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Park land dispute over museum parking near Hyde Park
The Museum of Science and Industry clashes with the Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference over a park strip south of 57th Street between Stony Island and Cornell Drive. Museum leaders cite 200,000 annual potential visitors limited by parking and seek 200 spaces to boost daily attendance. opponents call park land for park use and warn of broader planning and traffic concerns.
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Museum of Science and Industry
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Irving Horwitz
Horwitz
23Rd Street
Nike
Promontory Point
Jackson Park
Cornell Drive
57Th Street
California
Neigh
Stony Island