Jak, I could of sworn that the place I am talking about was right next door to where Christ Hospital is today. It was like a 'Duke's' drive-in type of place back in the fifties maybe?
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Yeah, my friends and I from the old neighborhood still (also)call it Nick and Vito's Dave, whenever we talk about going there.
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I also remember this place, but I was too young to go in there on my own. Does anyone remember the Lorelai restaurant on 95th and Cicero? The Branding Iron restaurant? And the car hop drive in that was there before Paragon took over the same place? Also Banana's steakhouse?
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Oops, my response should have been to Hugh's comments. Sorry about that Hugh.
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It's been a long time Bob, but I think I remember eating breakfast in there at least a few times(I was never a big breakfast eater).
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Hey Bob, I can still remember the pizza at the Laredo Lanes restaurant...it was that good! And what about those Luigi's beef sandwiches in addition to the great pizza?(gone forever, it makes a grown man cry sob sob) And what about the great hamburgers and french donuts at goofy's right down the street?
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Hugh and Berwyn Frank, I was born at 51st and California, and I believe my family(my grandparents in particular) knew Ben Bohac personally right from the very beginning of the original Talman Bank pictured here on 51st(they originally lived at 53rd and Talman) They also used to rent office space to a Dr.Vanecko at the same address, who I believe was also the grandfather(or great grandfather) o
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When I was very young, and my family was really broke at the time, we all lived in the Troy Lane hotel for about 10 months back in the late 50's(near 63rd and Kedzie) Anyone from the southside remember this place?(I think it is still there) Or have any information about what it is being used for today?
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Or to put this another way, one of Lombardi's(who also claim to be America's "first" pizzeria) employees started making pizza in 1905 according to the same article, and our guys were already making pizza in 1903 or 1904 in the "Loop" pizzaria according to the same article.
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Yeah, the article does not really clarify who was actually or literally the first place in the USA to sell pizza by any name, but we were mentioned in the 1904 article in regards to the actual product first being offered for sale by the same name here("pizza") in the Chicago "Loop", versus 1905 for NYC.
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That's very interesting. I always thought NYC was the first in the USA in regards to pizza availability. We have the best pizza, AND we were the first in the USA!
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I hope he comes back. I always enjoyed reading his posts.
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Sorry, I can't remember them Rich. That may have been before my time in the area(1961 and later)
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Even the bowling alley restaurant at one time had really great pizza(inside Laredo Lanes, at 85th and Columbus) Yeah, I lived in pizza ""heaven as a youngster!
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Vito & Nicks, who is still there(84th and Pulaski), and the long gone and equally wonderful Luigi's Pizza(85th and Pulaski)
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