I think they were on southwest high way just west of Pulaski. There was a Chinees resturant ther after that I think but not sure, There are cars on that lot now. That would be Hometown. I thought I saw it on some old aeriel views but they were not that clear.
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They were there in late 60's and early 70's i'm sure.
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I seemed on every block or every other block on the southwest side there was a grocery or what we called a candy store. Midwest and Royal Blue were common. Also local taverns almost on every block.
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Does anyone remember where the motel cabins were on sw highway between cicero and western on the south side of the street? It was a motel but it had individual cabins .
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I would like to take a climb up there and see if there are any traces of the tomb stones or the fence that was around it.
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Thanks for the very interesting observations.
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What about Gerties next to Peoples Theater on 47th & Marshfield.
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If you want to know about swedes in Chicago look up the Good Templars Lodge that I was a part of they can give you a lot of history about the swedes in Chicago.
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Yes 63rd & halsted also had a toyland for Christmas and a train that went around it. I rode it but don't remember if it was a mono rail. That was in the 40's
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Bruce Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I looked for the old Ford City thread but it must > have been one of the ones that got eaten a few > months back. A friend who is cleaning out her > photo album, and didn't know what this was, gave > this image to me. I damned near fell out of the > chair when I saw it. > > http://i129.photob
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I have been in there often and the indian on top is still there but the cigar store I think is gone. Also the currencey exchange was next door before the library was built. I noticed the short bar stools and phone and I don't think they had normal hieght stools. I worked at Rex a few blocks north on 60th & Pulaski from 1965 till 1987 and some of us would stop at midgit's barafter work.
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Is Fairyland and Cream City the same park in lyons?
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Richard Stachowski Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > There is a Wagner's Bakery on Archer just east of > Harlem. Just like the old time fresh made stuff. I'm sorry for the missinformation I gave. I was thinking of Weber's Backery on Archer east of Harlem Ave.
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crowamonghens Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Richard Stachowski Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > Anybody remember Fairyland Park at 40th and > harlem > > in Lyons? Also the cabins on the south side of > it? > > > YES. and i was always fascinated by those cabins, > until the
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I remember that spot in the 50's when there was a small store that sold groceries and beer. I don't know being in Evergreen park how they sold beer. Evergreen was a dry town in the 50'and most of the folks were Dutch Reform Christians.
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Anybody from Back of the Yards?
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Anybody remember the Buss Drive in on 95th in Oaklawn? That was in the 50's Car hops and all. We stopped there on the way to the Starlite Drive in Movie on 95th and Ridgeland.
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There is a Wagner's Bakery on Archer just east of Harlem. Just like the old time fresh made stuff.
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How about 47th and marshfield address would be 4714 S. Marshfield???
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Very interesting. I didn't know that was a dance hall at one time.
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If you would climb up the hill behind 1000 bargans you would see the small cemetary about 20' X 20'with an black iron fence around it and a gate. Anyway that was in the 50's. I wonder if there is any trace of it left.
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I know the area but can't remember such a thing although it sounds familiar. I will look it up on a satalite view.
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Thhe elevated line took you to 40th and indiana then you transfered to the stock yard line. I traveled it for fun and it was some sight going around and above the union stock yards.
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On 47th and Ashland we had a woolworth a Kreski and a Niesner all next to each other.(I know my spelling is off). They all had the familiar red background sign abouve with gold letters.
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Those tracks have been gone for some time. They link 40th and Indiana to the lake front tracks. I'm surprised somebody noticed them.
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Quartermaine56 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Yes there were some very nice eateries in the > loop, I enjoyed The Walnut Room (Marshall Fields), > The Narcissus (Marshall Fields),Bergdoff's,Billy > Goats on lower Wacker Drive and most of the > deparment stores had eateries. Billy Goats is still there.
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The Blackhawk what I remembered was to be serving horse meat for beef. That was one of the scandles back in the 40' and 50's.
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That's most likely what it is but I am sure of the location on Archer. I asked my sister who is 82 and she varified it with me in that location. Now her husband was related to the ones who owned the yellow brick resturant on Archer Rd. I discovered it in the early 50's when we climed up the hill. I tried to spot it on Google but couldn't be sure on any trace of it. I may go up there when I can e
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4712 s. Marshfield. This used to be a second hand shop in the 40's where I bought some old radio equipement. That was my old niehborhood so it must have been a fire station way before my time. I'm 73 years old and was raised in the Back of the Yards.
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captain54 Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Richard Stachowski Wrote: > -------------------------------------------------- > ----- > > I remember the Miller's store you talk about. I > > lived on 5007 s. may street in the 30' & early > > 40's I thought it was a Midwest Store. There > was > > a barber shop on the corn
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