DUR proposes housing plan at CCC meeting
Commissioner of Urban Renewal Lewis W. Hill pushed a plan to convert 56 buildings in the urban renewal area to 487 dwelling units from 1,017. He argued for more low and moderate income housing through deconversion and rehabilitation, targeting the Canyon area from Drexel to Ellis between 47th and 48th Streets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lewis W. Hill
Community Conservation Council
Ings. Hill
Hill
Canyon
Drexel
Ellis
47Th St
48Th St
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Lou Hill
Department of Urban Renewal
Department of Development and Planning
Martin A. Cohen
Hyde Park Blvd
CCC
Edwin A. Rothschild
Blackstone
St. Paul's
City plans to downsize Drexel Ingleside housing project
A department proposes reducing 577 dwelling units to 173 211 by demolishing 9 structures and deconverting 25 more. It would close streets and alleys to create parking and open space while leaving 25 buildings as deconver ted and 22 scattered structures for phased work.
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Drexel
Ellis
Hill
47Th Street
Youth Program plans summer ball and council in Hyde Park
About 80 youths met on Thursday night June 27 to plan a Cooperative Youth Program summer effort. Loel Callahan outlined program perimeters and the eight member youth staff led breakout groups to map rules and enforcement. A six youth Youth Council will finalize revisions. Adult guarantors were trained, and a steering committee of three youths and six adults will guide day to day decisions and future services.
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Cooperative Youth Program
Loel Callahan
E. 57Th St
Youth Council
Charles H. Bayer
University
Youth In
Hyde Park
Hyde Park project faces protests over 1965 highway section
The text notes a Lake Shore Drive segment from 47th to 53rd Streets built despite community protests in 1965 near the Jackson Park area. It mentions local groups including the Hyde Park Council of Churches and Synagogues and the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, with Phillip Brin of Chicago Sinai Temple as steering committee vice chair.
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Lake Shore Dr
51St St
47Th
53Rd Streets
Jackson Park
Phillip Brin
Hyde Park Blvd
Chicago Sinai Temple
Hyde Park Kenwood group backs more low income housing
Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference leader Rev. Donald Clapp endorsed urgent needs for additional low and moderate income housing. After March Town Meetings the Planning Committee urged Urban Renewal to offer St. Pauls site to CHA and launched a housing referral service at 53rd and Cottage. A leasing luncheon with 40 realtors sought commitments of one apartment each.
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Donald Clapp
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Lewis Hill
Hill
Department of Urban Renewal
St. Paul’s
CHA
Community Renewal Foundation
Clapp
Correction on fountain memorial name in last week’s Herald
The Herald corrects a spelling error in last week’s fountain story. The inscribed tile should read William Bela Hoffman instead of William Hale Hoff man.
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William Hale Hoffman
William Bela Hoffman
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Dur
47Th & Ingleside Area
Chicago
Bill Mares
HPKCC
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