Just read most of the Stob family story, very fascinating how he remembered names and places. The way he described his homes and other places was amazing, I could picture in my mind what they looked like. It was almost like being there!
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I think shekaago is on to something, according to the article the Illinois Medical District can claim eminent domain up to the tracks. from the article: "In early November the medical district held a public meeting where it announced its "master plan" for future changes in the area. These included a proposed "district development area" that would run from Roosevelt to t
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WOW! When my aunt and uncle lived on 19th st back in the 70's I remember that neighborhood! I remember it being kind of run down, but wow, it's all gone now. What I find odd is there are parking meters on the deserted streets! (at least they where there when Google did street view) Does any one really park there? Maybe for the hospitals?
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Shekaago, My dad also had a 1961 Ford Galaxie. That car was like a tank. LOL.
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Very cool pics and information Berwyn Frank, keep it coming!
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Thanks for sharing the pics, bowler.
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It's a shame that buildings like this go into disuse. But, like you said if the neighborhood changes, a lot of these great buildings go through this. I especially like the 1924 photo, it shows how it looks before the Kennedy. I love seeing photos like this, to be able to see what a place looked like before a major change. I think you're right, the building in the back ground. It looks like a schoo
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StrayKitten Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > That is such a shame! That would have been a > great website! This is a really pretty cemetery. > I've heard a few interesting stories about it. Please tell!
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You're welcome! Glad to help my fellow Chicagoan.
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bowler, what you do is hit the Flickr button (blue/red dot) where you type in your posts. the first time you do it, it will ask if you want to authorize the module to access your flickr account. There is a link, the word "authorize" next to step 1 click the word and it will take you to flickr to sign in. once you sign in it will give you a code, put that code in the box under step 2.
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Man, that is so frustrating! All that history just gone! It's such a shame all those documents just disappearing. Well I'll end my rant now, LOL. Good luck on your family genealogy project.
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Now if we could find pics of the tracks when they were still in use north of Belmont, or at the Dunning hospital. That would be the final piece of the puzzle!
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Thanks shekaago! Great find! I have that site book marked, but had not visited in a while. That is the type of old time photos I was looking for.
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Drake bowl- Montrose and Drake Monte Cristo bowl- 3326 w Montrose The Monte Cristo was one of the last places the Schuessler-Peterson boys where seen, before they where murdered.
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Wow! Fascinating info B.A. we know this family's history from 1885 to the present. Very cool!
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tseals Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The Commador on Irving. I remember watching a > double bill. "Batman" & "What a way to go" I > thought I would go to hell because the later was > an X or R rating according to the "New World" > raining guide. I was just a kid. Wow! I had forgot about the commador / Ol
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captain54 that was the Bugg, I remember that from a post awhile back.
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The Patio is reopening in 2011, I watched a lot of movies there in the early and mid 80's
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Thanks for the update Bruce, I did find a few sites on line where they described the right house, but no pictures! It seem this place does not want it's past known!
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It's possible it may be a pole the car dealership used to hang those muti-color triangle flags from. I seem to remember some other Western dealerships back in the day had those poles in the sidewalk further south.
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We have Borden in Louisiana, they don't sell it in Chicago anymore? From Wikipedia: Borden Milk Products From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation, search Borden Milk Products L.P. is a privately held American corporation owned by the Dallas, Texas-based Milk Products LLC, a subsidiary of Grupo Lala. Milk Products, LLC was formed in 2000 and licenses the Borden name and El
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The more I look at this house the more I am fascinated. I looked it up on city news Chicago http://www.newschicago.org/index.php?menu=chicago&search=single_chicago&search_by=pin&area=17&sc=31&block=109&parcel=25&Find=Find+Property%21 and it looks like that place was built in 1904, so this family built it or purchased it when it was 6 years old. Very cool! One thing I fi
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Wow! All I can say is just WOW! That is so cool, I wish we had things like that from my family. It's like going back in time. Thanks Berwyn Frank.
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I like old railroad ghost stories, a lot of them seem to be "ghost lights" the Paulding light comes to mind, and a mystery light seen on a abandoned railroad between Houston and Galvaston TX. It's seems like a lot of beheaded train men are "looking" for their heads.
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I remember a gas brand that was named Oklahoma or OK, for a while they gave you a Drinking glass with a fill up. The glass had a oil rig on it with OK-Oklahoma under it, we has several of them as my dad filled up there every week. I want to say the gas station was on Irving Park or Montrose between California up to Western, I Just don't remember where!
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I see from Google maps that they are both still standing, are they apts/condos now? very cool looking buildings. Very nice postcards wayoutwardell.
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Thanks for that explanation Bruce. Sorry I got off topic, back to the ghost stories!
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Bruce Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > The MSD police have full police powers just like > any other municipality. They have been around > since the beginning of canal construction. Any > route they need to take to areas of their > jurisdiction falls within the contiguous > jurisdiction rule. That includes Archer. Thanks bwalsh, and Bruc
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Bruce, I have a question. The MSD police, are they like railroad police that patrol their property? And have full police powers, and why were they involved in the fake resurrection Mary "case"? Was he trespassing on their property? Just wondering as I had never heard of them, I tried Google but I didn't find much, thanks.
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The strange thing is someone mowed the front yard, but not the rear. Never got set on fire, but in early 85 a family moved in. I looked in google street view and today it looks like it was completely gutted and remodeled they did a very nice job.
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