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Outer Drive construction begins amid lakefront dispute
Construction starts on Outer Drive from 47th to 53rd and along Cornell Drive. Alderman Claude W. B. Holman and trustees sue to reclaim Chicago Beach Drive in front of the 50th on the Lake Motel for use as an East End Drive extension. motel owners contest the claim. Also, Despres leads opposition to a 150 foot Army microwave tower at the 55th Street Promontory. Park District approves, contending the Army may take land for national defense.
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47Th
53Rd
Cornell Drive
4Th Ward
Claude W. B. Holman
Chicago Beach Dr
Sanitary District
Nicholas J. Melas
East End
Stuart Perlman
Chicago Beach Drive
47Th Street
Holman
Lakefront
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Daniel Burnham Committee
Liir Ward
Leon M. Despres
E. 56Th
Army
55Th Street
Despres
Committee On Forestry
Park District
Neil Whitney