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| ⚫ | The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. It is often regarded as one of three South Side upper-middle to upper class neighborhoods, the other two being Hyde Park to the direct north and Beverly, a little ways southwest.With innovative features such as: large front yard setbacks, lots 50 feet wide, underground utilities, and no alleys. The area takes its name from a ridge that formerly overlooked Jackson Park. Architectural styles represented in the district include: American Four Square, Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, Tudor, and Prairie School.The neighborhood is roughly bounded by East 67th Street to the north, East 71st Street to the south, Cregier (Named for former Chicago mayor) to the west and Euclid (named for the famed mathematician) to the east.The neighborhood is culdesaced with limited vehicular access Directly north of the neighborhood lies the 18-hole Jackson Park Golf Course, a part of the Chicago Park District's Jackson Park, the third largest park in the city and home of the 1893 Columbian World Exposition. To the south lies the former Illinois Central Railroad tracks, now operated by Metra rail's Electric Line of trains. To the east lies Jeffrey Boulevard and across that is the larger neighborhood of South Shore.The neighborhood was commissioned in the early 20th century. Its initial purpose was as a collection of model homes that would overlook the prized Jackson Park, which had hosted the World's Fair less than a decade prior. The neighborhood featured (and is still present) some of the most innovative concepts of the time, including large front yard setbacks, 50-foot lot widths, underground utilities, and no alleys. When Chicago annexed Hyde Park just in time for the 1890 census (to beat out Philadelphia as the second largest metro-area in the nation), the Highlands were left under governorship of the South Shore area.At the time of the Second World War, the neighborhood saw huge loss in residence and a destruction of the area was suggested. With the arrival of the 1970s, the neighborhood again began to rise as a major thoroughfare of South Side luxury. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. Houses now range from the $300,00 mark upwards to about $1.5 million.The district is very racially diverse compared to other section of south shore.Famous residents have included members of the Whitehall Family, Jesse Jackson, Ramsey Lewis, Bo Diddley, Enrico Fermi, Gale Sayers and Jim Montgomery. |
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=== Jackson Park === |
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[[Jackson Park (Chicago)|Jackson Park]] to the north of South Shore is a 500 acre (2 km²) park on [[Lake Michigan]] in the neighborhoods of [[Hyde Park, Chicago|Hyde Park]] and [[Woodlawn, Chicago|Woodlawn]],and boadering South Shore. |
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The land for Jackson Park was set aside in the 1870s. The area was originally a "rough, tangled stretch of bog and dune" until it was transformed by [[Frederick Law Olmsted]], the architect of [[New York City]]'s [[Central Park]]. |
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Jackson Park's moment in the sun was the 1893 [[World's Columbian Exposition]]. For this event, hundreds of acres of undeveloped park was turned into the spectacular, but temporary, [[Beaux-Arts architecture|Beaux-Arts]] "White City." |
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South Shore | |
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| Community Area 43 - South Shore | |
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| Location within the city of Chicago Location within the city of Chicago | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Cook |
| City | Chicago |
| Neighborhoods | list
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| Area | |
| • Total | 2.97 sq mi (7.69 km2) |
| Population (2000) | |
| • Total | 61,556 |
| • Density | 21,000/sq mi (8,000/km2) |
| population up 0.06% from 1990 | |
| Demographics | |
| • White | 1.14% |
| • Black | 95.5% |
| • Hispanic | 1.03% |
| • Asian | 0.14% |
| • Other | 1.18% |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (CST) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 60649 and parts of 60619, 60637 |
| Median income | $30,948 |
| Source: U.S. Census, Record Information Services | |
South Shore is one of 77 well-defined community areas of the City of Chicago, Illinois in the United States. A predominately black neighborhood located along Chicago's southern lakefront, it has become more diverse in recent years[citation needed]. It is a relatively stable and gentrifying neighborhood that has been long neglected. Notable residents of this neighborhood include rapper Kanye West and First Lady Michelle Obama.
The jewel of the neighborhood is the South Shore Cultural Center, previously The South Shore Country Club, which began as a lakefront retreat for the wealthiest of Chicago’s movers and shakers. Marshall and Fox, architects of the Drake, Blackstone, and Edgewater Beach Hotels, were hired to design an opulent, Mediterranean-style clubhouse for a membership that included Chicago's most prominent families. The grounds provided private stables and members-only beach, and golf course. Tennis, horseback riding, and skeet shooting were enjoyed by guests the likes of Jean Harlow, Will Rogers, and Amelia Earhart. Between the first and second World Wars, a housing boom brought a development of luxury cooperative apartments and mansions to the neighborhood surrounding the club. In 1974 the club held its last members-only event. Today, the Chicago Park District owns the property. It has been restored to its original design and is now open to the public. A major drawback to the South Shore and neighboring South Chicago neighborhoods is that they are one of the few remaining Chicago lakefront neighborhoods that lacks a fully publicly accessible neighborhood shoreline. There are lakefront gaps between the existing South Shore Cultural Center and Rainbow beach to its south. Even larger masses of lakefront land along the South Chicago neighborhood (at the abandoned USX Steel Mill) with their beautiful vistas of the city Lakefront and Chicago skyline are currently restricted to the public and not available for recreational enjoyment by the adjacent neighborhood residents. Presently, Chicago Lakeside Development proposed plans call for the completion of this southern portion of lakefront with the development of new parklands, beaches, and a continuous waterfront bicycle and jogging path that will link Calumet Park and Beach in the East Side neighborhood to the South Shore Cultural Center in South Shore. Completion of such a project would result in improved access to Chicago's southern Lakefront and connect it neighborhoods such as Hyde Park and Bronzeville to the north.
