Inventor and businessman A. A. Hyde donated the land for Hyde Park in 1884. The area surrounding the park was platted as a residential neighborhood called Hydes Addition.[4] Hyde went on to found Mentholatum in Wichita in 1889.[5] In 1909, the company’s headquarters was built on East Douglas Avenue in the neighborhood. Several of the city’s historic buildings were constructed in The Hyde over the following decades including Willowdale, the mansion and estate of local farmer J. Hudson McKnight. The estate and several other properties were torn down in the 1960s to make way for apartment buildings and retail stores.[6]
The 18th Judicial District Court's Juvenile Campus, including the Sedgwick County Juvenile Detention Facility, is located on East Morris Street in The Hyde.[11]
Media
Local television stations KAGW-CD and KSMI-LD broadcast from a facility on South Greenwood Street in The Hyde.[3]
Parks and recreation
The city government's Park and Recreation Department maintains three parks in The Hyde: Hyde Park, McKnight Parkway, and Skyline Park. Named for A. A. Hyde, Hyde Park is a 2.41-acre (0.98 ha) space with a community facility and a children's playground on South Greenwood Street.[4] McKnight Parkway is a 4.49-acre (1.82 ha) landscaped area including hiking and biking trails on South Hydraulic Avenue.[12] Skyline Park is a small, 0.42-acre (0.17 ha) neighborhood park with a playground.[13]
Culture
Points of interest
Douglas Design District
Wichita Children's Theatre
Transportation
Douglas Avenue is the main east-west street in The Hyde; Washington is the primary north-south street. Other arterial roads include Lincoln Street, which runs east-west along the southern edge of the neighborhood, and Hydraulic Avenue, which runs north-south through the eastern part of the neighborhood. U.S. Route 54 runs east-west through The Hyde as the Kellogg Avenue freeway, accessible via an interchange at Washington. Interstate 135 runs north-south along the eastern edge of the neighborhood, accessible via interchanges at 1st Street, U.S. 54, and Lincoln Street.[2][7]
Wichita Transit offers bus service in The Hyde on its 21, 24, 28, and 29 routes.[14] The Douglas route of the free Q-Line trolley also services the neighborhood.[15]
