Hyde Park church backs Lake Village plan for 47th Street renewal
The United Church of Hyde Park endorsed the Lake Village Associates development for the 47th Street urban renewal sites. Dr. Eugene Lutterbeck said the Lake Village plan better meets DUR criteria, offering varied housing and attracting white and Black families to maintain integration. The Lake Village proposal calls for 1007 units with two 39 story towers and multiple size buildings.
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United Church of
Hyde Park
Lake Village Associates
47Th Street
Eugene Lutterbeck
Kimbark
William Watkins
Maryland
Lutterbeck
Lake Village
Amalgamated Clothing Workers Union Group
Department of Urban Renewal
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Conservation Community Council
CCC
Edwin Rothschild
Blackstone
Fanely
Jackson Park road plans under review by city panels
Final Outer Drive plans between S3rd and 59th streets advance while a preservation group and Hyde Park-Kenwood committee seek fuller park details. The Burnham Committee asks the Department of Development and Planning for 53rd to 59th area plans and park work south of 59th before final road approvals.
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S3rd
59Th Streets
Burnham Committee
Department of Development and Planning
53Rd
59Th
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Johnson, Johnson and Roy
Jackson Park
Chicago
Hyde Park Forms Planning Committee To Limit High Rise Growth
About 300 residents ended a Windermere Hotel meeting by creating the Hyde Park Planning Committee led by co chairs Mrs. Barbara Tzur and Mrs. Joy Swater. The group will expand from East Hyde Park to all Hyde Park districts east and west of the Illinois Central tracks to coordinate with other community organizations and halt encroachment of high rise development along the lake front.
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Windermere
East Hyde Park
Hyde Park
Barbara Tzur
Joy Swater
Hyde Park Blvd
Illinois Central Tracks
Robert Mann
Harper
Bret Harte Pta
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Leon Despres
E. Soth
University of Chicago
Paul Berger
Everett
Draper and
Kramer
Kai Nebel
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Sai
Nobel
Harry Nachman
Rogers Park
Rothschild
Robert Gordon
Kimbark
Kenwood Oakland Community Organization
Ground breaking held for Augustana Lutheran Church building
The Augustana Lutheran Church held a groundbreaking ceremony with Mrs. Henry Benson assisting. Construction starts this week on a new edifice designed by Swil Bennett and Dart at Woodlawn and 55th Street, replacing the church destroyed by fire in 1963. The congregation walked from Bond Chapel to the site.
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Augustana Lutheran Church
Henry Benson
Swil Bennett and
Dart
Augustana
Bond Chapel
University of Chicago
Woodlawn
55Th Street
Israel Bonds festival marks 19th anniversary in Hyde Park
Rabbi Simon and Mrs. Swibel light 19 candles at Congregation Rodfei Zedek to honor Israel's 19th anniversary ahead of the Salute of Stars Festival May 14 at the Civic Opera House. Community leaders discussed planning, growth, and zoning issues amid Hyde Park Kenwood development pressures and preservation concerns.
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Ralph Simon
East End
Greater
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