At the northern end of South Shore is the historic district Jackson Park Highlands which is one of Chicago's greatest examples of structural history and 19th-Century architecture, with an abundance of homes in the style of American Four-Square, Colonial Revival, and Renaissance Revival on suburban sized lots.
Located in the Bryn Mawr section of South Shore is the Allan Miller House located at 7121 South Paxton Avenue. Commissioned by advertising executive Allan Miller, this home is an excellent example of Prairie-style architecture. Built in 1915, it is Chicago’s only surviving building designed by John Van Bergen, a former member of Frank Lloyd Wright's architecture firm.
The South Shore community has experienced economic decline over the past decade and has not seen much new business growth within its neighborhood. Many new residents from many of the city's former public housing structures and from further south within the city has resided within South Shore because of its unique location and accessibility to major roadways such as Lake Shore Drive. Crime and gang-related activities continue to plague the community and safety remains to be a major concern amongst its residents. Though many mixed-use revitalization plans are being considered for both South Shore and the adjacent South Chicago neighborhoods of Chicago. Gentrification has yet to take root within this once dynamic neighborhood. As of this date, only Chicago Lakeside Development has been approved for this area.
Neighborhoods
The Jackson Park Highlands District is a historic district in the South Shore community area of Chicago, Illinois, USA. The district was built in 1905 by various architects. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. It is often regarded as one of three South Side upper-middle to upper class neighborhoods, the other two being Hyde Park to the direct north and Beverly, a little ways southwest.With innovative features such as: large front yard setbacks, lots 50 feet wide, underground utilities, and no alleys. The area takes its name from a ridge that formerly overlooked Jackson Park. Architectural styles represented in the district include: American Four Square, Classical Revival, Queen Anne, Dutch Colonial, Colonial Revival, Tudor, and Prairie School.The neighborhood is roughly bounded by East 67th Street to the north, East 71st Street to the south, Cregier (Named for former Chicago mayor) to the west and Euclid (named for the famed mathematician) to the east.The neighborhood is culdesaced with limited vehicular access Directly north of the neighborhood lies the 18-hole Jackson Park Golf Course, a part of the Chicago Park District's Jackson Park, the third largest park in the city and home of the 1893 Columbian World Exposition. To the south lies the former Illinois Central Railroad tracks, now operated by Metra rail's Electric Line of trains. To the east lies Jeffrey Boulevard and across that is the larger neighborhood of South Shore.The neighborhood was commissioned in the early 20th century. Its initial purpose was as a collection of model homes that would overlook the prized Jackson Park, which had hosted the World's Fair less than a decade prior. The neighborhood featured (and is still present) some of the most innovative concepts of the time, including large front yard setbacks, 50-foot lot widths, underground utilities, and no alleys. When Chicago annexed Hyde Park just in time for the 1890 census (to beat out Philadelphia as the second largest metro-area in the nation), the Highlands were left under governorship of the South Shore area.At the time of the Second World War, the neighborhood saw huge loss in residence and a destruction of the area was suggested. With the arrival of the 1970s, the neighborhood again began to rise as a major thoroughfare of South Side luxury. It was designated a Chicago Landmark on October 25, 1989. Houses now range from the $300,00 mark upwards to about $1.5 million.The district is very racially diverse compared to other section of south shore.Famous residents have included members of the Whitehall Family, Jesse Jackson, Ramsey Lewis, Bo Diddley, Enrico Fermi, Gale Sayers and Jim Montgomery.
Culture
The Nation of Islam National Center and the Mosque Maryam are located at 7351 South Stony Island Avenue in the area.[1]
Education
Chicago Public Schools operates district public schools.
In addition Urban Prep Academies operates the South Shore Campus.[2]
Muhammad University of Islam, a Nation of Islam (NOI)-affiliated primary and secondary school, is adjacent to the Mosque Maryam.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Home page". Nation of Islam. Retrieved February 26, 2009.
- ^ "South Shore." Urban Prep Academies. Retrieved on December 10, 2010.
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