Berwyn Frank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Here is a neat building I have wanted to post > about for a while now..... > > Chicago Bohemian James P. Vrba (pronounced Verb-a) > was the proprietor of the Verb Sign Works that > painted many signs in Chicago and vicinity back in > the day. Here is an ad I scanned from the 1915 > Chic
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Just trying to keep myself updated on this post. Well on my way home one day from my class, I walked by the building, and miraculously , the inside of the building was light up in certain places. So being the curious person I am, I decided to take pictures of the inside from the window. I managed to take 2 since these were the spots that were clearly visible. Side view from the window: Fro
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WOW! and All my life I thought that the parking lot was always a vacant space and turns out it used to be a beautiful store. And your're very welcome for the info on the tailor shop. Any updated info you need on the buildings here in Little Village you can ask me. :) I am glad as well that they didn't tore the place up as well. I just wish they never tear up the California Manu. building or ANY h
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Berwyn Frank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Here is another one that I included in my book > about a building at 2329 S. Troy St. > > > > > > Patriotism ran very high in the Lawndale-Crawford > neighborhood during the first world war. Here > Emma Sima salutes the camera in front of her > father's tailor shop
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OMG! This is so surprising to find out! Thank you so very much for the information and for the bonus stories. I have actually bought your book a couple of months back and I literally fell in love with it. I even showed it to my classmates in my high school because it showed a picture of the school we go to. Because of that book I am now more aware of the history behind my neighborhood and I fe
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Hello :). I stumbled upon this forum and I thought that this is a good place to ask about a building in my neighborhood. On the corner of S.Troy Ave. and 23rd St. I believe, (across from the parking lot of Kanoon Magnet School) there is this building called "The California Manufacturing Co." Here's the building I'm talking about (had to screencap it from google) Ever since I was
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