April 10, 2015 - John Chaney watches playing partner James Boyd while engaging in a card game at the Springdale Checker Club in the Hyde Park neighborhood Friday afternoon. The once thriving community has seen a substantial population and business decrease in recent decades. Larger companies such as Firestone and International Harvester have left the area, leaving Hyde Park residents seeking employment elsewhere. "This neighborhood is a pearl," said resident Donald Taylor. "If the money can come into this community, it would be a great community." (Yalonda M. James/The Commercial Appeal)