That was a National Supermarket.
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daveg Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > On the FC West Town tour last Sunday, the new > street lighting project was mentioned. Higher > efficiency bulbs, no more orangeish glow, etc. > > Thanks for the Western Ave. update. I believe those were replaced again with the ugly bright sodium vapor lights again, At Wood St in Wicker Park, Unfor
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StrayKitten Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > shekaago Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Here's an old photo of the Kars sign on > Central. > > The site from which this photo comes is about > old > > trolly lines but has some great photos of > bygone > > Chicago. > >
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It closed down years later at that location, I guess. I believe it was later a Swap-O-Rama flea market, During the 1970's-80's??????????.
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At about 6319 S.Cicero.
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Many I guess closed because of gang activity, etc.
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I remember going to that place in 1971 & Dec.1977, Around the time it was going out of business.
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They somehow could have re-used the building for something else. The old Kraft Building on N.Pesthigo was a nice building too.
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Well, The Daley (since 1977) Civic Center was built in 1965. So I would have guessed that year. However, From it's old location at Congress, East of Michigan Av. It moved a year later.
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Since 1965, I guess....
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Augusta closed sometime in the late 1980's on N.Ashland, And is now a more bland & less worthy enterprise in it's place. Yet, Augusta moved to around 1100 N.Milwaukee in the late 1980's-early 1990's, Changed names & closed a few years later.
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Where was this bar?, Used abbreviatedly in that one song lyric of "Lake Shore Drive"?.
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Gee, I could remember that one BB-Q rib joynt called Rib World on W.Roosevelt, Just west of the Douglas Park "L", With the late 1950's-early 1960's neon sign similar to Treasure Chest on W.Randlph which existed long ago-Alco Drugs at 35th & King Dr which is also gone-Show of Shows on S.Cicero in the seedy adult strip of Cicero which also apparently vanished. The rib place is gone as
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I do believe there was one as early as 1947 in one photo I saw.
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Until about 1981 or 82 Channel 7 WLS-TV, Maybe WBKB-TV when it started, Had FBI bulletins of Most Wanted criminals, fugitives, etc. I was wondering, When did that actually start?. I do believe I can remember them when I was real young.
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Yes, There WAS a hot dog stand at the NW corner of Diversey & Bosworth. A little more old fashioned. But there WAS a hot dog stand at the 1300 W. Wrightwood on the NW corner. As uncommon as it may have been. I ALSO believe there was also a tavern, grocery store & cleaners or some small shop on each corner of the 1258-1301 block of W.Wrightwood. Plus DO you remember what stood at 1501 W. Ge
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I believe there's some on the block of S,Plymouth near the main library. And around Finkl Steel co, At N.Southport.
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I wonder what year that sign was installed?. I know the sign & building no longer exist.
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If i'm not mistaking, I believe it was in 1946 or so.
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Probably the late 1950's-early 1960's.
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1977.
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Arctic Ice Cream, And those blue neon signs.
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backwardk4501 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Berwyn Frank Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > backwardK4501, do you have any association with > > Nickey Chevrolet? > > No I do not....BUT...I am a "car guy" and lived > not too far away from this place...I am too young > to rem
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No, This was more of a medical facility, As opposed to the more residential Lake Point Tower. Usually, Those signs signaled that a medical facility was in the zone or vicinity with that distinctive green cross. Northwestern would be a few blocks west, So that wouldn't actually count. But there was some sort of mariners or sickbay-type facility. I was just wondering which specific one?.
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National closed up in the Chicago area in 1976, Whilst it lasted in St.Louis til 1995.
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This I believe was during a robbery, As opposed to some other hideous act. From what I understand.
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WOW!!!!!!, What a NEAT collection!!!!!!!.
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MIKETOUHY Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Didn't kow it wa Eisenhower doing the annoucing. > > I'm wonder about a NA film WTTW used whic I saw in > the late 70's when I got up early Sunday Morning > when the station sign on. > > I couldn't remember all than was shown because I > was too young, but I remeber the Daley center, >
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I do believe the fire was set, As some sort of robbery or criminal act. From what I heard.
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Wasn't there one on Montrose, Just east of Sheridan?. That had a fire in the late 1960's?.
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