Robie House Gift Moves Toward Chicago University Takeover
Webb & Knapp owner William Zeckendorf gifts Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House to the University of Chicago pending CTS approval. The CTS board endorsed the plan. a University of Chicago panel will decide on use and a restoration effort may cost up to 200000 dollars with public access maintained.
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William Zeckendorf
Webb & Knapp
Robie
Frank Lloyd Wright
Chicago Theological Seminary
Board of Trustees
CTS
University of Chicago Board of Trustees
Ray E. Brown
Blackstone
Robie House
Art Department
Brown
Woodlawn
Hyde Park
University
Theological School
Wright
Frederick Robie
Society of Architectural Historians
National Trust For Historic Preservation
Judge Vacates Two Floors Of CIA Ingleside Building
Judge Julian en in Superior Court ordered the second and third floors of the 5121-23 Ingleside building, owned by Consoli dated Investment Associates and operated by Taylor Manor Corp, vacated after inspectors found rotten wood and unsafe porches. A May 11 fall caused serious injuries to Sherrieff Ousley, prompting a $500,000 civil suit and a task force inspection that uncovered two dozen fire and housing code violations.
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Ingleside
Consolidated Investment Associates
Julianen
Superior Court
Taylor Manor Corp
CIA
Baseball Players’ Real Estate Syndicate
Sherrieff Ousley
Theodore Palo
Hyde Park-Kenwood Conference Moves to New Offices
The Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference will relocate to 1453 East Hyde Park, just east of the Piccadilly Theater, offering central access to public transportation. An open house is planned for early Fall, with an invitation to visit during summer months.
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Hyde Park-Kenwood
E. Hyde Park
Piccadilly Theater
Butterfield
Irving Horwitz
Conference Friends
City Relocates 33 U of C Tenants in SW Hyde Park Chase
City’s Tenant Relocation Bureau moves to relocate 33 families displaced by the South West Hyde Park Neighborhood Redevelopment Corp. SWHPNRC reports 116 families relocated with 94 to standard private housing and 14 moved prior to acquisition. Condemnation proceedings began for the Frolic Theater building.
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Swhpnrc
Separation
Frolic Theater
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Chicago University
CIA Ingleside
Palo
Harry Kraft
Kenwood
Chertkow
Building Department
Drexel
HPKCC
53Rd
Allen Stessmann
U of C
SWHP
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