Significance of Jackson Park and the attack on Chicago’s open spaces
A strong editorial condemns the Jackson Park destruction as an attack on Chicago culture and urban ideals. It links the park loss to a political drive for an $8 million public works contract, asserting control by party and city leaders and warning of further erosion of lakefronts and trees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jackson Park
Chicago
University of Chicago
School of Architecture
Richardson, Sullivan, Wright
Sasaki
Illinois
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Burnham Park
Oodlawn
67Th
Stony Island
Park
Lake Michigan
Lincoln Park
Chicago Herald remands Burnham plan in wake of public works
The piece praises civic leaders and citizens who defended Chicago for a viable city and a resurgent metropolis despite the Commercial Club's silence in 1965. It lauds the Burnham Committee and community organizations for speaking up against obscuring bond issues and public works contracts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Business Area
North Lake Shore Drive
Commercial Club
Lyman Gage
Edward Eagle Brown
Chicago
Daniel Burnham Committee
City Tree Care Rules and Community Planting Efforts
Parkways remain public property with owner duties to aid maintenance. Permits required to remove or plant parkway trees. Bureau of Forestry handles planting and inspections, especially for elms and Dutch elm disease. Alderman Despres coordinates outreach, surveys, and permits. community groups have aided large plantings and ongoing care guidance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bureau of Forestry
Parkway
Garden Committee
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Committee On Community Appearance
Forestry
Hyde Park
Fifth Ward
Leon Despres
City Hall
Reader letter criticizes Alderman on Hyde Park high school plan
A Hyde Park-Kenwood letter denounces an Alderman for biased analysis of a proposed campus high school. The writers dispute his conclusions, demand objective data, and warn of a drift toward a segregated ghetto campus if the plan proceeds, urging fuller evidence of integration and community impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hyde Park-Kenwood
Hyde
Willis
Hyde Park
Kenwood
Open Letter to Alderman Despres on Hyde Park High School Issue
A reader expresses disappointment with Alderman Despres essay in the Hyde Park Herald and urges a more reasoned factual presentation. The letter cites disagreement on the high school problem and requests a stronger case.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alderman Despres
Mr. Despres
Hyde Park Herald
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Despres
Eis
Bruce Sagan
Florence Goold
Mary Louise Stouffer
Jean Garner Jacobs
Vena Skolnick
Howard Neumann
Ralph Wellston
Fred Fuller Bennett
Clarence P. Dresser
Hyde Park Herald Inc
Harper
Telephone Midway
Post Office
Ill
By Lee Botts
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