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Newspaper
Hyde Park Herald
Location
Hyde Park, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 30, 1973
Page
5
A Hyde Park resident reflects on decades of urban renewal, noting mixed outcomes from razing blighted blocks to rebuilding Meadows. He recalls unintended effects like one way streets, nonuniform housing, and lasting land-use disagreements, urging balanced view before condemnation.
In Hyde Park, critics note private schools boast vast equipment, yet public education remains at risk if communities fail to support it. The piece recalls 1950s urban renewal ruins like Misery Manor and Cockroach Castle, once part of Chicago land clearance, highlighting evolving attitudes among private school parents toward justification.
In memories of the 55th and Lake Park area near The Wharf, residents recall a street once marked by stale liquor and empty stores. Helaine Billings is cited as a longtime neighbor who helped sustain a community through postwar renewal, block clubs, cleanups, and vigilant building oversight while preserving a sense of neighborhood belonging.
The Kenwood girls swim team, one of the few in Chicago Public High Schools, asks for due acknowledgement of their efforts. Members Debbie Alver Robin Chardon Mary Kelly Jean Mishima Britt Nordin Lauren Pry Linda Roberts Nancy Roberts Deborah Sax Sarah Storing report undefeated status and pride in the program.
Congressman Ralph Metcalfe will chair an open public hearing on the Nixon administration budget cuts at St Ambrose School 1012 E 47th St on June 2 at 1 p.m. The Southside Coalition Against the Nixon Budget Cuts sponsors the event focusing on Day Care Education Health Care Housing and Community Development with an expert witness providing oral and written testimony on each area.
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