I always attend the Chicago Auto Show and love the city. My brother, a Marine, recently moved closer and will be coming along. He and I always talk about exploring and photographing the city. If you had a day, what neighborhoods or areas of the city would you recommend? I am not so much interested in the Loop. I have explored Lakeview and some of Bridgeport. I am not interested in the tour
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A renaissance, perhaps... http://www.chainleader.com/article/CA6615047.html
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I don't remember them on the south side because I did not grow up there, but there were locations in Quincy, IL, Effingham, IL, Mount Vernon, IL, Fort Madison, IA, & Tuscola, IL. I am not sure how many are still open. I know the one in Fort Madison closed over 20 years ago, but I got them in Effingham about 6 years ago and Tuscola was still open.. Oh, by the way....best donuts ever.
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I have been reading more about Theresa's Lounge over the past few weeks. I am no expert on the Chicago Blues scene, but find it amazing that a bar/tavern/club could become so popular and famous out of the basement of a nondescript location at 4801 S. Indiana. Gladys Luncheonette started in the basement of 4541 S. Indiana. Those days are long gone. This is a nice book: Down at Theresa's
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Try this link: http://itismymind.blogspot.com/2008/05/glays-luncheonette.html It was originally at 4541 Indiana in the basement and moved to the 4527 Indiana location in 1966, per a former employee I have been in contact with. It was open 24hrs and never served alcohol. Apparently it was famous in its day. Try this if you want a connection to the luncheonette: http://www.chicagoreade
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Bump this to the top in case anyone hasn't seen it.
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Ok, now I must have used the correct search terms because I found this link: http://northbysouth.kenyon.edu/1999/food/neh/gladys.htm Now, he is 100% positive he went into a basement restaurant/bar/tavern named Glady's. This has to be it, but he was working in Chicago a year after the move. Still work to be done here. Thanks
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Here is 4541 South Indiana, the second location: <img src=http://198.173.15.21/AssessorPics/GeoSpan/20033150160000.jpg> And, of course, here is the one everyone knows: Valued at $124,000+ <img src=http://198.173.15.21/AssessorPics/GeoSpan/20033150130000.jpg>
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captain54 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Glady's had three locations...the 3700 block of S > State, and 2 locations in the 4700 block of S > Indiana...If your dad was there in 64', he was > there just after they moved from the second > location. > > The original owner died about 5 years ago, and > shortly after the restaurant clo
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This is my first post on forgotten Chicago and it is for my Dad. He worked in the old Santa Fe yards in late 1964. He worked primarily with African-Americans and was a young kid (20yo) from Iowa. He enjoyed his work and always loves to tell stories regarding his short time there. Anyway, one night a friend of his, an old boxer named KC (or Casey) got hurt on the job in the early AM. The shi
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