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1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by:
cincygirl
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Date: November 20, 2014 11:58PM
Does anyone have any information on a home for young women new to the city called the Frost Club. My mother is 90 years old and she stayed there for a short time in the 1940s. She thinks it was on Michigan Ave & Oak Street. I've looked online & can't find any pictures. Any info would be appreciated!
Re: 1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by:
PKDickman
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Date: November 21, 2014 02:06PM
I checked the Tribune Archives.
1046 N Lake Shore Dr. Right where Michigan turns into LSD.
The southwest corner of Lake Shore and Bellevue.
There is a highrise there now.
I can't tell you much about it. Most of the mentions in the trib are classifieds for rooms to let.
There were a lot of these "Clubs" and several of them right on that stretch of LSD.
They were kind of like the The YWCA or a Women only boarding house or dorm.
1046 N Lake Shore Dr. Right where Michigan turns into LSD.
The southwest corner of Lake Shore and Bellevue.
There is a highrise there now.
I can't tell you much about it. Most of the mentions in the trib are classifieds for rooms to let.
There were a lot of these "Clubs" and several of them right on that stretch of LSD.
They were kind of like the The YWCA or a Women only boarding house or dorm.
Re: 1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by:
bowler
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Date: December 03, 2014 03:57PM
If you Google "Frost Club for Girls" there are some random articles.
Article about a "peeping Tom" at the Frost Club:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/04/22/page/4/article/seized-as-peeping-tom-on-fire-escape-of-club-for-girls
Article about a "peeping Tom" at the Frost Club:
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1952/04/22/page/4/article/seized-as-peeping-tom-on-fire-escape-of-club-for-girls
