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Hyde Park (Chicago, Illinois)
Community Area 41 - Hyde Park
Chicago Community Area 41 - Hyde Park
Location within the city of Chicago
Latitude
Longitude		 41°48′N, 87°35.4′W
Neighborhoods
  • Hyde Park
ZIP Code parts of 60615, 60637
Area 4. The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Latitude, usually denoted symbolically by the Greek letter phi ( Φ) gives the location of a place on Earth (or other planetary body north or south of the Longitude (ˈlɒndʒɪˌtjuːd or ˈlɒŋgɪˌtjuːd symbolized by the Greek character Lambda (λ is the east-west Geographic coordinate measurement A neighbourhood or neighborhood (see spelling differences) is a geographically localised Community within a larger City, Town or The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 27 km² (1. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 65 mi²)
Population (2000)
Density		 29,920 (up 4. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. In Biology a population is the collection of inter-breeding organisms of a particular Species; in Sociology The density of a material is defined as its Mass per unit Volume: \rho = \frac{m}{V} Different materials usually have different 51% from 1990)
7,001. 3 /km²
Demographics White
Black
Hispanic
Asian
Other		 43. Demographics or demographic data refers to selected population characteristics as used in government Marketing or opinion research or the Demographic profiles 5%
37. 7%
4. 11%
11. 3%
3. 39%
Median household income $44,142
Source: U. Household income is a measure of current private income commonly used by the United States government and private institutions S. Census, Record Information Services
This article is about the Chicago community area. For the former Cook County, IL township, see Hyde Park Township, Cook County, Illinois. For other uses, see Hyde Park.

Hyde Park, located on the South Side of Chicago, in Cook County, Illinois, United States and seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop, is a Chicago neighborhood and one of 77 Chicago community areas. Chicago (ʃɪˈkɑːgoʊ is the largest City by population in the state of Illinois and the American Midwest of the United States. Cook County is a county in the US state of Illinois. It is the second most populous county in the United States after Los Angeles The State of Illinois ( roughly ill-i-NOY is a state of the United States of America, the 21st to be admitted to the Union. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Population According to the 2000 Census, 16388 people live in the Loop The City of Chicago is divided into seventy-seven community areas. It is home to the University of Chicago, the Hyde Park Art Center, the Museum of Science and Industry, the Oriental Institute and The Renaissance Society. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI is located in Chicago, Illinois in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to The Oriental Institute ( OI) established in 1919, is the University of Chicago 's Archeology Museum and research center for ancient The Renaissance Society is a non-collecting museum founded in 1915 to encourage the growth and understanding of contemporary art It is formerly the name of a Township that included numerous other neighborhoods that have all been annexed by the city of Chicago.

Hyde Park was founded by Paul Cornell in the 1850s near the Illinois Central Railroad south of Chicago. The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes In 1861, the Hyde Park Township was incorporated, extending from 39th to 63rd Streets. The southern border was later extended as far as 138th Street. The community was organized as a township and was independent of Chicago until 1889. A civil township is a widely used unit of Local government in the United States, subordinate to a county. [1] As a township, the 1889 Hyde Park stretched from 39th Street south to 138th Street and as far west as State Street; but as a 21st century neighborhood, its definition has shrunk to a core area grouped closely around Cornell's development on 53rd Street and the lakefront. A township (or Municipality) is a settlement which has the status and powers of a unit of local government Today, the name Hyde Park is officially applied to the neighborhood from 51st Street ("Hyde Park Blvd. ") to the neighborhood around Midway Plaisance Blvd. or simply "The Midway" (between 59th and 60th)[1] The neighborhood's eastern boundary is Lake Michigan and its western boundary is Washington Park. The Midway Plaisance, also known locally as the Midway, is a mile-long linear Park on the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois

Some consider Hyde Park to include the area between 47th and 51st Streets ("E. Hyde Park Blvd. "),[2] although this area is actually the south half of the Kenwood neighborhood. Notable residents Notable Kenwood residents have included Muhammad Ali Bill Ayers Louis Farrakhan More often, the area encompassing Hyde Park and South Kenwood is referred to as "Hyde Park-Kenwood. "

The Hyde Park Herald, a local newspaper, has covered neighborhood news since 1882. The Hyde Park Herald is a weekly Newspaper that serves the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago Illinois.

