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Small Bungalows, Apartments Made Up South Hyde Park Block

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Like most of Midtown, people moved in and out of this South Hyde Park neighborhood from the time its small homes and apartments were built in the early 1900s. Owners and their families occupied some of the small bungalows; others were rented from real estate companies.  Today, the block bounded by Holmes, Gillham and 43rd […]

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Small Bungalows Lined Belleview, Jarboe in 1940

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The West Plaza neighborhood is one of Midtown’s historic areas where working-class families owned and rented homes in these photos. This block of Belleview and Jarboe between 45th and 46th is a great example. Residents in these 1940s photos included streetcar and meatpacking workers, a movie theater projectionist, and the owner of a watch repair business.

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