Ha! That's actually the soundtrack list I've compiled! I'm about half-way through season two. There is a definite drop-off in the use of 'oldies' as the show continues.
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What's the address of the Winchester property? I found a reference to the Stensen Brewery on Winchester, but the address would now be 1752 N.
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rjmachon Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > You can check out more on Crime Story at Filming > Locations of Chicago. Here is Crime Story: > > > http://www.itsfilmedthere.com/2013/05/crime-story. > html Nice, they included the Google Map I created of the filming locations. I've been working on a complete soundtrack for both seasons bu
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The site of Grand Central Station was a filming location. I haven't seen the movie so I don't know in what capacity it was used, but they built some mock houses on it for the filming.
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Did Winchester have a different name at one point? The only references I can find are for the Augusta/Paulina facility which went over to Marshfield (then called Rumsey St).
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Neat! From the Frommer Walking Guide to Chicago: 'Until 1960, it was a branch of the Eleanor Club. These were respectable dormitories for single working women. In the early days, residents received room plus breakfast and dinner for $6.50 a week. The commodious living conditions included a variety of common spaces, such as homelike parlors and living rooms, a rooftop garden, sleeping porch, s
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Wasn't it a ballroom before being a roller rink?
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It's possible - the street view shows a big concrete driveway right off of the corner which might have been for building access. Edit: found this old photo - looks like it has indeed been demolished. The building in the background (FLW's EZ Polish factory, then being used by Universal Foods) and on the left are still standing. Fulton Substation
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What shows up most under the Beckley-Ralston name via Google is radios and, interestingly, golf clubs. Which makes sense, as Mr. Downtown brought up, as early car radios were only aftermarket items and golf bag compartments were popular features on roadsters.
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Fulton ends at Central Park. There is a substation at 3006 W. Fulton, maybe that's the one they meant?
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Yep, that's it. The FC main page most recent article mentions a Zook-designed gas station also in Des Plaines but has no address (doubtful it's still extant in any case).
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Wanted to point out an overgrown Zook-designed house in Des Plaines, on the corner of Margret St. and Walnut Ave. It's still 'in the family', although looks like it needs some work.
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Very interesting, thank you! I had a family member who was apparently very familiar with that land just after the war, as he was a resourceful beatnik with a penchant for jazz cigarettes.
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A few years ago, a good friend wrote a fascinating article about Letritia Kandle, a Chicago-based guitarist and inventor who played with the Paul Whiteman Orchestra. Here's his blog post about Ms. Kandle - enjoy! Letritia Kandle
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I'm trying to find some history of a piece of government-owned land at or near a rail yard in Blue Island, around Vincennes Ave. Unfortunately, I don't have much more to go on than that, aside from the land being secluded/concealed enough to be used as a massive hemp growing field during WWII. Anyone ever heard such a thing?
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There was a restaurant a few years ago called Room 21 (2110 S. Wabash) which was in a supposed former Capone speakeasy, but I always thought that claim was BS...that area was the Levee, which was wide-open vice. Colosimo's, for example, was right next door, at 2126. Why hide illegal sale/consumption when every other cafe around was serving it openly? The only history of the Room 21 building I
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Excellent! Thanks for posting this, I hope some some of us Forum-ites can make it!
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The NE corner wasn't an empty lot until just a few years ago. I remember there being a restaurant where Holiday Club is now; HC moved there from its original location on Milwaukee Ave.
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emilyrose Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Thanks for the info, "WayOutWardell," but are you > sure it's the same building? When I go as far as I > can with Google maps view, the back of the > building does look old, but the front looks > nothing like the tabernacle building. (Paul Rader, > the evangelist who preached there, was my
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How times have changed - people allowed to wander around an accident site like that, a plane full of fuel with one collapsed landing gear!
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There's a one-story storefront/apartment at 1437 W. Blackhawk that's slated for demolition. Interesting building and certainly an anomaly on the block.
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There's a photo of the Victor from 1982 here, but no view of the restaurant: Victor Hotel 1982 The sign survives and is now hanging outside of a hipster bar on Sangamon Street.
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I found this Trib article about the school house (doesn't have a photo, though): Forest Glen School
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It actually isn't that much different now than when built. E-Z Polish Factory 1905
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The one show I had a like/dislike for was Gigglesnort Hotel (early '80s); wasn't a fan of the Blob character, and most of the other puppets had varying levels of creepiness as well. But hey, what else was I gonna do early Saturday mornings before my folks were out of bed?
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Here's a C.E.T. ad from 1978 for renting a washer/dryer. C.E.T. Television Ad
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Have you guys seen the Museum Of Classic Chicago Television website? It's an incredible time-burner of the best kind: Museum Of Classic Chicago Television
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Mornac Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > Questions about Mayfair: I seem to remember it > being one of the early City Colleges of Chicago, > yet the building looks an awful lot like a CPS > high school. Was there a "conversion" at some > point? I also remember it being somehow tied to > Amundsen High School. Maybe it was some sort o
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I believe it used to be Mayfair School.
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I was curious about the car dealership, so some digging led me to find that 5940 N. Western was once Dick Johnson Pontiac. Mr. Johnson's 1988 obituary says he owned it until 1955, so a dealership has been there at least 60 years.
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