The Hyde Park Historical Society is a not-for-profit organization founded in 1975 to record, preserve, and promote public interest in the history of Hyde Park. The Headquarters are located in an 1893 restored cable car station in Chicago’s historic Hyde Park neighborhood.
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Save the Date:
“Hairy Who and The Chicago Imagists” Film
Date: October 13, 2026
Time: 7pm
Location: Hyde Park Historical Society
A vivid portrait of a groundbreaking moment in Chicago’s art history. Through rare archival footage, interviews, and music, the film traces how a group of artists transformed the city’s cultural landscape with their bold, unconventional approaches. Both energetic and insightful, the documentary reveals the community, humor, and independence that continue to define their enduring legacy.
Join the HPHS at our headquarters on November 11 at 7pm for a book event with Zayd Ayers Dorhn and his new book Dangerous, Dirty, Violent, and Young: A Fugitive Family in the Revolutionary Underground .
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