Thanks for the Token Pictures they are like I remember them.
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There was a dairy on the corner 0f 48 Th. ans Seeley; ie. Seeley Dairy. I have one of their old milk bottles and some rare old 8mm footage of the trucks lined up waiting to be loaded, sometime around 1957. My dad was an independant milk distributor who sols Seeley Milk unti their demise , about 1970?
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Little Eddies had the greatest sandwich...The SUPER DOG ! A Mary Ann Poppyseed bun,a TOM TOM TAMALE split lengthwise, an all Beef Vienna Hot Dog in the tamale, Squeese Cheese, Chili, and topped with onions and Tomato. BURRRP..GOOOD !
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I think the restaruant on 26th & Hamlin was Otto's
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WOW I'll Have to ask My 92 year old Mom, but Dr. Kraft was my doctor. He deliveres my Sister at Holy Cross Hospital.1947 Sorry Sis. JUST talked to my Mom and should have remembered this . His office was above a store.It was in an appartment builsing on the SE corner of Kedzie and 52nd Street. Aboce Glendale Pharmacy,owend by Stanley Bayridge, it was origionally Ratijaks ( spelling )
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I know i wasn't going crazy.. I looked up old street car tokens and found the Y The 3 branches were NEW YORK-BOSTON-and CHICAGO the token was last used in N Y C and was still in use at the time f the N Y Worlds Fair. I'll do a little more research and try to find out more.
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If my memory serves me, the Y at one time was the center of all of the bus and subway tokens anyone have any old tokens who can verify this ?
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My Brother's name is also Otto. Insideout TOOT
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HOME JUICE COMPANY was the largest home delivery of noncarbonated juices inluding the best Green Lime flavored juice ever. I used to pour it into popsicle maker for a super frozen treat.It came in 1/2 gal bottles with small glass handle up near the top of the bottles. Vanna had home delivery and I think Filbert's Rootbeer did too.
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THANKs Daveg ! I drew a blank on that one but remember Now ! Thanks Again ! Great Link Picture is just as I remembered.
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Ronnies had 2 locations as I remember, one on Randolph just west of Shopper's corner and one on State Street Close to the Chicago Theatre
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Anyone remember a joint on SW HWY. And Crawford called GOLLY BURGERS ? GOOG GREASY FRIES.
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Last Green River I had was at a Woolworths 5 & 10. It was served in a cone shaped paper cup which was inserted into stainless steel holder, it looked lihe an hour glass Larger on the bottom
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The Knife sharener's cart was a marvel to see. It was like a transformer, it opened up to a bicycle type seat, you cranked the pedals, and it turned the big grinding wheel, a small metal can with a shut off valve dripped water on the huge wet stone while it spun around, sparking and screeching.
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Some of my fondest memories as a kid, were going to the movies and stopping afterwards for a malted milk, or hot fudge sundae. Next to the Marquette Theatre Was CUPID Candies. A row of shiney chrome swivel chairs with red leather seats and quaint tables, 3-4 Soda jerks with white paper hats, white shirts and red ties mixed some of the best frozen delights including my favorite HOT Fudge Banana sp
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Does anyone remember buying blueberry flavored cotton candy at the woolworth store? It was about 1967 or so and was really Good and fresh. The other busineses didn't seem to mind. Did any other Woolworth locations have cotton candy made fresh at the store?
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Or there was a second page to this forum
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I remember a small independent grug store on the southeast corner of 52nd and So. Kedzie, GLENDALE Pharmacy....2 Pretzels for a Penny... Ice cream sodas, 7oz. bottles of Coke. The counter person doubled as a soda jerk and pharmacy assistant. Workin behind the counter and smoking a big old White owl cigar at the same time, would you believe it ? Later on in 54 we moved farther south and west and I
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Don'T recall the vendor but babalucchi is an Italian dish made with redsauce and snails.
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Twin Sausage was my fav. Dipped in beef juice and smothered with Hot gardinera
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Right On ! The fortunes were as much fun as fortune cookies.
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Wow Totally forgot about those tracks.I used to attend Sokol Town of Lake @ 48th and Honore , OLd SCHOOL HALL was torn down many years ago to make room for 4 houses. I remember walking the tracks over Damen Ave.Found a 38cal. bullet on one of the tracks, probably put up there by some young hooligan like me.
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I remember McClintock's 5 & 10, on 63rd Street, just east of Pulaski....Wooden floors worn out down the middles with about 5 long rows of merchandise.Bags of glass marbles, Glass piggy banks, insense, yarn, westclock pocket watches for $2.99 ea. Gold fish and turtles, funny how You can remember back 55 years like it was yesterday. Mc Clintocks was 2 doors down from Dugdale's Butcher shop any
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The SW side of Chicago had So many wonderful pizza Parlors It's Hand to pick just one Back in the day HOME RUN INN on 31St was my favorite, followed by Chesdan's on Archer ave.Then Vito & Nicks. I now live in Fl. but my first stop in Chicago now is Beggars Pizza LOTS of Cheese and fantastic sausage.
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Growing up on the SW side I remember Going to Glendale Pharmacy on 52nd and Kedzie. 2 Pretzels for a penny, 50cents for a milk shake. The soda Jerk also helped fill prescriptions and smoked a big fat White Own on the job....do you believe it ? Later on we moved further SW and I remember Guttman Pharmacy 63rd & Pulaski and Midway Pharmacy ( orig. Antonide's SDrugs on 63rd and Kolin that's where
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Any body remamber Crawford Savings and Loan on 63rd. St. Just east of Pulaski ? It later moved to Pulaski and 64th St.
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The orig Cavalone's was on the South Sise of 63rd between Pulaski and Komensky then they moved to Pulaski Between 59th and 60th.Before Uncle Mitch's ( other side of Pulaski ) became Vi Vi's I don't know if Charcoal pit is still there I moved away from Chicago in 1995.But I'll never forget the woman at Charcoal Pit Named Midge.........She was hot
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Thanks for the memories. I remember salt boxes at 63rd & Pulaski, 59th, 67th,about every 1/2 mile. They were for the general public and used mainly on sidewalks outside of businesses and stores.They disappeared about he same tine as the balloon man and hot dog street vendors.
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Sorry guys can"t help with the T V GUY. A little east of there, between Komensky was a Phillips 66 station, Cavalone's Pizza, a dept store called Baby Haven but don'T remember a T V GUY
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The Dr. Who Owned Von Solbrig lived in a home at the corner of South 64th St and Keeler. I remember a News article of a reporter who went undercover and was hired as a janitor and ended up wheeling patients into an operating room that was suppose to be a steril environment. Emptying trash one moment and the next transporting unconcious patients without even washing up. No wonder it closed
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