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History (Hyde Park)

Paul Cornell, a successful businessman, real-estate speculator, and abolitionist, purchased 300 acres (1. Abolitionism was a political movement of the 18th and 19th century which sought to make Slavery illegal particularly in the United States and British West Indies 2 km²) of land between 51st and 55th Streets along the Lake Michigan lakefront and the Illinois Central Railroad in the 1850s,[3] with the hope of attracting other Chicago businessmen and their families to the area. Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The Illinois Central, sometimes called the Main Line of Mid-America, was a railroad carrier in the central United States, with its primary routes Some of Cornell's associates, including the sheriff, used their houses in Hyde Park as stops on the underground railroad. The Underground Railroad was an informal network of secret routes and Safe houses used by 19th century Black slaves in the United States The neighborhood was seven miles (11 km) south of downtown Chicago, and enjoyed weather tempered by Lake Michigan; cooler in the summer and warmer in the winter. Cornell parceled out the land and successfully negotiated for a rail depot at 53rd St to lure guests to The Hyde Park House, a hotel he built to serve as the neighborhood's social epicenter. [3] The hotel served as the popular focal point of most community activity from the 1850s until it burned in an 1879 fire. It was visited by popular and well-to-do guests, including the newly widowed Mary Todd Lincoln. Mary Ann Todd Lincoln ( December 13, 1818 &ndash July 16, 1882) was the wife of the 16th President of the United States, Abraham In 1917, a new structure was erected on the site of the hotel. It is now a condominium building called the Hampton House. The Hampton House is a residential Condominium located in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago, Illinois on the property that once housed

In the early 1890s, with the founding of The University of Chicago by John D. Rockefeller, Hyde Park began to make its mark. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. John Davison Rockefeller ( July 8, 1839 &ndash May 23, 1937) was an American Industrialist and philanthropist In 1893, Hyde Park hosted the World's Columbian Exposition. The World's Columbian Exposition (also called The Chicago World's Fair) a World's Fair, was held in Chicago in 1893 to celebrate the 400th anniversary While the fair covered hundreds of acres, the only structure left today is Charles Atwood's Palace of Fine Arts, which has since been converted into Chicago's Museum of Science and Industry. The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI is located in Chicago, Illinois in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI is located in Chicago, Illinois in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to

The Hyde Park Bank
The Hyde Park Bank

The University of Chicago, with leadership from William Rainey Harper, its first president, and large financial contributions from John D. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. William Rainey Harper ( July 26, 1856 – January 10, 1906) was a noted academic who helped to organize the University of Chicago Rockefeller, quickly became one of the nation's best universities. It has since grown to become a highly-prestigious research university that has had over 80 Nobel prize winners associated with it. The University of Chicago continues to dominate the neighborhood physically and politically.

By the 1930s, Hyde Park was prospering as a popular hotel and resort area boasting over 100 hotels, including a dozen elaborate structures on the lakefront. [3] By the 1940s, following the Depression and during the war, some of these hotels began to cater to a less affluent and transient population. [3] Many were later converted to apartment and condominium buildings. A thriving artists' colony on 57th Street led to the founding of the 57th Street Art Fair in 1948, which continues as Chicago's oldest juried art fair. The 57th Street Art Fair is Chicago 's oldest juried art fair [4]

By the 1950s, Hyde Park was suffering from the economic decline that was affecting much of the South Side -- a decline that began during and after World War I, with the Great Migration of African-Americans from the southern to the northern states. World War I (abbreviated WWI; also known as the First World War, the Great War, and the War to End All See also Second Great Migration (African American The Great Migration was the movement of approximately seven million African-Americans out of the African Americans or Black Americans are citizens or residents of the United States who have origins in any of the black populations of Africa Large numbers of these migrants, traveling to Chicago, settled in Hyde Park, which then offered inexpensive but substandard housing. The result was the University of Chicago's controversial sponsorship of one of the largest urban-renewal plans in the nation, organized via the Hyde Park-Kenwood Community Conference, with the goal of creating an "interracial community of high standards. "

In the 1960s, as a result of the project, Hyde Park's average income soared by 70%, but its Black population fell by 40%, since the substandard housing for poorer Blacks and other minorities had been purchased, torn down, and replaced, and these residents could not afford to remain in the newly-rehabilitated areas. On the other hand, middle-class Blacks were offered increased opportunities for employment and home-ownership. The project meant that Hyde Park did not experience the same economic depression that occurred in neighboring areas, such as Woodlawn, Washington Park, and Oakland. Also, it ensured that it remained a very racially-diverse neighborhood.

