Shoreland Hotel Sold For Over Four Million
The Shoreland hotel apartment complex in Chicago changed hands for more than 4 million dollars. Lawyer Sydney Wolfe Brown said the hotel would stay under current management and undergo a major rehabilitation to maintain its high standards. Dresdner and Brown, active hotel operators, also run The Victoria Hotel. Sale announced by Chicago Title and Trust Co with a $2 million 20 year first mortgage from Travelers Insurance Co. Sellers Henry J Siegel and David S Klafter. Buyers represented by Rudnick and Wolfe.
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Sydney Wolfe
Brown
the Herald
Chicago
Wolfe
Hyde Park
Shoreland
Dresdner and Brown
Victoria
Loop
Henry J. Siegel
David S. Klafter
Chicago Title and Trust Co
Travelers Insurance Co
Republic Realty Mortgage Corp
Theodore C. Weinberg
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Sam Horwitz
Rudnick and Wolfe
Hyde Park Urban Renewal Hearing Set for July 20
Community leaders real estate representatives and city agencies will testify at a city hall hearing July 20 on Hyde Park's Urban Renewal project. The Land Clearance commission seeks approval of a 47 acre boundary for two blighted areas and a $20 million redevelopment plan including a shopping center elevator apartments and town houses.
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Hyde Park
Alds
Robert E. Merriam
William T. Murphy
Alds Merriam
Land Clearance Commission
South East Chicago Commission
Illinois State Housing Board
Housing and Home Financing Agency
Federal Division of
Chicago Land Clearance Commission
Merriam
Chicago
Final Chapter In Wooded Isle Fight
Telegram from Rep. Barratt O Hara along with Sen Paul H Douglas and Ald Robert E Merriam credited with securing Hyde Park Wooded Island in Jackson Park for its intended recreational use. The note highlights political leverage used to preserve the island for residents.
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Barratt O'Hara
O'Hara
Paul H. Douglas
Robert E. Merriam
Hyde Park
Jackson Park
War Department Missiles Site Chooses Jackson Park Over Wooded Island
A July 8 1954 Chicago bid notice announces a guided missile installation at Site C-41 to be built in Jackson Park area. The project will cover about 15 acres on a fee acquisition or lease, likely with water area shooting. The Hyde Park Herald credits local efforts to save Wooded Island and praises district residents.
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Washington
Wooded Island
Hyde Park
Corps OF Engineers
Merchandise Mart
Chicago
Barratt O'Hara
Gunman Targets CTA Buses in Chicago Robberies
South side police warn of a gunman preying on CTA buses with a latest victim CTA bus driver Bether Maley 27 of 6426 Stony Island Ave robbed of 119 dollars and four bus tokens at the end of his shift on Lake Park Avenue. Police suspect one man or gang behind multiple holdups. one suspect flashed a CTA badge during an incident.
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South Side
Chicago Transit Authority
CTA
Bether Maley
Stony Island Ave
Maley
Lake Park Ave
Jeffery Express Buses Re-Routed Through Jackson Park
Northbound Jeffery Express service shifts Monday through Friday during weekday morning rush. Buses run 6:50 to 8:58 a.m. every five to six minutes through Jackson Park via 67th Street to Marquette Patterson and Cornell, then north to 57th Street before resuming regular routes. Southbound routing remains unchanged and the new trip time to the Loop shortens by about five minutes.
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Jeffery Express
Jackson Park
67Th Street
Jeffery Drive
Marquette Drive
Marquette
Patterson Drive
Cornell Drive
57Th Street
Wacker
State
Hyde Park Boulevard
51St Street
East End Avenue
Jeffery
Stony Island
57Th
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Chicago Real Estate Board
Chicago Metropolitan Home Builders Association
The
Association of Community Councils
Metropolitan Housing and Planning Council
CIO
AFL
Ald. Merriam
Louis Mann
Sinai Temple
Robert Reister
St. Paul’s Church
Robert Ming
Telegram
Wooded Isle
Gunman
A.M. Rush
Thru Park
Patterson
Cornell
Stoney Island
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