1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by: cincygirl ()
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 ()
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.

Re: 1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by: bowler ()
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

Re: 1940's Frost Club-temp home for young women
Posted by: davey7 ()
Date: December 09, 2014 02:34PM

Wasn't there a similar home for young ladies on North Avenue which was pulled down for a Latin School addition?

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