Hyde Park

Hyde Park is among the most racially integrated urban neighborhoods in the country. It has been home to Muhammad Ali and Marshall Field. The Museum of Science and Industry, the DuSable Museum of African American History, the Chicago Theological Seminary, and Frank Lloyd Wright’s Robie House are some of the area’s culturally significant landmarks.

Originally a suburb of Chicago in the 1800s, it retains a suburban atmosphere. Like much of the city’s southern neighborhoods, Hyde Park experienced some difficult economic conditions in the 1950s. The University of Chicago is responsible for a successful revitalization drive that is realized today in the thriving and diverse community of students and young people.

There is evidence of Hyde Park’s ethnic diversity in its multitude of cultural restaurants and shops. The neighborhood is proud of its heritage and often celebrates it. The neighborhood is safe and well-established, with luxuriant homes, well-groomed lawns and clean streets. There are some primary and secondary schools in the neighborhood, and Hyde Park is traversed by CTA busses.