Title | Hyde Park Neighborhood |
View | Urban Renewal 1 |
Series | VII: Chicago Maroon |
Description | Child standing in rubble at the former Constitution Apartments at 6043-6045 S. Woodlawn Avenue. Frederika Blankner, the building's owner, filed suit against the City of Chicago to stop demolition, but lost a seven-year court battle that reached the U.S. Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals. The structure was torn down July 23, 1975. |
Subject Terms | Blankner, Frederika, 1901-1989 | Children | Demolition | Construction and demolition debris | Urban renewal |
Photographer | Vail, John |
Photograph Date | 1975-07 |
Physical Format | Photographic prints; 14.7 x 22.1 cm |
Location | Chicago, Illinois |
Citation | Chicago Maroon, September 23, 1993, p. 80 |
Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
Rights and Reproductions | Copyright held by Chicago Maroon |
Image Identifier | apf7-05254 |
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