Conservation Board OKs Renewal Plan for Hyde Park Kenwood
The Community Conservation Board approves a Preliminary Project Report for the Hyde Park Kenwood area and forwards it to the Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency. The plan outlines three new elementary schools 13.5 acres of parks expansion of 47th Street Cottage Grove and Lake Park routes a major shopping center at 55th and Lake Park and four new business centers. Hyde Park Kenwood was designated a legal conservation area on May 10 1956 after a public hearing.
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Hyde Park- Kenwood Conservation Area
Federal Housing and Home Finance Agency
Community Conservation Board
Hyde Park
Kenwood
47Th Street
Cottage Grove
South Lake Park
55Th
Lake Park
47Th
Woodlawn
48Th
Housing and Home Finance Agency
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Enrollments Don’t Rise As School Year Starts In Hyde Park
Hyde Park schools begin a new term with no boundary changes and modest enrollment. Shakespeare and Kozminski schools report smaller class sizes than last year, though one site doubles up in grades. Kozminski gains field space at George Williams Field for gym and recess, aiding 1,500 students. Community issues remain tied to Urban Renewal effects and neighborhood collaboration.
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Hyde Park
Cama Flnnetnatiane
Shakespeare School
E. 46Th
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Kozminski
George Williams
Enrollment Up at U of C Amid Housing Shortage
University of Chicago enrollment reached 5600 with undergraduates likely to reach 2000 this year, while housing remains tight. 55 undergraduate women lack beds as residence halls reach 2000 capacity and new dorm wings are delayed. Married student housing is strained with 201 applications and 400 families in prefabs or university apartments.
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Strozier
Jernberg Ends 12 Years As Bank President
Carl L. Jernberg retires as President of South Side Bank & Trust Company after 12 years. He will join Chatham Bank of Chicago as Executive Vice President on September 15 and stay on as advisor and director. He previously led four Chicago banks and was an Illinois Bankers Association governor.
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Carl L. Jernberg
South Side Bank & Trust Company
Cottage Grove
Chatham Bank of Chicago
Jernberg
E. 50Th
South Side Bank
Chicago
The
Illinois Bankers Association
Merchants Urged to Contact LCC for Moving Claims
The Land Clearance Commission urges merchants displaced by Urban Renewal in Hyde Park to file itemized moving expense claims with Deputy Director Doyle. Reimbursement limits are up to $2000 for merchants and $100 for homeowners, with eligibility for expenses incurred after August 13. The process requires local agency determination and forwarding of claims.
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NL Wihilleeb
Doyle
the Herald
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Grace Hotchkiss
Kom
U of C
Robert M. Strozier
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Park
Morton M. Berman
Temple Sosiah Israel
Temple Choir
Andrew Folds
Berman
Rodfei
Zedek
Rodfei Zedek
Ralph Simon
Maurice Goldberg
Simon
Congregation Rodfei Zedek
Benjamin Daskal
God
Jacob J. Weinstein
K. A. M. Temple
E. 50Th St
Milton Matz
Max Janowski
Habonim Jewish Center
Congregation
Bernard Wechsberg
Manfred Levinson
So. Coles
Leopold Fleischer
53Rd St. House of Worship
Sinai Sinai Temple
S. Shore
S. A. Singer
Louis Mann
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