TRIP TO HYDE PARK

HISTORY  In 1853, Paul Cornell, a New York lawyer, bought 300 acres of property from 51 st street to 55 th street. Hyde park remained humble until two major events which consisted in the early 1890s. These two creations were the University of Chicago and the World’s Columbian Exposition of  Hyde park is known for the World’s Columbian Exposition of It triggered the construction of hundreds of both residential and commercial buildings all in Hyde Park. This fair opened up in May and lasted until October 30, Forty-six different nations competed in this fair, which was located in Jackson Park and on the Midway Plaisance on 630 acres.

FUN FACTS  Hyde Park does attract many visitors simply because of all the attractions that this neighborhood has. Many people go to Hyde Park to visit the museums, Smart Museum of Art and the Museum of Science and Industry. Many people also visit Hyde Park because of the amazing view that it has. Promontory Point, which is a man-made peninsula, has a terrific view of the city.

ATTRACTIONS  Hyde Park has several attractions that should be seen while visiting there, these include:  Court Theatre (Mostly classic plays)  Experimental Station (Restaurant)  The Fair Trader (Indian jewelry)  La Petite Folie (French Bistro)  Reva and David Logan Center for the Arts  Oriental Institute (Collection of antiquities)  Promontory Point (Good place for a picnic, with a wonderful view of the city)  Smart Museum of Art  Museum of Science and Industry

PROMONTORY POINT

DEMOGRAPHICS  Hyde Park is demographically one of the most diverse neighborhoods in Chicago. As a whole, 46.7% of residents identify as White, 30.4% African American, 12.4% Asian American, 6.3% Hispanic, and 4.1% of other races or of more than one race. (Paral, Rob. "Chicago Demographics Data". Retrieved 12 June 2012.) Even though Hyde Park is majorly diverse, the distribution of wealth is majorly stratified. North of 55 th street is almost 100% made up of African American residents living in low income housing. South of 55 th street is made up of apartments and housing suitable for college students attending the University of Chicago. Before the 1940s Hyde Park was a well-to-do white neighborhood where the elite migrated to in order to escape the busy city. During the 1960s, Chicago experienced white flight, so when new races stepped in to try to make a home. This influx of other races created a community with many stratified demographics."Chicago Demographics Data"

LOCATION  Hyde park is located far south of Chicago. In order to get from Lake shore campus to Hyde Park, we had to ride the redline almost the entire length south. The Garfield stop on the redline is a few miles walk to get to Hyde Park. We had to walk through one of the most run down urban areas I have witnessed in person, with human beings walking around like zombies. On our way to Promotory point, we saw extremely stratified communities. Each block that we walked past had a different environment. You would go from food deserts with only KFC and 7-11 to walking past large University of Chicago soccer fields and marvelous structures. Since it is typically so dangerous to walk around in these rough urban areas, it makes it hard for Chicagoans to want to visit or walk around in Hyde Park.

PERSONALITY  Diversity is the only word to describe the personality of Hyde Park. University of Chicago students have pride in their school and tend to eat at the many Asian and African American style restaurants on 55 th street. There were many karate schools and self-defense classes being held, where you could walk down the street and see a class training together. At Promontory point, there were many residents walking their dogs and riding bicycles. Even though there are some of the most terrifying neighborhoods in Chicago surrounding Hyde Park, the residents still do all that they can to make their community work.

SMART MUSEUM OF ART

GROUP PICTURE

OUR VIEW FROM PROMONTORY POINT

UNIQUE ABOUT HYDE PARK

GROUP: MADISON JUANA TYLER DANTE