Hyde Park hosts 1700 East 56th Street the tallest building in Chicago south of 13th Street.
Hyde Park hosts 1700 East 56th Street the tallest building in Chicago south of 13th Street.

Notable residents

Notable Hyde Park residents have included:

The neighborhood has also produced three U. Elijah Muhammad (born Elijah Poole, October 7 1897 - February 25 1975) is notable for his leadership of the Black Muslims Biography Early life Cassius Clay Jr was born on January 17 1942 Saul Bellow, born Solomon Bellows ( June 10, 1915 – April 5, 2005) was an acclaimed Canadian -born American Clarence Seward Darrow ( April 18, 1857 – March 13, 1938) was an American Lawyer and leading member of the American Bernardine Rae Dohrn ( Née Ohrnstein born January 12, 1942) is an American former leader of the 1969–1980 radical organization Weather Underground Marshall Field ( August 18, 1834 - January 16, 1906) was founder of Marshall Field and Company, the Chicago -based Department Hugh Marston Hefner (born April 9 1926 is an American Magazine Publisher, and best known as the editor-in-chief of Playboy magazine Mahalia Jackson (October 26 1911 In 1929 Jackson met the composer Thomas A Swami Vivekananda (স্বামী বিবেকানন্দ Shami Bibekānondo; स्वामी विवेकानन्द Svāmi Vivekānanda) ( Sister Toldja (born 1984 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Blogger noted for her social commentary and satirical wit Harold Washington ( April 15 1922 – November 25 1987) was an American Lawyer and Politician who became the Jody Watley (born January 30, 1959 in Chicago, Illinois) is an American Singer, Songwriter, Record Gilbert Fowler White ( November 26, 1911 in Chicago – October 5, 2006 in Boulder Colorado) was a prominent American For the film see White Zombie (film White Zombie was an American Heavy metal band named after the 1932 film of the same Louis Farrakhan (born Louis Eugene Walcott, May 11, 1933) is the Supreme Minister of the Nation of Islam as the National Representative S. Senators: Paul Douglas, Carol Moseley Braun, and Barack Obama. Paul Howard Douglas (March 26 1892 &ndash September 24 1976 was an American politician and University of Chicago economist. Carol Elizabeth Moseley Braun (born August 16, 1947) is an American Politician and Lawyer who represented Illinois in the The neighborhood contains buildings designed by such famous architects as Eero Saarinen, I.M. Pei, Mies van der Rohe, Rafael Vinoly, and Frank Lloyd Wright. Eero Saarinen (eːro saːrinen (August 20 1910 Kirkkonummi, Finland – September 1 1961 Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States) was Ieoh Ming Pei ( (b April 26, 1917) commonly known by his initials I Ludwig Mies van der Rohe (ˈlʊdvɪç miːs faːn dɛʀ ˈʀoːɐ born Maria Ludwig Michael Mies ( March 27, 1886 &ndash August 17, 1969 Rafael Viñoly (b 1944) is an Uruguayan-born Architect living in the United States Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who

Institutions

The University of Chicago seen from Cornell Street.
The University of Chicago seen from Cornell Street. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago.

Hyde Park is home to a number of higher education institutions:

Location and transportation

Bus Nr. 6 (Jackson Park Express)
Bus Nr. 6 (Jackson Park Express)

Hyde Park is generally defined as bordered by Cottage Grove Avenue on the west, 51st Street (also known as East Hyde Park Boulevard) on the north, 59th street on the south, and the Lake Michigan shoreline on the east. Jackson Park may refer to one of the following locations in the United States and Canada Jackson Park (Chicago, Illinois Lake Michigan is one of the five Great Lakes of North America, and the only one located entirely within the United States. The area between 47th Street and 51st Street is sometimes considered a part of Hyde Park, but it is actually the southern half of the Kenwood neighborhood. Notable residents Notable Kenwood residents have included Muhammad Ali Bill Ayers Louis Farrakhan

The neighborhood is connected to the rest of the city by both Chicago Transit Authority and Metra transportation services. Chicago Transit Authority, also known as CTA, is the operator of mass transit within the City of Chicago, Illinois. Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois CTA bus services include:

