Seminary Plans Dormitory On Robie House Site
The Chicago Theological Seminary announced plans to build a married students dormitory at 58th and Woodlawn on the Robie House site designed by Frank Lloyd Wright. The house would be torn down unless moved, with costs cited for restoration exceeding 90 thousand dollars and an alternate site adding over 100 thousand. Architects urge preservation of the master structure.
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Robie House
Chicago Theological Seminary
58Th and
Woodlawn
Robie
Frank
Harry Gottlieb
Dorchester
Lake Park
49Th
Hyde Park seeks parking lot at 51st and Blackstone
Arthur Schoenstadt and Sons seeks a zoning variation to use the corner lot at 51st and Blackstone for a private passenger car parking area. The plan faces opposition from nearby property owners citing traffic and safety concerns. The Kenwood Community Conference supports the variation as neighborhood improvement.
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Hyde Park
51St and
Blackstone
Zoning Board of Appeals
Arthur Schoenstadt and Sons, Inc
Hyde Park Boulevard
Schoenstadt
Hyde Park and
Harper Theatres
Zoning Board
Picadilly
Zoning
Abraham Cohen
East End
4Th Ward
Cornell
Hary Speer
Harper
the Herald
Speer
Leonard Arnold
Hyde Park Blvd
Kenwood School
E. 52Nd
Grace Tugwell
Kenwood
Residents rally after Drexel fire and blight probe
Community leaders form an action group after a February 23 blaze at 5105 Drexel Street, pledging aid to burned tenants, pursuit of responsible owners, and possible rehabilitation or condemnation. Residents recount unsafe conditions including missing heat, water, and electrical wiring.
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Oole Mitchell
5052
Drexel
Corona
Overflow crowd at second CCC hearing on Kenwood plans
The February 25 hearing moved to St Pauls Church main hall as 100 plus residents crowded the third floor. Edwin A. Rothschild chaired testimony on East Kenwood renewal with local officials and planners detailing Lake Park relocation, Dorchester Lake Park 51st triangle redevelopment, and boundary changes while residents warned of demolitions of well maintained buildings.
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St. Paul’s Church
50Th
Dorchester
Edwin A. Rothschild
East Kenwood
Hubert Will
Kimbark
Maurice Gleason
E. 50Th
Gustavus Swift Jr
Jack Meltzer
Community Conservation Board
Lake Park
1.C
Sound
Meltzer
Ralph H. Eisendrath
Hyde Park Blvd
van Doren Village
George F. Harding
Lake
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Ever
Francis Riley
Bad Drexel
Cottage Grove
Jonnie Mae Harrison
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Harrison
Mae Atkins
Claude Holman
First Baptist Church
Museum
Hudson
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