Hyde Park Business Pulse Sees Change and Growth
Letters from Ted Waxman and others urge Hyde Park businesses to act and invest while criticizing passivity amid ongoing change. They laud banks supporting redevelopment, note vacant lots and stores, and call for community participation to sustain a vibrant retail district. Public voices praise local shops and address crime with police diligence and civic programs.
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Herald
Ted Waxman
Hyde Park
Southeast Planning Commission
North
Michigan
Loop
Eugene M Levin
Hyde Park Kenwood Earth Day Essay On Conservation
Hyde Park and Kenwood residents reflect on Earth Day's third anniversary and assess local environmental gains. They note cleaner air due to fuel switches, new bike routes, lakefront protections, and strong recycling efforts while urging home energy savings and continued community action to preserve progress.
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Wisconsin
Gaylord Nelson
Hyde Park
Kenwood
Praise for Helaine Billings Letters Praised by Hyde Park Residents
Readers defend Helaine Billings against a critical letter. They credit her with civic service to the Hyde Park commission, urge support for redevelopment efforts, and praise local banks and businesses aiding community renewal. They call for neighborly cooperation over public disparagement.
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Tod Wexman
Helaine Billings
Hyde Park
Wexman
Department of Urban Renewal
Hyde Park II
Daly
Berger
Billings
Neighborhood hike to survey abandoned rail line South Shore
Hyde Park residents are invited to a two mile hike along the abandoned Baltimore and Ohio rail right-of-way starting at Hades Park 73rd and Stony Island on May 6 at 12 30 pm. The walk ends at 83rd Street then returns to Hades Park with Gretl Golter coordinating.
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Hyde Park
South Shore
Baltimore & Ohio
Railroad Co
Hades Park
73Rd
Stony Island
83Rd Street
Gretl Golter
South Shore Commission
Kenwood Boosters Fund Second Annual Show Support
Kenwood High School Boosters Club distributed proceeds from the second annual show Boosters Shots to fund Kaleidoscope, Boys Athletic Department, Business Occupation Program and an auditorium projector. They thank students staff members and friends for support.
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Kenwood High School Booster Club
Booster Shots
Kenwood
Corrections on Hyde Park article and recreation facilities
A reader clarifies they are not employed by the University of Chicago and disputes a claim about a university sponsored bowling alley. The letter discusses recreation al facilities run commercially versus nonprofit sponsorship and emphasizes preserving good programs and exploring successful models from other communities.
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Hyde Park
University of Chicago
University
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