Sunday, July 8, 2018

CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY - 1968 OCT 11 - KENWOOD ELEMENTARY BRANCH 3 IN THE EARLY 1950s - COTTAGES IN PARK AT 53RD AND KENWOOD - MY HOME SCHOOL IN HYDE PARK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE KENWOOD BUT THE OVERCROWDING IN THE POSTWAR YEARS WAS TERRIBLE WITH HALF-DAY CLASSES - THEY OPENED TWO TEMPORARY BRANCHES - THIS ONE (1951-2) WAS DELIGHTFUL WITH THE WINDOWS AND A PLAYGROUND JUST OUTSIDE AND I HAD A WONDERFUL TEACHER NAMED MRS NOLAN - I WAS AMAZED THESE COTTAGES (THAT'S WHAT WE CALLED THEM) STILL STOOD IN 1968 - HYDE PARK CHICAGO

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