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.
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.
Find the names of notable figures in South Side Black History. A fun activity for youth and adults.
Commission on Chicago Landmarks takes 1st step towards Promontory Point becoming a Chicago Landmark
See the Hyde Park Historical Society on WTTW’s “in Your Neighbor” section of Chicago Tonight on October 6, 2022
Photographer Arturo Gonzalez and helicopter pilot Felipe V from SummerSkyz shared these amazing photos with us of Promontory Point and Hyde Park from August 2022
One of the world’s most remarkable outdoor art treasures lies hidden in plain sight along Chicago’s Lake Michigan waterfront — carvings in the stone revetments that line the lakeshore, many of them spectacular, most by anonymous creators, and almost none of them noticed by the millions of people who enjoy the city’s unobstructed shore.
There's Art in Them Thar Revetments! A Zoom Talk with William Swislow on June 27, 2020