Hyde Park, Chicago
Hyde Park is a community area on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois. It is located on the shore of Lake Michigan seven miles (11 km) south of the Chicago Loop.[1]
Hyde Park is home to the University of Chicago, the Museum of Science and Industry, and two of Chicago's four historic sites listed in the original 1966 National Register of Historic Places (Chicago Pile-1, the world's first artificial nuclear reactor, and Robie House).
In the early 21st century, Hyde Park received national attention for its association with U.S. President Barack Obama, who before running for president, was a professor of law at the University of Chicago.
Hyde Park, Chicago Media
Engraving of the Hyde Park Water Works, 1882
In 1893, the World's Columbian Exposition was held in Hyde Park and Woodlawn.
The southwestern part of Hyde Park serves as the campus of the University of Chicago
Looking east along South Shore Drive near 55th St. in Hyde Park (aka East Hyde Park)
U.S. President Barack Obama has lived near Hyde Park for more than twenty years.
Nuclear Energy, a sculpture by Henry Moore marking the site of Chicago Pile-1, the world's first nuclear reactor.
A trail in Jackson Park
The courtyard of the Hyde Park Shopping Center
A diffraction spike over the Metra Electric District tracks at 53rd Street with East Park Towers and 5252 South Cornell in the foreground.
The University of Chicago as seen from the Midway Plaisance, a wide boulevard connecting Jackson Park and Washington Park.
References
- ↑ "Guides and Maps - Neighborhood Maps: Hyde Park and Bronzeville" (PDF). City of Chicago. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 26, 2012. Retrieved February 27, 2012.
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