In addition to these standard services, CTA provides six routes paid for by the University of Chicago:

These buses allow transfers to Red and Green Line trains to the Loop or provide direct express service to downtown. The Red Line (Howard-Dan Ryan Service is a heavy rail line in Chicago, run by the Chicago Transit Authority (CTA as part of the Chicago 'L' system The Green Line (Lake-Englewood & Lake-Jackson Park Services is part of the CTA Rapid transit system known as the Chicago 'L'. Metra's Electric District line, located on the former Illinois Central, has several stops in Hyde Park and provides service to downtown by way of the Millennium Station. The Metra Electric Line ( ME) is an electrified Commuter rail line owned and operated by Metra, connecting Millennium Station (formerly Millennium Station (formerly Randolph Street Terminal; sometimes called Randolph Street Station or Randolph/South Water Street Station) is a major South Shore Line trains stop at the 55th-56th-57th Street Station and provide service to Indiana. History Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway The oldest predecessor of the line was the Chicago and Indiana Air Line Railway, chartered on December 2 The 57th Street Station is a Commuter rail station within the city of Chicago that serves the Metra Electric Line north to Millennium Station The State of Indiana ( was the 19th US state admitted into the union Hyde Park is also one of over 20 neighborhoods containing an I-GO Car. I-GO is a Chicago -based Not-for-profit Car sharing organization

Layout

Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright
Robie House, designed by Frank Lloyd Wright

The even numbered streets in Hyde Park (e. The Frederick C Robie House or simply the Robie House is a US Frank Lloyd Wright (June 8 1867 &ndash April 9 1959 was an American (of Welsh descent Architect, Interior designer, Writer, and educator who g. , 52nd, 54th, etc. ) are almost exclusively residential. 51st, 53rd, 55th, and 57th streets contain the largest number of businesses.

53rd Street, Hyde Park's oldest shopping district, is lined with many inexpensive restaurants, frequently offering take-out, and small businesses between Woodlawn to the west and Lake Park to the east. 53rd also features a recently-constructed Border's Bookstore. A small-business-oriented shopping center, Harper Court, extends north of 53rd Street along Harper Ave. It includes a wide variety of shops, from Dr. Wax (a record store), Hyde Park Pets, and the Dixie Kitchen and Bait Shop, a popular restaurant serving southern/Cajun food. A Farmers' Market is held on Harper Court in the summers. Farmers' markets, sometimes called greenmarkets, are Markets usually held out-of-doors in public spaces where Farmers can sell produce

Promontory Point extends out into Lake Michigan at 55th street. A Short History of the Point Revetment Much of Chicago's lakefront is landfill Promontory Point extends far enough east into the lake that it provides spectacular views of both the Downtown Skyline to the north and the South Chicago and Northwest Indiana skyline to the south. It is a popular place to watch summertime fireworks displays from Navy Pier to the north, especially for Independence Day. Navy Pier is a long Pier on the Chicago shoreline of Lake Michigan. "The Point", as it is affectionately known, sits on Chicago Park District land and like most of Chicago's lakefront park land, it is popular with hikers, bikers, joggers, runners, sunbathers, picnickers, and adventurous swimmers. The Chicago Park District is the oldest and (financially largest Park district in the U Many residents of Hyde Park and fans of the point show their pride by putting bumper stickers on their cars, bikes, skateboards, etc. that simply read "Save the Point. " These indicate opposition to the concrete seawall proposed by the Army Corps of Engineers for The Point and the neighboring 57th St. A seawall is a form of hard and strong Coastal defence constructed on the inland part of a Coast to reduce the effects of strong Waves. Members of the "Save the Point" campaign prefer a limestone seawall, as currently exists.

