Hyde Park Neighborhood
| Title | Hyde Park Neighborhood |
| View | Urban Renewal 5 |
| Series | VII: Chicago Maroon |
| Description | Children at the Constitution Apartments at 6043-6045 S. Woodlawn Avenue. Their parents, who were tenants, were told to vacate by the City of Chicago, which sought to demolish the building and sell the property to the University of Chicago. Frederika Blankner, the owner, filed suit 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 | Tenants | Apartment houses | Demolition | Urban renewal |
| Photographer | Gold, Ben |
| Photograph Date | 1968-10-09 |
| Physical Format | Photographic prints; 16.9 x 11.4 cm |
| Location | Chicago, Illinois |
| Collection | Archival Photographic Files |
| Repository | University of Chicago Library, Special Collections Research Center |
| Rights and Reproductions | Copyright held by Chicago Maroon |
| Image Identifier | apf7-05258 |
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