When did they change the street signs from black letters on yellow back ground? My neighbor gave me a street sign that has our street name as a street not an avenue. Was that when they made the change? What year was that?
Forum: General Discussion

I don't know when they stopped reusing the bottles,but Kchi is so right. My sister would head to our local park early Saturday and Sunday mornings to collect all the beer bottles the teens had left from their night of drinking. They were bigger than the 12oz bottles and she got 5 cents a piece for them. I followed along at a distance to make sure all was well, but if you needed money, she was t
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I skated at Dvorak Park at 19th or Cullerton St. and May St. They flooded the baseball field and the snow was shoveled off to the sides to provide a place for us to sit while changing our skates. It seems like we skated all winter long and had a muddy field come spring.
Forum: Questions and Answers (Q&A)

A beautiful old building is being torn down in the name of progress. What's the history behind it.
Forum: Forgotten Chicago Sightings