The south east corner of Hyde Park contains the northern end of Jackson Park upon which sits the Museum of Science and Industry, a remnant of the Columbian Exposition. Jackson Park is a 500 acre (2 km² park on Chicago 's South Side officially located at 6401 S Adjacent to the Museum is a large park containing a small Japanese garden. The Midway, running from Stony Island Avenue to Cottage Grove Ave connects Jackson Park to Washington Park. The Midway Plaisance, also known locally as the Midway, is a mile-long linear Park on the South Side of the city of Chicago, Illinois Stony Island Avenue is a major thoroughfare on South Side of the city of Chicago, designated 1600 E in Chicago's street numbering system. See also Washington Park Chicago Washington Park is a 372 acre (1

Between the lake and the Metra tracks on 55th street is a series of Asian restaurants, serving Thai, Japanese, Korean, and Middle Eastern cuisine. To the west of the Metra line between 54th and 55th streets lies the Hyde Park Shopping Center. The shopping center is anchored by the Treasure Island grocery store. Prior to Treasure Island, the space was occupied by the Hyde Park Co-Op grocery store, which shut down due to financial difficulties in early 2008. The Hyde Park Shopping Center also includes a Walgreens, an Ace Hardware, an Office Max, a Potbelly Sandwich Works, The Bonjour bakery and outdoor cafe, and an upscale French restaurant, "La Petite Folie. Walgreen Co ( d/b/a Walgreens (without an Apostrophe) is a leading Pharmacy chain, mail service and pharmacy benefit manager Ace Hardware Corp, based in Oak Brook, Illinois, United States is a hardware cooperative that was created in 1924 by Richard Hesse OfficeMax ( is an office supplies retailer founded in 1988 and headquartered in Naperville Illinois. Potbelly Sandwich Works is a chain of fast casual restaurants that sells Submarine sandwiches in the United States. " Across from the shopping center on 55th Street are located a dry cleaner, a computer store (Windy City Computer), a sandwich shop (Jimmy John's), and a small bank. Jimmy John's is a franchised sandwich restaurant owned by Jimmy John Liautaud

57th Street is noted for independent bookstores, including the South Side branch of Powell's, an antiquarian bookshop (O'Gara and Wilson's), and the general-readership branch of the Seminary Co-op Bookstore, known as "57th Street Books. Seminary Cooperative Bookstores Inc is a Cooperative Bookstore with three branches in the Chicago area " 57th Street also offers the Medici Restaurant and Bakery, Edwardo's Pizza, and the ancient Salonica Grill, along with small groceries, hairstylists, and dry cleaners. On the first weekend in June, the venerable 57th Street Art Fair takes up 57th Street between Kimbark and Kenwood Avenues. The 57th Street Art Fair is Chicago 's oldest juried art fair

Very few retailers operate west of Woodlawn. The neighborhood south of 57th Street and west of Woodlawn is dominated by the University of Chicago. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. North of 53rd Street the neighborhood is mainly residential.

The recently re-opened Hyde Park Art Center, located on Cornell Ave. The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago just north of 51st Street/E. Hyde Park Blvd. , is Chicago's oldest alternative exhibition space, with an on-site school and studio and an extensive outreach program.

Image gallery

Shops and restaurants on E 53rd Street

The Metra's station on E 53rd and S Lake Park Ave. Metra (officially known as the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation) is a Regional rail system that serves the city of Chicago Illinois

The courtyard of the Hyde Park Shopping Center

Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School

E 55th St. Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a small Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood and S. Everett Ave.

S South Shore Dr. and E 56th St.

Banks of Promontory Point

Museum of Science and Industry

The dollar store on E 55th St. A Short History of the Point Revetment Much of Chicago's lakefront is landfill The Museum of Science and Industry (MSI is located in Chicago, Illinois in Jackson Park, in the Hyde Park neighborhood adjacent to and S Cornell Ave.

Looking south toward Hyde Park from the shore of Lake Michigan

See also

External links

Notes

  1. ^ Google map of the area
  2. ^ Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce 2007-2008 Member Directory, Hyde Park Chamber of Commerce, pp. The University of Chicago is a Private university located principally in the Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago. The Chicago Children's Choir is a choral organization that is composed of children between the ages of 8 and 18 years of age The Hyde Park Art Center (HPAC is a visual arts organization and the oldest alternative exhibition space in the city of Chicago Akiba-Schechter Jewish Day School is a small Jewish day school in Chicago's Hyde Park neighborhood Seminary Cooperative Bookstores Inc is a Cooperative Bookstore with three branches in the Chicago area 32-33, 2007.
  3. ^ a b c d Eds. Grossman, James R. , Keating, Ann Durkin, and Reiff, Janice L. , 2004 The Encyclopedia of Chicago, p. 404. The University of Chicago Press, ISBN 0-226-31015-9
  4. ^ Julie Richman and Mary Louise Womer, Chicago's 57th Street Art Fair, 57th Street Art Fair Committee Publishers, 1997
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