward politics
A Hyde Park Herald editorial condemns a deteriorating 1893 building at 53rd and Harper, linking its deconversion and loosened code charges to Fifth Ward politics and the Democratic committee. It notes repeated inspections, lawsuits, and possible interference by local figures including Marshall Korshak.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
53Rd and
Harper
Louis
Allen Alport
Fifth Ward
11Th Ward
Richard J. Daley
Fifth
Hyde Park
Department of Urban Renewal
Lake Park
53Rd Street
Fred Fuller Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald Inc
S. Harper
Chicago
Telephone
Midway
Post Office
Ill
Building Department
Sidney Smith
Marshall Korshak