Groundbreaking noted for Kenwood town houses
Foundations on the northeast corner of 48th and Woodlawn have been poured but the formal groundbreaking occurred last Saturday. Attendees included Mrs. Lester Dugas and George Beadle, plus university and local business leaders. Rep. Noble Lee spoke against the open housing bill at a Springfield forum citing due process concerns, while Rep. Abner Mikva co sponsored the measure.
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48Th and
Woodlawn
Lester Dugas
Kenwood
Fair Housing Practices Commission
Illinois
House of Representatives
Hyde Park
Noble Lee
Springfield
Abner Mikva
Lee
American Civil Liberties Union
Mikva
John Marshall Law School
Kenwood Open House marks decade of integrated living
The Kenwood neighborhood hosts its tenth annual open house on May 19 with eight homes on tour starting at the Schaffner house. Volunteers highlight preserving old houses while inviting city residents to see integrated living, amid Kenwood’s dramatic change from pre renewal era.
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Wood
Kenwood
Schaffner House
Greenwood
Richard Walsh
Woodlawn
Ronald Jefferson
Yau Chun Wong
Madison Park
Kermit Mehlinger
Bruce Clorfene
Charles B. Genther
Peter Rossi
James Raha
Train Opens In Chicago Hospital Playroom
A new scale model freight train began service in the University of Chicago hospitals playroom for crippled children. The gift from the Chicago chapter of the National Association of Railway Business Women honors patient need with a hope for urban renewal and community support.
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University of Chicago Hospitals
Chicago
The
National Association of Railway Business Women
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University
University of Chicago
William Keck
Daniel Lieberman
Raymond Droege
Bridgewood Homes Corporation
Hyde Park-Ken
Nancy Hays
Dorchester
Herald
Murray School
53Rd and Kimbark Shoppin Center
Betsy Teal
Blackstone
Charles R. Goulet
Carl Petersen
Petersen
William J. Rogers
Lester Asher
John Palmer
E. 48Th
Arthur Rissman
E. Soth
Theodore Moran
John Branson
Edward O'Connell
E. 50Th
Elliot Knauer
Harry Kalven
John Arnold
Phil Neal
Charles Wren
Kimbark
David Erenberg
Marvin Brothman
James Bowman
Edward Toles
Louis Mitchell
Robert Landrum
Edsel Hudson
Arthur McCoo
Richard Younker
E. 49Th
Evanston
Sun-Times
Midway
Harper
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