Many thanks for the replies. When I wandered past this car last year, I saw a guy working on the grounds of the building and asked him about it. He mentioned a name, which I don't think was Darrin and I said thanks. I don't ever recall seeing one of these before that day. Thanks again.
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This car was photographed in the driveway of the Ransom Cable house, which is a Chicago landmark building, on Erie and Wabash. What is this car's brand name? I don't remember. Hint: it is VERY unique, so forget Studebaker, etc. http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/5871080825/in/set-72157626923342115
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Chipast Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That would be the Luna, Which in later years, > Often showed B-grade movies. Plus, The theatre's > floor was the stickiest around. Likely from Jujubes, which was a popular "ammunition" when kids took over a theater.
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FRANKIE C FROM GRAND AND HARLEM Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I'm sorry Daveg, i live in fl. now and i didn't > think you would hear me! :-)
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Fantastic FC tour yesterday, highlighted by a tour of the only pinball manufacturing company in the world. http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/sets/72157631261418366/detail/ I had a (pin) ball on this tour. See links on flickr photos above for more information.
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Frankie - you do know that all UPPER CASE means you're shouting, which I don't think was your intention.
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California (Cal) and the Atlantic. Both on 26th street; Cal on Trumbull and the Atlantic about a block or so east of Pulaski. The Cal showed "monster" movies on Saturday, so it filled with kids throwing anything they could get their hands on - candy (the black Chuckle was a favorite as were Jujubes), flattened popcorn boxes, etc. Cracker balls against the walls looked cool in the da
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Erie St Danek Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > My dad was born 1915 living in West Town. He said > if you wanted your electricity turned on there was > an electric coin box installed on the wall you had > to deposit money to turn it on. Anyone else hear > of this? My dad was born in 1919 - south sider though. Never heard of the coin box yo
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Thanks for the link Rob, and look forward to the Clearing Book's publication.
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The Cuneo property in Vernon Hills is now part of Loyola University. The family donated the land a few years ago. Not sure if all the land was donated or not, but the mansion was part of the donation. http://www.artknowledgenews.com/2009-12-08-00-14-25-loyola-university-chicago-gifted-a-historic-50-million-from-john-and-herta-cuneo.html I seem to recall reading that the Cuneo Press bus
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My fraternal Grandparents lived (and Grandpa worked) close to the yards. The odor was, shall we say, unforgettable. But some would say it was the smell of money.
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A tid-bit. Have a friend who volunteered to work on a Saturday helping to collect old paint for proper disposal. All day long people stopped by and poured their unused paint into large collection barrels. At the end of the day the crew wondered what color would appear after stirring one of the barrels filled with many many different colors of paint. The result: grey
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New photos (34) added today. Start on page 8 of the set. I met the pastor and business manager of the parish today. Spent about an hour with the manager learning a lot about the project and the parish's current location, which is a farm on Rt 173 a bit east of Rt 45, a few miles from the "new" church. Saint Rita, Quigley and Barat College are all part of this very interesting story
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Thanks for the update davem60612. Time for another? Is the BRC Clearing one of the largest yards in the country? World?
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I have added 8 photos of the Harry Weese designed Clearing Bank on 63rd Street to the Flickr set above. There are links to Harry Weese info on several of the photo's description fields.
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OK davem60612 here are your first and second questions: How busy is BRC Clearing compared to say 30 years ago? How much has the decline in the Clearing Industrial District affected BRC? TIA Dave...
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Very interesting article on the history of what is now known as Ford City and the home of Tootsie Roll. http://www.allpar.com/corporate/factories/chicago.html One tid-bit from the CRHS and FC tour last Sunday - it was the largest building in the world covering 82 acres.
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History: City of the Century - Donald Miller
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Bus tour on Sunday 7/29/2012 sponsored by the Clear Ridge Historical Society (CRHS) and Forgotten Chicago. Some photos here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/sets/72157630811794654/detail/
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Today's (7/29) Trib also had an article on Al's Caddy in the Rides section. Interesting Denemark connection in the above link. Thanks.
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New photos (25) added to set yesterday. They start toward the bottom of page 6. http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/sets/72157627114661800/detail/
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If you haven't been to this place..... http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/sets/72157630256770512/detail/ make some time for a visit.
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Interesting comparisons Frank - thanks. Also noticed the old style street lights in the new photos.
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Very nice place to visit. Thanks.
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Photos of the 5/12/2012 FC Uptown walking tour: http://www.flickr.com/photos/k9jdk/sets/72157629707801960/detail/
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As the others have said - great article. Very interesting history of this line. Nice that there are plans to make it a linear park. For those interested in sending a thank you note to the author, his email address is: tbanich at att dot net <--- to avoid spammers from harvesting And thanks for the links CrazyIvan25
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Marcy, For reference, Frank authored a book entitled Chicago's Little Village Lawndale-Crawford published by Arcadia. http://www.arcadiapublishing.com/9780738577371/Chicagos-Little-Village-Lawndale-Crawford Available at Amazon, B&N and other book outlets.
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Berwyn Frank Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Dave, the Vojta Naperstek school was a Bohemian > school, kind of like a "Sunday school" for > Bohemians/Czechs to learn their language and > culture. The school was NOT a Chicago public > school, it was a private school built by the > Bohemian Freethinkers. Thanks for the clarifica
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We lived on 24th and St. Louis back in the 50s and for the life of me, I don't remember a school on 25th and Homan and it was just a few blocks away. Everyone we knew back then either attended Blessed Agnes (27th and Central Park) or Burns Elementary (25th and Cental Park). I saw the building in Frank's link and drew a blank. Also can't imagine a car dealer on a side street (Homan) as Frank m
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Lots of other interesting stuff on this site. Roam around and see for yourself. Learned that items from this site can be downloaded in e-reader and other formats. I'm gonna try getting Seeing Greater Chicago on my Nook.
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