I played in an industrial league at Welles Park at Lincoln and Montrose. They had teams like The Gas Company and Electric Company. We were the WGN 720'9er's from the radio + TV station a short distance away at 2501 Bradley Place. We usually got killed but had one good team that went to the Grant Park playoffs. We had some celebs on the team like Phil Donahue, newsman Don Harris and others and woul
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Growing up on Francisco Avenue, a neighbor of ours job was to paint those tanks. He was a pretty tough guy.
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Montrose and Francisco rings a bell, NW corner. They tore it down and put up a mini mall.
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I have to make a point to drive out and try Reggio's soon. Is it still any good?
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My favorites were the original MANZO at Irving Park Road, east of Kedzie and BIASETTI'S at Irving and Ashland by Lakeview High School. Manzo had a great special with bacon and Biasetti's was the first pizza I ever ate and they had the best pepperoni small and crispy. There was a good family-run pizzeria near Irving and Austin. I can't remember the name. They must have done some good business f
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Little Al's at Kedzie and Lawrence Deluxe Music at six corners Chicago Irving Park, Cicero, and Milwaukee. Let me know how it's going www.dixieswing.com bobknack@hotmail.com
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