I was up there myself and they were graves and a fence around then like a small family grave yard and not a part of Fairmount or just head stones but graves.
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It was said that men who died working on digging the canal were from Germany and were all single men. They were buried there and that's how it got it's name. That's what I have heard anyway. I saw a house just west of the cemetary. A small frame house and never though anything about it. Then others saw it and others didn't see it. Last time I looked I didn't see it. It was the middle of the
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Anyone have stories about that cemetary? I do.
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Thanks Bruce. You have answered some questions for sure.
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Something I missed for sure.
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A great picture. I myself never ate there but we had that type of resturant in other areas of the city. There was one on east 79th street run by two old ladies and the food was fabulous and that was back in the 60's also.
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I looked it up on "live search" and if it's the one story building it is still there but it looked closed. When did you go to Glady's?
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Anybody remember Fairyland Park at 40th and harlem in Lyons? Also the cabins on the south side of it?
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Yes I remember it well from the 50's to the 70's I went skating there. It was the world's largest roller rink and had a giant Wulitzer pipe organ played by the Famous Leon Berry. Just hearing the organ was a great experience alone. It had drums,bells,horns and all kinds of instruments outside it and you would see and hear it like a great orchestra.
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Does anybody know about a small fenced in cemetary about 20' X 20' on top of the hill west of willowsprings road on Archer avenue? It was just west of a Polish or Bohiemian resturant. The resturant was a yellow brick on the south side of Archer. The graves and the fence were on top of the hill. I think the cemetary was dug up and something was built on that site. It also had an iron fence aroun
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German Church Road at Willow springs road was an indian burial grounds.That's how it is shown on an old map on the internet. I think it's on Chicago Encyclopedia at "Maps".
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Does anybody remember the Radio Movie House on 50th Pl. & Halsted?
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As for Gordan Tech I think we beat them in football in the 1950's that was Tilden Tech south side public all boys school.
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What about Fairyland Park in Lyons, about 4000 s harlem and the rented cabins on the south side of it. Anybody know?
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Yes every bit!
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Does any body know of the "Radio" Movie house on 50th pl. and S. Halstead? I used to go there with my folks in the late 30's and early 40's. The building is still there as a church.---Richard Stachowski
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The name is Peterson or Petersen The address is in the 800 block of west 33rd street or 33rd place.
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Thanks for the information. I am not from that area of Chicago and a fimiliar with what you say. At 73years old I do have some recollections of past Chicago areas.
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Thanks I will look for that book. We have shelves of old Chicago books at our Oaklawn library that I never took advantage of. Thanks very much.
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Does anyone have information on the "stroll"? It was from 26th st. to 39th st. on State Street. Very little is left. I think a building on 36th or 37th is still standing.
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I was hoping someone may have one who could look up an address for me.
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This is the Hallecrafter factory that made short wave radios, later TV's and organs.
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Does anybody have a Chicago phone book from the 1950's
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If I remember Ford City was the Studebaker plant for a while and also the Tucker.
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