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Hyde Park, our neighborhood
Home to Urban Life Center more than 30 years!
One of the country's "top neighborhoods" to live in - Money Magazine, Dec. 2000.
In addition to meeting the required criteria of solid schools and low crime, Money placed a premium on "green space, culture, and having an accessible city center."
World-renown museums, including the Museum of Scienc and Industry (left), DuSable Museum of African American History, Oriental Institute and Smart Museum populate Hyde Park.

The University of Chicago and several seminaries share Hyde Park along with Urban Life Center.
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Numerous coffee shops, indluding Starbucks Coffee (left) make Hyde Park a great place for conversation, study and hanging out! Frequently Asked Questions about ULC
 

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53rd and Harper Avenue.  ULC offices on 2nd floor of facing corner building. Academic Programs
Promontory Point at Lake Michigan - one of the most beautiful spots in Chicago.  Parks, courtyards and public art spaces give another reason Hyde Park is one of Chicago's most desirable neighborhoods. Send me more information

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Banks, stores, coffeeshops and restaurants are all withing walking distance of the student apartments!
Hyde Park is known for being one of the most integrated neighborhoods in Chicago. Religious diversity is apparent from the many churches, synagogues and mosque (left) which populate the neighborhood.
Call Valerie at 1-800-747-6059 to arrange for a tour of Hyde Park!  We'd love to show you the neighborhood & meet about your interest in Urban Life Center!
The Robie House. One of Frank Lloyd Wright’s masterpieces, this quintessential Prairie Style house features sweeping horizontal planes, dramatic cantilevers, and long ribbons of art glass windows. The building remains a cornerstone of modern architecture. 
Other Hyde Park architechts include Eero Saarinen, Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, and I.M. Pei.
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