Forgotten Chicago: Spirit of Hyde Park Traditional Cache
ILReviewer: Since I haven't heard from the owner I'm reluctantly archiving this cache. If the owner wishes to reactivate this cache in the next couple of months, please e-mail me at IllinoisGeocacher@yahoo.com and I'll unarchive it as soon as I can.
Forgotten Chicago: Spirit of Hyde Park
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Magnetic Key Holder near 57th Street Underpass Mural
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Finished in 1973, the Spirit of Hyde Park Mural is one of many across the city. The mural depicts Hyde Park history in many of its various manifestations: poverty and wealth, racism and the struggle for civil rights, the unrest caused by urban renewal and the efforts of the community to stabilize and integrate. It rccords events - the 1893
World's Fair, removal of the Nike sights, protests against a highway in Jackson Park - and it acknowledges institutions - the University of Chicago, the Chicago Children's Choir, the CoutTheater, the architectural heritage of Hyde Park - which have distinguished our community. Sadly the mural has fallen on hard times. It has been defaced and its paint is slowly peeling away.
Please note: This cache is not hidden in nor on the bridge or its underpass. Please be wary of traffic and do not trespass on railroad property. Let's keep geocaching safe and legal!
"Forgotten Chicago" is a series of caches designed to highlight some of Chicago's storied past and draw attention to once great landmarks that have been abandoned to the ravages of time. It is my hope that these caches will one day be removed to welcome badly needed rehab of these icons.
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