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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1963
Page
1
A chaotic scene at the 57th street art fair last weekend features Rolls Royces and an easel used as a hat rack. Centerpiece is John Forwalter, founder of the 16 year old fair, whose exhibit stood in Ray school's main play yard. Photo by Nancy Hays.
Eyewitnesses condemned police actions at the Point after Memorial Day noon when a spontaneous park singalong led to a public arrest and injuries to Ben Friedlander of 5345 Kim Bark. Rumors of a riot spread as crowds gathered due to warm weather and the 57th Street art fair.
A prospective buyer plans to convert the Piccadilly Theater complex into a 100 car garage and the 500 hotel rooms into 20 three-room, 20 five-room, and 20 four-room apartments with ground-floor stores. The University of Chicago, owner since a year, is offered $700,000 for the property. Rents would run about $145 to $220 with $20 monthly for off-street parking. The project seeks FHA backing up to 90 percent of the total, with a lengthy processing period likely.
Mrs Sara Simonsgaard of 5529 University and Mrs Joyce Solomon of 1410 Rochdale Place lead the reception planning with an executive committee member coordinating the event for Turn Toward Peace.
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