The Neighborhood Of Hyde Park
ChicagoRelo.com is your source for information on Hyde Park. If your moving to Hyde Park or just visiting, you will find all kinds of information on real estate, schools, areas, parks, churches, crime, things to do, places to visit, local businesses, dining, and much more!Hyde Park is truly a neighborhood built on diversity. This area’s residents are proud of the fact their neighborhood is like no other in the city. It has evolved into a place where the classically educated and the streetwise mingle together. You can find real Southern cooking right down the street from graduate classes at one of the finest institutions of higher learning in the world, the University of Chicago. The original Monsters of the Midway played here, Rockefeller memorials and Frank Lloyd Wright architecture sit shoulder to shoulder with neglected old mansions.
Rockefeller memorials and urban neglect, Frank Lloyd Wright masterpieces and abandoned row houses—these are examples of Hyde Park’s mixed character. Hyde Park is where history has been made: The first sustained nuclear chain reaction occurred right in the bowels of the University of Chicago. Meanwhile, the original Monsters of the Midway (the University of Chicago football team) passed the pigskin on the fields of 59th Street. But despite supplying the first Heisman Trophy winner, Hyde Park is now virtually a sport-free neighborhood. The area north of 51st Street have been home to people such as Muhammad Ali and Louis Farrakhan.
Nearly every campus building is decorated with gargoyles; the founders wanted it to be modeled after Oxford University, the centuries-old English college. But the university isn’t the only influence here. Located right off of 53rd street, Harper’s Court offers an array of shops, restaurants and cultural options. Men and women, young and old, come to test their analytical skills in a game of chess in Harper’s Squre (in the middle of Harper’s Court). Its easy to find a running match (and onlookers) on any given day.
Schools:
| School | Address | Phone | Grade |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew Carnegie School | 1414 E 61st Pl, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0530 | Elementary Schools |
| Austin Sexton School | 6020 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0640 | Elementary Schools |
| Betsy Ross School | 6059 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0650 | Elementary Schools |
| Bret Harte School | 1556 E 56th St, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0870 | Elementary Schools |
| Brownell Elementary School | 6741 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-3030 | Elementary Schools |
| Enrico Fermi School | 1415 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0540 | Elementary Schools |
| James Mc Cosh Primary School | 6543 S Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0560 | Elementary Schools |
| James Wadsworth Elementary | 6420 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0730 | Elementary Schools |
| John Fiske School | 6145 S Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0990 | Elementary Schools |
| John Foster Dulles School | 6311 S Calumet Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0690 | Elementary Schools |
| Park Manor Elementary School | 7037 S Rhodes Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-3070 | Elementary Schools |
| William H Ray School | 5631 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0970 | Elementary Schools |
| William W Carter School | 5740 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0860 | Elementary Schools |
| Woodlawn Community School | 6434 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0801 | Elementary Schools |
| Mount Carmel High School | 6410 S Dante Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 324-1020 | High Schools |
| Alexander Dumas School | 6650 S Ellis Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0750 | Middle Schools |
| Andrew Carnegie School | 1414 E 61st Pl, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0530 | Middle Schools |
| Austin Sexton School | 6020 S Langley Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0640 | Middle Schools |
| Betsy Ross School | 6059 S Wabash Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0650 | Middle Schools |
| Bret Harte School | 1556 E 56th St, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0870 | Middle Schools |
| Enrico Fermi School | 1415 E 70th St, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0540 | Middle Schools |
| James Mc Cosh Primary School | 6543 S Champlain Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0560 | Middle Schools |
| James Wadsworth Elementary | 6420 S University Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0730 | Middle Schools |
| John Fiske School | 6145 S Ingleside Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0990 | Middle Schools |
| Park Manor Elementary School | 7037 S Rhodes Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-3070 | Middle Schools |
| William H Ray School | 5631 S Kimbark Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0970 | Middle Schools |
| William W Carter School | 5740 S Michigan Ave, Chicago, IL 60637 | (773) 535-0860 | Middle Schools |
Important Information For Hyde Park:
City of Chicago Vehicle Stickers
All Chicago residents driving, parking, leasing and/or owning a vehicle for which they are responsible in the City of Chicago are subject to the Chicago Wheel Tax and must purchase a Chicago City Vehicle Sticker. This includes Chicago residents that maintain their registration outside of the City of Chicago, but use the vehicle in the City. We want motorists to avoid costly tickets: You must purchase a Chicago Vehicle Sticker within 30 days of residing in the City or acquiring a new vehicle to avoid late fees and fines.
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Residential Parking Permits
Chicago’s Residential Parking Permit program is designed to restrict parking on designated residential streets during specified hours, except for the residents of that street, guests of the residents or those who provide a service to the residents. This program helps to ensure that residents of densely populated areas have reasonable access to parking near their residences. Cars parked in violation of this ordinance are ticketed.
The City of Chicago does not mess around. The city has a dillignet parking patrol staff that will ticket you if you are in a spot where a permit you don’t have is required. All spots that require permits are marked with white street signs. Please look out for them!
For more information, contact the city clerk at 312-744-6861 or email info@chicityclerk.com. We also recommend that you ask your Real Estate Agent, Leasing Agent, or Land Lord about parking permit requirements in your area.