Ruling Reclassifies Hyde Park Coach Houses as Single Family Homes
Hyde Park Kenwood area coachhouses moved to single family residence status with attached garages. The city codes now accept standard plaster wall and 800 square foot garage as meeting fire separation requirements, enabling permits for major improvements. The change follows a request by Eleanor White for Kenwood owners seeking costlier separations to be avoided.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eleanor White
Woodlawn
Kenwood
Kiwanis Peanut Sale Supports Hyde Park Youth
Hyde Park Kiwanis plans peanut sales at major intersections Friday Sept 25 and Sept 27 to aid local youth groups. Winston Kennedy says funds stay in the community benefiting the Hyde Park Neighborhood Club YMCA and Boy Scout troops. Last year the drive raised over $300. volunteers like Mrs. Gustav Breslauer guard corners from dawn to dark wearing red ponchos and overseas hats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kiwanis
Hyde Park
Winston E. Kennedy
Kiwanis Club
Gustav Breslauer
E. 55Th
Hyde Park Kiwanis Club
Lake Shore Drive
Candidates jockey for position in 23rd District Democratic primary
Timuel Black Jr weighs a run for the 23rd State Legislative District as incumbents Abner Mikva and Robert Mann plan re election. Gumbel backs by Claude Holman. Black seeks support from government reform groups and independent Negro representation amid a pending remapping. If not law by January, all state representative candidates face the same field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timuel Black, Jr
Ellis
Abner J. Mikva
Kenwood
Robert Mann
Harper
Claude W. B. Holman
Chicago Beach
Richard Gumbel, Jr
Mikva
Mann
Gumbel
Black
The
Negro political action conference targets Chicago wards and districts
Timuel Black and other leaders plan a two day conference October 5 6 at Kellogg Center for Continuing Education to boost Negro representation and electoral participation in the 23rd state representative district and the 5th aldermanic wards. Organizing aims include mapping wards state districts and congressional districts for targeted action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timuel Black
Kellogg Center For
Chicago
Sth
Michael Binyon
E. 55Th
Sam Ackerman
Rochdale Pl
Charles Fischer
Madison Pl
Hyde Park Kenwood street closings cut traffic routes
The Department of Urban Renewal will close five Hyde Park Kenwood streets to traffic with cul de sacs to speed renewal. Streets include 52nd east of Kimbark and 54th east of Kimbark among others. The DUR plans $100000 in Hyde Park Kenwood work over six months and 53rd Street will be widened or repurposed to support a new parking area for the Chicago College of Osteopathy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Parker
Department of Urban Renewal
52Nd
Kimbark
Maryland
54Th Pt
Kenwood
54Th
Kruger
Bureau of Traffic
DAR
4Th
Sth
Hyde Park-Kenwood
DUR
Murray School
Board of Education
Reavis
E. 50Th
Cottage Grove
Drexel
Four Die in Lake Tragedy Near 51st Street
A water rescue on Lake near 51st Street ended when tow lines from a coast guard boat broke. The White Spot craft capsized in bitter cold water as small craft warnings remained in effect. Photo by Nancy Hays.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coast Guard
Nancy Hays
James Crouch
Prairie District
Also Mentioned on This Page
Hyde Park Coach Houses
James Hibben
Hyde Park- Kenwood
Bernard Ellis
Hibben
Midway
23Rd State
46Th St
Kerner
Don Kruger
53Rd St
Ingleside
Chicago College of
Osteopathy
53Rd
Ingleside and
Lake
Lake Michigan
Caroline Shumard
Ted Chipianitis
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