Loriane, my father grew up on 27th & Tripp. My grandmother owned the house from 1962-1991.
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Fascinating B.A. Hoarder! The current owner of the House is named Frank Horejsi. The last son got married to a woman named Cecilia and yes, they lived on Seeley (The family STILL owns the house since the 1920s). Frank & Cecelia had kids named.....Frank & Cecilia! By my friends research they would be in their 70s now. What a small world and great info. Thanks!
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Here it is B.A. Hoarder. It is now called Apollo's 2000 http://cinematreasures.org/theater/3500/
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COOL!
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Kchi, most funeral homes in older neighborhoods were owned by ethnics that were usually what the majority of the neighborhood was. With so many diffetent ethnic traditions you would go to the funeral director that knew "their own people."
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Capt. I have the identical matchbook. My neighborhood "grandma" an 85 year old Bohemian woman that grew up in the old neighborhood told me her and her husband used to go there after baseball games they played with their athletic social club. She never mentioned a fishing hole story to me.
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The Kildare Lounge was at 26th & Kildare. Is this the building? If so I never heard of a hole for fishing. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2600+s+kildare&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=62.99906,134.912109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2600+S+Kildare+Ave,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60623&ll=41.844277,-87.731044&spn=0,0.016469&z=17&a
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Cool. I am also too young to have been at Nickey and am also a car guy. Here is a thread on a different site I participate on where I show some of my Nickey and Keystone memorabilia. I have a nice collection (I have too many collections!:D) of Chicago area dealership memorabilia. http://www.yenko.net/ubbthreads/ubbthreads.php?ubb=showflat&Number=428497&page=2
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Here are some updates. S. Wentworth Av. -$214.50 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=270647806626&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT S. Western Av. -$200.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180575780125&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT W. Ontario St. -$200.00 http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=180575778529&ssPageName=STRK:MEW
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Serhii, I was in this building at Ravenswood & Waveland a couple of weeks ago and took a ride on a VERY cool old freight elevator with old hardwood floors and the gates that you had to manually close. It looked very old to me so I asked about it and the guy I went to see told me it was from 1935. http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=damen+%26+addison&
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That is the longest by at least 25-35 years I have personally seen.
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222psm, my friend researched the census which is recorded every 10 years. In 1900 they lived across the street in the other corner store and BY 1910 they lived in this storefront. I would bet that they had it built. Stuff like this absolutely fascinates me. People are so mobile now of days, and with many Chicago neighborhoods having changed, it is a marvel that they are still there. And yes,
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backwardK4501, do you have any association with Nickey Chevrolet?
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This story gets cooler and cooler. I had a friend and expert researcher look into this family for me. Here is just part of what she uncovered. Josef and Alzbeta (Panoch) Horejsi immigrated from Bohemia in 1885. By 1900, Joseph and Elizabeth are living at 3258 S. Hoyne Avenue (The corner store directly across the street from the one they are in now). He's a grocer and they have five living c
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I did a little more research on the above family. I looked them up and there is one more like name listed. They happen to live on the next block over. I did a little research and they ALSO have lived in this house (also on at least three Chicago lots) since at least 1929. What are the odds? I wonder how many Chicago families have lived in their original family houses in changed neighborhoo
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Hey! That's my uncles house!:(
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Ha, thanks guys. I like to attend estate sales in Berwyn and Cicero. Bohemians are renown for keeping just about EVERYTHING going back generations. In the summer of 2008 there was an estate sale in Berwyn that I attended. After seeing the pictures of what was there advertised, I waited in front all night to be able to be one of the first people in the place. When we entered it was a virtual
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So I was looking at the front page of Forgotten Chicago and like to see the pictures that show up from the link to Flickr. I saw this picture which really fascinated me. http://www.flickr.com/photos/istorija/5083082260/in/pool-898567@N25 That garage looks totally ancient with the worn clap board siding and you can see that they have one of the old storm windows propped open. I decided to
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Steve B. Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > For those interested in old signs, I recall a > "Foote Bros. Gear" sign in the Back of the Yards > neighborhood. Although records show their address > as 5225 South Western Boulevard, I remember being > able to see it from 44th and Wolcott, looking > directly west across the open fields.
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Yes, the event was GREAT! It was a real pleasure meeting Dave G and Artista. Perry and Greg did a fantastic job on the book, and at the end of the night Perry had a nice size crowd at his gallery.
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Reminder to NOT miss this event! I will see some of you tomorrow from 5-7pm.
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This book is amazing. I would not have appreciated the amount of work that went into it unless I personally knew Perry and Greg. The research that went into finding out about each property and the work in "cleaning up" the original images was monumental. I seriously recommend any Chicago history enthusiast to pick up this book!
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No idea. Could have just been one of the countless small corner grocery stores in the old neighborhood.
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http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=2259+w+21st+st+&sll=37.0625,-95.677068&sspn=63.215425,134.912109&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=2259+W+21st+St,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60608&ll=41.857336,-87.683065&spn=0,0.016469&z=17&layer=c&cbll=41.85302,-87.68074&panoid=MyzJ_e014NTIXa9jm24saA&cbp=12,148.78,,0,1.31
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Yeah Dave thanks. I was sure you would have been one of the ones that would have shown up. I hope to meet you sometime soon. Frank
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You mention "cottage that was transformed." Can I assume that the one with the red door was yours? :D http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&source=s_q&hl=en&geocode=&q=4600+s+francisco+chicago&sll=41.840569,-87.725658&sspn=0.014467,0.032938&ie=UTF8&hq=&hnear=4600+S+Francisco+Ave,+Chicago,+Cook,+Illinois+60632&ll=41.809436,-87.696648&spn=0,0.01646
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Unfortunately I had to cancel the discussion about my book that is linked below. I am sorry and will work on something for a later date. I am having a discussion about my book with slides at the Berwyn Public Library on Saturday October 2nd. I would love to meet you and sign your books. See you there! Discussion on Chicago's Little Village Lawndale-Crawford. When? Saturday October
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Richard, how is that neighborhood these days? I looked on google maps and the block looks nice. Is it still the same?
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Interesting, I never heard that used. Is it a regional thing? Do you live in Illinois now?
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Chipast, you keep using the term "old-line" in your posts? What does that mean?
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