First Renewal House to Be Torn Down Hyde Park
Hyde Park redevelopment moves ahead as Land Clearance begins demolition of the Sistler home at 5456 Blackstone on Tuesday May 10. The SECC marks the third annual meeting with the wrecking to start early and end by evening as Stage I appraisals finish and Stage II begins south of 55th Street.
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Chicago Land Clearance Commission
Hyde Park
Bryan Sistler
Blackstone
SECC
LCC
55Th
55Th Street
Associa
Tion
Phil Doyle
Sistler
Hyde Park Blight Redevelopment Begins With Demolition
Hyde Park neighborhood project kicks off Tuesday May 10 with the demolition of the frame house at 5456 Blackstone as the SE Chicago Commission marks the first building removal in the Hyde Park Kenwood redevelopment area. The gala meeting at United Church of Hyde Park includes honors for city and university leaders and a public procession to the demolition site led by Chancellor Lawrence Kimpton.
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Hyde Park
South East Chicago Commission
United Church of Hyde
Ira J. Bach
Philip A. Doyle
U. of C
Lawrence A.kimpton
Kenwood
Kimpion
Julian Levi
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Elmer W. Donahue
Julia Abrahamson
Leon M. Despres
Irving Koppel
Three Men Indicted in Watsons Jewelry Robbery Case
Cook County grand jury indicted Gerald Smith Eugen French and Lawrence Northrup for the armed robbery of Watsons Jewelry Store at 1200 East 55th Street on April 13. One defendant was also linked to robberies at Model Camera and Tanenbaum Pharmacy on 55th Street last month. Detectives from Burnside district arrested the suspects after a jewelry store owner reported suspicious men in a car.
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Cook County
Grand Jury
Watson’s
E. 55Th
Tanenbaum Pharmacy
Gerald Smith
Ada
Eugen French
Lafayette
Lawrence Northrup
South Parkway
Burnside
79Th Street
Substantial Four and Five Bedroom Homes Proposed in Hyde Park Plan
A University of Chicago committee proposes substantial four and five bedroom houses in Hyde Park under Project A. Designed by Harry Weese, costs range from 27000 to 36000 dollars per unit with private financing options including down payments and 20 year mortgages. The plan would have the university acquire land and rent to purchasers, ensuring an institutional security while avoiding university subsidies.
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Hyde Park
University of Chicago
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Blackstone St
Herald
Goldman
James C. Downs, Jr
D. E. Mackelmann
City of
Chicago
J. Ross Humphreys
Herman O. Walther
L. W. Porter
Edward J. Stokes
Harry C. Gibson
Byron Sistler
Watson
Harry Weese
Walter J. Blum
E. 48Th
Simpson
Woodlawn Avenue
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