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Hyde Park Kenwood urban renewal highlights through 1957
A decade and a half summary traces Hyde Park Kenwood urban renewal from 1949 to 1957. Key events include formation of the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, crime and cleanup efforts, university involvement, demolitions in Hyde Park A and B, property sales to Webb and Knapp, and community opposition centered on fears of racial displacement and area clearances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Julia Abrahamson
Lawrence Kimpton
Robert Maynard Hutchins
University of Chicago
South East Chicago Commission
Mandel Hall
Woodlawn Avenue
University
Julian Levi
Don Blakiston
Bruce Sagan
Hyde Park Herald
Field Foundation
Chicago Land Clearance Commission
Hyde Park A and B
Lake Park
Kenwood
Kenwood Redevelopment Corporation
Leon Despres
Fifth Ward
Illinois
Harvey Perloff
Hyde Park
Webb
Knapp
Jack Meltzer
59Th
Cottage Grove
University Campus
Nike
Conservation Community Council
South West Hyde Park
University Plan
55Th
56Th
Greenwood
Cornell
Indian Village
Lake Shore Drive
55Th Street
Kenwood School
50Th and
Blackstone
Chicago Housing Authority
Illinois Central
New Lake Park Avenue
Village Center
51St and