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Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
2552Sawyer
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Date: March 14, 2014 08:16PM
Anyone familiar with the intersection of Irving Park and Sheridan Road? As a college student in the late 60's, I used to stop in at The Berlitz. Last night I stopped in at the Holiday Club with my son. It seemed like the old Berlitz except I remember the Berlitz being on the Northeast corner and not the Northwest corner. The NE corner is now a green space and parking. Where was the Berlitz Lounge? The only web search find is a picture of a matchbook cover.
Re: Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
PKDickman
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Date: March 14, 2014 09:53PM
According to these guys, it was on the North East corner.
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They brought it up while pining for the Sheridan theater
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Re: Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
WayOutWardell
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Date: March 15, 2014 01:50AM
The NE corner wasn't an empty lot until just a few years ago. I remember there being a restaurant where Holiday Club is now; HC moved there from its original location on Milwaukee Ave.
Re: Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
2552Sawyer
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Date: March 18, 2014 07:17PM
Thanks PK and WayOut for the confirmation of my 40+ year old memories putting it on the NE corner.
Re: Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
rjmachon
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Date: April 04, 2014 06:31PM
Didn't the Holiday Club open up a second location on Sheridan? I use to go the Holiday Club on Milwaukee around 2000 before it became Salud, Tequila Bar.
Re: Berlitz Lounge
Posted by:
Dunning1
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Date: April 14, 2014 06:55PM
I know a lady, now in a nursing home, who grew up at Irving Park and Clarendon, and regularly went to the Berlitz on weekends. Was it the Berlitz or the Biarritz? Anyway, a big night for her was getting the pianist to play "Granada" for her.
