This map shows the transformations that occured along East 55th Street in Washington Park and Hyde Park between 1920 and 2020. Footprints were manually traced from a variety of sources including Sanborn maps, aerial photography, and satellite imagery. Building colors show all new construction that occurred between highlighted decades.
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1. Frolic Theater
2. Silent Athletic Club
3. Golden Lily Cafe
4. Rhumboogie Club
5. Spencer Hotel
6. Hyde Park Co-op
7. Chicago Buddhist Church
8. Windermere Hotel
9. Hotel Sisson
10. The Shoreland
11. Hyde Park A
12. South West Hyde Park Acquisition Area
13. University Park Condominiums
14. Initial Planned Site for the Lutheran School of Theology
15. Lutheran School of Theology
16. University Tap
17. Woodlawn Tap (Jimmy’s)
Legend
1. Frolic Theater
2. Silent Athletic Club
3. Golden Lily Cafe
4. Rhumboogie Club
5. Spencer Hotel
6. Hyde Park Co-op
7. Chicago Buddhist Church
8. Windermere Hotel
9. Hotel Sisson
10. The Shoreland
11. Hyde Park A
12. South West Hyde Park Acquisition Area
13. University Park Condominiums
14. Initial Planned Site for the Lutheran School of Theology
15. Lutheran School of Theology
16. University Tap
17. Woodlawn Tap (Jimmy’s)