FHA Grants Three Concessions to Hyde Park Housing Rehab
The Federal Housing Administration approved three pilots for southside rehabilitation projects in Urban Renewal areas. A five percent vacancy factor, 95 percent rent service, and level annuity amortization will aid landlords. Julian Levi and D. E. Mackelmann helped secure the concessions.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Federal Housing Administration
Norman P. Mason
FHA
Southside
Julian Levi
Woodlawn
Southeast Chicago Commission
D. E. Mackelmann
Community Conservation Board
Hyde Park detectives question youths in tailor killer probe
Hyde Park detectives questioned about 18 youths last week seeking the killer of 70 year old tailor Lester Wolf, found beaten in his shop at 1174 East 53rd. No arrests. Richard Martin notes no new clues.
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Hyde Park
Lester Wolf
Blackstone
Billings
Ben Priller
Thomas Egan
Richard Martin
Sixth District
CCB called bungling in Hyde Park Kenwood relocation
The Chicago Daily News accused the Community Conservation Board of bungling the Hyde Park Kenwood urban renewal relocation. Commissioner Mackelmann disputed the charges, citing aged photos and demolished buildings, while Joe Carlson of the FHAHFA praised the CCB as doing a very satisfactory job.
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Chicago Daily News
Community Conservation Board
Hyde Park- Kenwood
D. E. Mackelmann
CCB
The
Daily News
Joe Carlson
Federal Housing and Home Finance Administration
Carlson
Army Site On Point For Towers Expansion
Chicago Park District commissioners approved a 1954 agreement amendment to add 1 300 square feet to the Promontory Point missile site in Jackson Park for four 50 foot radar towers. A 10 by 130 foot strip would be turned over to the Army. Residents and the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference protested the loss of park space amid urban renewal concerns.
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Chicago Park
U. S
Promontory Point
Jackson Park
Army
Lake
Hyde Park
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Harry Gottlieb
55Th Street
Committee Approves 57th St Cloverleaf Project Funds
The City Council Finance Committee approved $150 000 for engineering surveys and working drawings to connect the Outer Drive with Stony Island via 59th and Cornell south of the Museum of Science and Industry. The aim is to solve a traffic hazard and bottleneck at 57th and the Outer Drive.
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57Th Outer Drive
City Council
Stony Island
59Th
Cornell
Museum of Science and Industry
57Th
Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference Elects New Executive Committee
Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference held the first meeting of the 1960 1961 year at the conference office on 53rd Street. New committee members include Milton Cohen chairman and 12 others with addresses on Kimbark Hyde Park Kenwood and nearby streets.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
Milton Cohen
Kimbark
Richard Adams
Marjorie
Robert Austin
Hyde Park
Walter Ducey
Kenwood
Ben Friedlander
Eva
Werner Heymann
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E. Hyde Park
Ivy Brown
Brown
Racine Courts
Max and
Sime Zisook
Harper
Department of Buildings
Messers Zisook
Evangeline Brown
Henry Brown
Maywood
Ill
Mackelmann
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