Hyde Park Kenwood story traces roots and rise of an urban village
The piece recounts Hyde Park Kenwood beginnings in the 1850s when Paul Cornell bought acres south of Chicago, the role of the Illinois Central Railroad, and the Great Fire of 1871. It notes Kenwood growth with notable families, the University of Chicago founding by Rockefeller and Harper in 1891, and the urban renewal context shaping the area.
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Helaine Billings
Hyde Park
Kenwood
Paul Cornell
Lake Michigan
John Kendicott
Chicago
Illinois Central Railroad
53Rd Street
Little Village
U of C
University of Chicago
John D. Rockefeller
William Rainey Harper
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Rockefeller
Michelson, Dewey
Ernest Freund
William Raney Harper
We're here to stay Hyde Park and the University of Chicago
Ursula Batchelder Stone recalls 1960s Hyde Park amid crime and slum pressures as Lawrence Kimpton vowed the area would stay integrated and middle class. The author reflects on a community effort to address overcrowding and housing decay, affirming involvement in corrective action.
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Ursula Batchelder Stone
Lawrence Kimpton
University of Chicago
Hyde Parkers
Mandel Hall
Hyde Park
University
STEP May Be Forced to Move Over Fire Code Fixes
STEP, the School for Treatment of Emotional Problems based at the Hyde Park YMCA at 1400 E 53rd St, may be evicted if fire department rules for day care centers are not met. Required fixes include a full sprinkler system and fire retardant partitions. Director Alice Hermine said the school lacks funds to make the changes and hopes for a negotiated solution.
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School For
STEP
Hyde Park Ymca
E. 53Rd St
Alice Hermine
Hyde Park STEP history shows push for school reclassifcation and funding links
Community groups led by Hyde Park Council launched a STEP program to aid mentally ill children, seeking state mental health funds and Chicago Education Board support. A 1966 grant opened a treatment center for six children, amid ongoing crime and urban renewal challenges in the neighborhood.
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Edward Futterman
State Mental Health Department
Fire drill brings STEP students back inside building
STEP school students return indoors after a routine fire drill while a nearby treatment center for emotionally disturbed children faces possible relocation if it fails to meet fire department day care center standards.
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Step School
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Southeast Chicago Commission
Ursula Stone
Louis Sullivan
William H. Rand
Rand McNally
Agars
Wilsons
Swifts
State Board of Mental Health
Chicago Board of Education
Dorothy Peters
Council
George Williams College
Chicago Osteopathic Hospital
Ptas
Kiwanis
The
League of Women Voters
Red Cross
YMCA
Community Con
Ference
Independent Voters of
Illinois
Robert Merriam
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