Break in damage leads to church building sale
The Church of the Redeemer at 56th and Blackstone will be sold after repeated break ins forced closure. Father Warner White said damage and security issues disrupted activities including Friday teen parties and Dinah Cody School of the Dance. The merger with St Paul Episc Church moved operations to the newer Paul building.
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Church of the Redeemer
56Th and
Blackstone
Nancy Hays
Father Warner White
56Th and Blackstone
Father White
Michael Ford
Hyde Park
St. Paul’s Episc
50Th and
Blastone
St. Paul’s
White
Fec of the Redeemer
Minster
Paul’s
Jseph Dickson
Redeemer experience sparks fear of youth programs without staff
Hyde Park Kenwood summer youth plans shrink after the Church of the Redeemer closure. Repeated breakins and May 31 disturbances prompted residents and police concerns. Church leaders say staffing costs and supervision hurdles threaten churches' ability to offer teen programs this summer.
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Redeemer
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Church of the Redeemer
the Redeemer
57Th and
Blackstone
Dunbar Builders Acquire 54th and Lake Park Site
The National Tea Company sold vacant land at 54th and Lake Park to Dunbar Builders. Vice president Louis R. Silverman says several uses are under study. The site, once earmarked for a supermarket, was part of Hyde Park urban renewal after Rubloff’s project faced a co op lease challenge. The urban plan allows sale at market price with control over development.
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Dunbar Bldrs
Lake Park
National Tea Co
The
National Tea Company
54Th and
Dunbar Builders
Louis R. Silverman
Dorchester
Dunbar
National
Arthur Rubloff
Hyde Park Co-operative Society
Lake Park National
Rubloff Company
Co-Op
Hyde Park
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