Work Begins on Lakeshore Apts After Tenant Protests
Bolin Bland is hired to inspect the Lakeshore Apartments at 5118 Dorchester for defects following tenant protests. Dr. William Walker’s owner has begun a complete decorating and repair program addressing rotted window frames broken windows peeling paint and lack of hot water while a tenants council complaint cites harassment and prior elevator repairs. The building houses 78 units renting $25 to $30 weekly and is under scrutiny by Hyde Park Kenwood Community Conference officials.
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Bolin Bland
Lakeshore Apartments
Dorchester
Elijah Kelly
William Walker
Bland
the Herald
Kelly
Walker
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Daisy Reed
Dr. Walker
Ruth Cum=mings
Herald
Department of Urban Renewal
Winner chosen for high school rehab
The winning design for Hyde Park High School modernization emphasizes an adaptable, student centered plan. Architect Alden Orput and his firm propose a core resource and independent study center with library and lab access surrounding grade levels and flexible partitions to support diverse instructional needs.
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Hyde Park High School
Stony Island
Alden Orput
Orput
Rockford
Skokie
Chicago
Niles Township
North Division
Ridgewood
Ridge Township
Park Forest
Hyde Park
The
Board of Education
Research Council of the Great
Hyde Park Parks to Be Completed Under Urban Renewal Plan
Representatives from Hyde Park Parks and Recreation Committee met with Erwin Weiner of the Chicago Park District to report the completion of two small internal parks at 54th and Blackstone and 52nd and Woodlawn. Seeding contracts have been awarded for PK-5 and PK-4, weather permitting, with sod on order for PK-4. The group urges community cooperation to protect newly seeded areas while planning PK-2 at Greenwood and PK-6 at 54th Place and Drexel.
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Parks and Recreation Committee
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Erwin Weiner
Chicago Park District
54Th
Blackstone
52Nd
Woodlawn
Park
Hyde Park
Greenwood
Drexel
Clemens Roo
Chaiman
Parks and Reation Committee
East End
O Hara Runs For Ninth Term Amid District Questionnaire
Congressman Barratt O Hara campaigns in the Second District during Memorial Day weekend for reelection citing 16 years of liberal legislative work. He sent a district wide questionnaire to gauge public sentiment, with results to guide future votes. New committee members listed include Edward Adelson Vorsey Atterbury and others.
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Barratt O’hara
O’hara
Citizens For Barratt O’hara
Edward Adelson
Vorsey Atterbury
S. K. Allison
Blackstone
Annamunthodo
Harper
Edward F. An
Ders
Hyde Park
E.O. Armstrong
Eve
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Lakeshore Apts
Hyde Park High
Samuel Lichtman
Chicago Beach
Benjamin Willis
Lichtman
American Institute of Architects
Ezra Gordon
Hyde Park Blvd
Vert
Council
Ruth Cummings
Nancy Hays
O'Hara
Lyn Auerbach
Albert M
Lyra Eells Bloom
East View Park
Stani Bomlowski
Edward G. Boling
Harold S. Brady
South Shore
Willliam J. Bryar
Lois Buenge
Charles E, Butler
Elizabeth A. Byrne
Florence Cl
University
Ric Clayter
Kenwood
Richard S. Cohan
Grosvenor Cooper
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