I was blessed enough to attend Harvard St. George which had changed its name to The Harvard School. I remember my first day back in 1980 when my mother enrolled me in the middle of the school year because she was fed up with Chicago Public Schools going on strike. The school resembled a mansion. Kenwood is home to some of the largest homes in Chicago.
Never in a million years as my mother would turn the corner at 51st and Greenwood did I think that the home next to the vacant lot would be the home of the first African American President. Even when my husband went to visit Jim Montgomery's home did he phantom that Barack (his next door neighbor) would be President.
The Harvard School has closed and the building has become a condo conversion. The old abandon building on the corner of 47th and Ellis is now the site of a Harris Bank Branch Office. The old eye soars that lined the west side of Ellis have all been converted to large condos. The neighbor has changed only for the better.
As you drive down the tree lined Drexel Blvd to the east side of the Boulevard is Operation Push and on the west side of the Boulevard is a building that resembles a castle. Housed in that castle at 4938 S. Drexel is a great opportunity to own a Duplex up 2 Bedroom, 2 Bathroom condo that is subject to a short sale. Gleaming hardwood floors, large bedrooms, high ceilings, and in walking distance of Barack Obama's home.
Marki D. Lemons
National Trainer, Certified Residential Broker
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Rubloff Residential Properties
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