Hyde Park
Nonfiction, Art & Architecture, Photography, Pictorials, Travel, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Leslie Hudson | ISBN: | 9781439614716 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | October 15, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing | Language: | English |
| Author: | Leslie Hudson |
| ISBN: | 9781439614716 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | October 15, 2003 |
| Imprint: | Arcadia Publishing |
| Language: | English |
The 1890s was a time of great growth for Hyde Park. The construction of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park had a profound and lasting effect not only on Hyde Park and the city, but on the entire country. The famous University of Chicago was founded in 1890 and was under construction simultaneously with the World's Columbian Exposition. The area grew, attracting additional businesses, people, and an expanding economy to the area.
The 1890s was a time of great growth for Hyde Park. The construction of the 1893 World's Columbian Exposition in Jackson Park had a profound and lasting effect not only on Hyde Park and the city, but on the entire country. The famous University of Chicago was founded in 1890 and was under construction simultaneously with the World's Columbian Exposition. The area grew, attracting additional businesses, people, and an expanding economy to the area.
