I'd love to know what episode the Clark and Catalpa location is from. Here is a partial list of the locations I've identified.. Michigan and Wacker Michigan and lower Wacker Michigan between Ohio and Wacker Michigan and Oak Wacker and Lake lower Wacker and Lake Overpass at Fulton and Halsted numerous locations along LSD to Hollywood Huron and State Chicago and Rush numerous locatio
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the show provides a rare glimpse, literally hundreds of views of what Chicago looked like 50 or so years ago....and what the north side looked like pre-Kennedy Expressway...captured on film for posterity...pretty valuable footage considering how now, 50 yrs later, most of the parts of Chicago that gave it character and made it a real city are vanishing or vanished.
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You see a lot of that in "Msquad" where the background people in the scene are watching the filming. Since they didn't have permits, they couldn't move people out of the area and move people out of their businesses. I have a theory (though I can't be positive) that some of the locations used for MSquad were abandoned and earmarked for demolition to make way for the X-pressway. It's
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That's a great pix there...I always thought that the riots were more 68', but then again, everything later 60's is kind of a blur to me. Present view of Division and Damen...there's the Rainbo Club a bit south on Damen, historic tavern and Nelson Algren hangout...former strip club/burlesque house..the four story on the SW corner is surprisingly fairly close to original, except that the entire
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Rustymuscle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Division Packing House was at 1949 W. > Division, the building is still there. > RM Here's a view west of the same location .. toward Damen ... 1959 <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4902369475/" title="MSquad Lt Ballinger Division and Damen view west by captain54_
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sorry, my bad..the talman/diversey complex is the Borden Commons, not Bowman. there was a facility built by Bowman in 1910 @ 66th and Wentworth, but that looks like it has been gone since the 60's...
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1959 Tv series "M Squad"..episode showing Lt Ballinger (Lee Marvin) staked out at Leavitt and Thomas in Ukrainian Village. Holy Trinity Orthodox Church seen in the distant. Trees obscure church view in present view of same intersection <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4900518216/" title="MSquad thomas and leavitt NE corner 1959 by captain54_01, on F
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there is condo development on the site of a fairly large Bowman's Dairy facility @ Talman and Diversey...2800 N Talman...adjacent to the Kennedy...not sure if the buildings are conversions or the site was razed... I've seen a building at the corner of 103rd and Vincennes in Beverly with a Bowman's sign hidden behind a billboard...not sure if that was an old advertisement or the actual building
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Rustymuscle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the advice Captain54. This pix is of > the station on the NE corner of Racine and > Superior. Note the Superior street sign. Go to > Google street view at Racine and Chicago Avenue, > the building in the background still stands. It > also appears the building directly behind it is >
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view of M-Squad station south toward superior street <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4883528959/" title="M-Squad Police Station - by captain54_01, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4136/4883528959_a6da8b38fb.jpg" width="500" height="361" alt="M-Squad Police Station - " /></a> v
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Rustymuscle Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > Now, would anyone happen to know where the M Squad > police station was located? It is on a corner of > W. Superior and another street; have had no luck > finding even a clue as to its location. Thanks. > > RM There is a "station" and a "headquarters" figured promi
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the Helix Building, @ 310 S Racine, has a clock tower/type structure at its NW side..don't know much about that building other its been around a long long time. http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/16554672/310-S-Racine-Chicago-IL/
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it doesn't add up...as you can see from the pix, the land was spared. What didn't survive was the church. The other possible explanation is that the xpressway split the neighborhood and those that had any allegiance to the old Erie and May church were relocated. <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4803941572/" title="corner of Erie and May - Chicago - presen
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222psm Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I was looking in google maps and the pitchers > mound is almost right where the streets crossed. > Very, very cool! It looks like Weed St ended at > Ogden or at N. Larrabee St. from historic aerial views, Weed ended at Larrabee. This pix looks like its a view north, with the guys standing on the NW corner o
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I know much has been discussed concerning Ogden Avenue here, but I couldn't pass up posting this pix I discovered in my book collection. It continually amazes how dramatically the dismantling of Ogden Ave changed the landscape of the near north side. This is the intersection of Weed St and Ogden in 1965...the CTA brown line is overhead. The current site of this photo is a youth baseball field.
