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Mapping the University of Chicago's 135-year expansion into Hyde Park and beyond


Drawing from University archives, campus maps, academic literature, and news clippings, the Maroon charted the University’s contentious property acquisitions from its charter in 1890 to the present.

As the University of Chicago has expanded its property footprint on the South Side, conflicting priorities, land use disputes, and racial tension have characterized a historically fraught “town and gown” relationship with the surrounding neighborhoods. Setting the stage for others to follow, the University was the first higher education institution to embark on an urban renewal campaign of its kind, a topic University scholars and students have written on extensively. The following narration is not an exhaustive history; rather, it traces the contours of shifting values and priorities that have contributed to the University’s current institutional identity.

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