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Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
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coops4
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Date: December 06, 2011 03:49PM
Richard S., my uncle bartended on a 2nd floor tavern on 48 Marshfield.
Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
Posted by:
jak378
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Date: December 06, 2011 04:26PM
coops4 Wrote:
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> Richard S., my uncle bartended on a 2nd floor
> tavern on 48 Marshfield.
Was that the Character Inn?
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> Richard S., my uncle bartended on a 2nd floor
> tavern on 48 Marshfield.
Was that the Character Inn?
Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
Posted by:
coops4
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Date: December 07, 2011 03:06PM
Yes..sir. I vaguely remember it, for I was in there once as a kid.
Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
Posted by:
coops4
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Date: December 07, 2011 03:18PM
John S.....I correct myself: Character Inn was at 46th and Marshfield across from the gas station. I was told the one at 48th and Marshfield had small boarding rooms upstairs too..maybe it was a tavern that only serviced the tenants? I also found out from a relative that the bowling alley you are talking about on 48th Honore had a weird spiral staircase and kids had to set your pins. Is that true?
Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
Posted by:
jak378
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Date: December 07, 2011 03:56PM
coops4 Wrote:
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> John S.....I correct myself: Character Inn was at
> 46th and Marshfield across from the gas station.
> I was told the one at 48th and Marshfield had
> small boarding rooms upstairs too..maybe it was a
> tavern that only serviced the tenants? I also
> found out from a relative that the bowling alley
> you are talking about on 48th Honore had a weird
> spiral staircase and kids had to set your pins. Is
> that true?
Yes, I was mistaken, Character Inn was at 46th and Marshfield. It had great food with large portions. I wonder when it closed? I am pretty sure that it was still there in the mid 80's
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> John S.....I correct myself: Character Inn was at
> 46th and Marshfield across from the gas station.
> I was told the one at 48th and Marshfield had
> small boarding rooms upstairs too..maybe it was a
> tavern that only serviced the tenants? I also
> found out from a relative that the bowling alley
> you are talking about on 48th Honore had a weird
> spiral staircase and kids had to set your pins. Is
> that true?
Yes, I was mistaken, Character Inn was at 46th and Marshfield. It had great food with large portions. I wonder when it closed? I am pretty sure that it was still there in the mid 80's
Re: Back Of the Yards Fair
Posted by:
BullHubbard
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Date: January 28, 2012 02:50PM
The "Flight to Mars" ride was great--scared the bejeezus out of me as a kid, and I'm sure the people who ran the rides picked up the change that would fall from our pockets.
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