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Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
fwb
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Date: August 22, 2009 04:45PM
Does anyone know the history of what happened to Gladys Restaurant at 4527 South Indiana? I hear that it has been closed for a few years. Who owns the building now? Why did it close?
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: August 23, 2009 01:10AM
I looked it up on "live search" and if it's the one story building it is still there but it looked closed. When did you go to Glady's?
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
Hawthorne House
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Date: August 23, 2009 06:29PM
Try this link:
http://itismymind.blogspot.com/2008/05/glays-luncheonette.html
It was originally at 4541 Indiana in the basement and moved to the 4527 Indiana location in 1966, per a former employee I have been in contact with. It was open 24hrs and never served alcohol. Apparently it was famous in its day.
Try this if you want a connection to the luncheonette:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/miss_lee_s_good_food/Location?oid=1025200
http://itismymind.blogspot.com/2008/05/glays-luncheonette.html
It was originally at 4541 Indiana in the basement and moved to the 4527 Indiana location in 1966, per a former employee I have been in contact with. It was open 24hrs and never served alcohol. Apparently it was famous in its day.
Try this if you want a connection to the luncheonette:
http://www.chicagoreader.com/chicago/miss_lee_s_good_food/Location?oid=1025200
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
Richard Stachowski
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Date: August 23, 2009 10:45PM
A great picture. I myself never ate there but we had that type of resturant in other areas of the city. There was one on east 79th street run by two old ladies and the food was fabulous and that was back in the 60's also.
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
chicagodom
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Date: August 24, 2009 12:39AM
Another image.
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagodom/1046027988/" title="Third Ward: Gladys Luncheonette by ch¡cagodom, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1352/1046027988_f3576b9af2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Third Ward: Gladys Luncheonette" /></a>
<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/chicagodom/1046027988/" title="Third Ward: Gladys Luncheonette by ch¡cagodom, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm2.static.flickr.com/1352/1046027988_f3576b9af2.jpg" width="500" height="375" alt="Third Ward: Gladys Luncheonette" /></a>
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
Quartermaine56
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Date: November 16, 2009 01:15AM
I've heard several different stories in reference to the closing of Glady's; I know she turned ownership over to a friend of her's many years ago (in the eighties), the Chicago Public School Teacher tried to retain the business, but changing times prevented her from doing so, the closing was due primarily to higher cost and fewer patrons. The food was always good, the staff friendly and the clientele was that of famous people and locals. Yes I ate there every other Sunday and sometimes during the week.
Re: Gladys Restaurant
Posted by:
Fscott
(198.161.141.---)
Date: January 04, 2015 10:26PM
I worked at Michael Reese Hospital in the nineties and used to eat at Gladys's frequently with my friend, Dr Willie Wilson (who is now running for Mayor of Chicago, BTW).
He introduced me to Ms Gladys and I spoke with her many times.
Unfortunately, she became quite ill and died.
The restaurant was sold to a very nice woman in her thirties (I met her but sorry, can not remember her name). The business had been closed for a while when she took over and struggled to get it back to where it was.
It failed some time later and no one ever tried again to reopen it.
He introduced me to Ms Gladys and I spoke with her many times.
Unfortunately, she became quite ill and died.
The restaurant was sold to a very nice woman in her thirties (I met her but sorry, can not remember her name). The business had been closed for a while when she took over and struggled to get it back to where it was.
It failed some time later and no one ever tried again to reopen it.
