Boundaries Lake Michigan to Cottage Grove, and 51st (5100 S) to 60th (6000 S)

Zip Codes 60615, 60637, 60653

Housing In 2000 the average sale price of single-family homes in Hyde Park was about $630,000. Townhouses and condominiums sold for an average of $107,000. In the past few years, more than 100 new townhouses have been built.

Transportation Many residents ride CTA buses and rapid transit or commuter trains to jobs in the Loop. Metra trains stop in Hyde Park, Kenwood and South Shore. CTA Howard-Dan Ryan trains stop at Garfield Boulevard and 63rd Street at State Street. Residents of both communities have easy access to Lake Shore Drive. CTA Red and Green lines run through this neighborhood.

Miscellaneous In the neighborhood, there are a few main streets you'll use often?to buy groceries, get a bite to eat, and run necessary errands:

? 53rd Street: This is Hyde Park's main business strip, from Woodlawn Avenue on the west to Hyde Park Boulevard on the east. The many stores and restaurants make 53rd Street a principal commercial area for the South Side of Chicago.

? 55th Street: Walgreen's Drug Store (open 24 hours), Ace Hardware, Co-op Market, and Office Depot, as well as specialty shops in the shopping center at Lake Park Avenue, offer routine supplies. Most of the other businesses on 55th are on the eastern end of the street near the lakefront. Three of Hyde Park's four Thai restaurants are also on 55th.

? 57th Street: Between Kimbark and Harper are bookstores, a bank, haircutters, grocers, a clothing store, and restaurants.