An Afternoon Outing with the Hyde Park Historical Society
Our destination: the two inns restored by the late Dev Bowly (a founder and longtime supporter of the historical society). The area has long been a second-home mecca for Hyde Parkers, including many University of Chicago faculty members.
ETHAN MICHAELI Author of: The Defender: How the Legendary Black Newspaper Changed America
Giving voice to the voiceless, the Chicago Defender condemned Jim Crow, catalyzed the Great Migration, and focused the electoral power of black America.
ORAL HISTORY PROGRAM: "HYDE PARK-KENWOOD STORIES THEN AND NOW"
Do you remember the Hyde Park Y.M.C.A. or the old Harper Theatre? Did you shop at the Hyde Park Co-op or at Breslauer’s Department Store? Do you remember dining in restaurants in the old Harper Court Shopping Center?