Designed to Dazzle & Delight: Chicago’s 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park with historian Julia Bachrach
Statue of the Republic, Jackson Park (photo by Julia Bachrach) THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19TH • 4:30PM-5:45PM Renowned landscape architect Frederick Law Olmsted was unimpressed when he first laid eyes on what would become Chicago’s South [...]
From Swamps to Parks: Building Chicago’s Public Spaces
The Museum of Science and Industry was built as the Palace of Fine Arts for the World’s Columbian Exposition. This photograph documents the building’s construction, circa 1892. Photograph by C.D. Arnold. Chicago Public Library, C.D. Arnold [...]
Recruiting for New HPHS Board Members
On November 6, 2020, the Hyde Park Historical Society (HPHS) will hold an election of Officers and Board Members for the 2-year term: 2021 & 2022. Our plan is to submit the slate of Officers [...]
Hyde Park Book Club: Monday, October 19, 2020
Hyde Park Book Club Monday, October 19, 2020 7:30pm Discussions with: Carlo Rotella, author of: The World is Always Coming to an End Pulling together and apart in a Chicago neighborhood All are welcome! Hyde Park Historical [...]
Hyde Park Book Club: Monday, November 16, 2020
Hyde Park Book Club Monday, November 16, 2020 7:30pm Via Zoom Discussions with: Peter M. Ascoli author of: Julius Rosenwald: The Man Who Built Sears, Roebuck and Advanced the Cause of Black Education in the American [...]