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Berwyn Frank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- In the > case of Jared's photo I used the three houses > across the street and found it that way. If they > were gone it would have been almost impossible to > identify the photo. that's pretty amazing...those houses don't have any visible numbers so I don't know how in Gods name you would know thos
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that's some pretty damn impressive detective work, sir... the more I look at that pix, the more I recognize it to be similiar to the corner/neighborhood/tavern/banquet hall, from my memories of growing up in the Back of the Yards. The bar area would be be nearer to the front entrance, with two additional side entrances (in this case along Wood St)..in the rear would be a dance floor and possib
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bwalsh Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Captain, was it the 26th St address or where was > it located? you'd have to ask Berwyn Frank...I don't have access to any directories from that era...if it's Pilsen or Lawndale that's his area of expertise
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judging by the autos and the fact that one of the guys is wearing military garb, the most likely date is somewhere in the 40's. Tomek's is a very common Polish name. it's anybody's guess as so it could literally be any of the Chicago Polish neighborhoods from the 40's. Now whether Tomek's is a bar, deli, restaurant, store, etc..is anyone's guess. other clues might be 1) venetian blinds 2) Bel
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night view of Lt Ballinger driving west from Michigan and Wacker .. view east...BCBS building and Admiral TV sign lit in background <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4780451520/" title="Wacker and Michigan 1958 M squad chicago by captain54_01, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4135/4780451520_a3e7981fdd_b.jpg" width=&qu
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CaesarB Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > > The Norwegian Luthern Church in the photo(Erie and > May) was bought by the Italian Catholic Parish of > Santa Maria Addolorata in 1931 after the old(er) > Santa Maria burned down. After the property ewas > condemned for Expressway use(as someone noes, it > WAS NOT added to the exway!) a ne
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more screen grabs from the 50's TV show "M-Squad" filmed in Chicago Rickett's Restaurant, corner of Michigan and Chicago (103 E Chicago) 1959...descendants of current owners of the Chicago Cubs <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4771742723/" title="Rickett's Chicago 1959 by captain54_01, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flic
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It's interesting how candy and chewing gum became a very vital part of the economy in Chicago, back in the day. The 1905 Directory of Chicago Confectioners lists almost 200 candy or candy related industries, probably due to the easy access and proximity to corn syrup, a vital ingredient in confection. Among those operating in 1900 was Hershey-Lancaster Caramel Co, @ 119 W Harrison, a descendan
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I always wondered what occupied Midori Restaurant and adjoining bar @ 3310 w Bryn Mawr
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groundbreaking cop/detective TV filmed on location, mostly in Chicago in the late 50's..lot's of views of vintage Chicago here's the intro (1957)...Lee Marvin (Dt. Frank Ballinger)..ends up on Lower Wacker with a view looking up at the Mich Ave bridge and the Wrigley Building. Supposedly, Mayor Daley was miffed at a episode that referred to "crooked cops", and may be one of the reason
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The Italian business Directory of 1930 has both Italian Trust and Savings and Antonio Romano Drugs listed, but the same directory of 1933-34 has Antonio Romano Drugs listed, but not Italian Trust and Savings..so, you may be on to something...philchi
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thanks to philchi for pointing me in the direction of the original, wider angle of the Grand/Milwaukee/Halsted photo and the correct date...1934, not 1930...view looking NW down Milwaukee Ave <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4709966178/" title="Grand Milwaukee Halsted 1934 by captain54_01, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.com/
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incredible find, Frank....thank you Looks like the corner where Angelo's was located survived the x-press way ...Also interesting to note the Zips Car Wash sign on the exact spot of Angelo's entrance <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/20205384@N03/4706517727/" title="633 N Ogden - Present by captain54_01, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm5.static.flickr.c
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philchi Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Captain54, you dated the old photo "1930". Which > information source supplied you with that date, > please? that photo and the date reference was obtained from a very nice Milwaukee ave collection of photos from a Polish Heritage site http://spuscizna.org/bieniasz/chicago-page4.html I can't s
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tseals Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Captain 54: > > The golden cue has been there as long as I can > remember. Your probably right that it may have > been a grocery store before. I remember it as the > Golden Cue in the mid 60's. there was a similiar thread on "corner grocery stores' awhile back addressing this issue..The golde
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