s0uthsider Wrote: ------------------------------------------------------- > I remember several before I moved out west in > 1973. Our neighborhood place was Onesti's on 71st > street between Fairfield and California. Other > places nearby were Dunn's on 67th & Damen, > Chesdan's on Archer Ave. and Little Joes's on W. > 63rd st. Outsider, Besides great pizza at
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Thanks Dunning for the clarification. You think the city would make it a landmark of yesteryear.
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Celtijunker wrote: If you can imagine your grandmothers cupboard for a minute...Durkee thyme, sage, parsley, cinnamon, etc came in small tin cans only about 2 1/2 or 3 inches tall. My mom lined hers up in alpha order on a shelf over the stove and I still have a few of hers that I put on the xmas tree. If you saw them you'd know them. Celticjunker, If you still have those little 2oz cans chec
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I could imagine what that sign is worth. My old Coke sign from the 50's is worth $300 - $400 with no history like the Studebaker sign.
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Anyone remember the Currency Exchange centers. They charge you a fee to cash your payroll checks or your electric bill etc. You could get free light bulbs back in the 50's.
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Rich, Did you know Eddie Surma also called Champ? He worked at American Can Co., lived in the Back of the Yards and played softball everyday of the week and several games over the weekend at Cornell Park, Gage Park, Kelly Park.
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Harper on the southside also comes to mind.
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Maybe Limblom or Kelly.
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Hey Rich, I knew about your hot dog stand and Leo Castle's stand back in the 50's, however, when we moved from the back of the yards to 55th and Komensky we use to go to Little Eddies on 59th and Pulaski. Then in the 70's my cousin who Owned Town Club Tavern ( you know it when Roger Casper bought it) my cousin bought one of Little Eddies stand on 67th street and I bought three hot dog trucks an
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Hi Rich, We played softball against Cyrel's at Cornell grammer school league. I graduated from St Michaels 48th & Damen in 59.
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My uncle worked for Salerno as a salesman. He always had cookies around the house. Butter cookies was my favorite growing up in the 50's. You could hold the cookie on your finger and eat around it LOL. We had our Nabisco Cookie factory on the Southside. I remember that delicious smell when we hung around Marquette Park.
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Back in the 50's we saw Jackie Gleason perform at the Chicago Theater Downtown Chicago.
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Many of the street gangs in the 50's 60's in the Back of the Yards started out playing 16in.softball. At that time, the gangs started out as SAC clubs Social Athletic Clubs. a lot of good players came from our parks. I grew up at Oakley Playground and traveled/played ball in many southside parks in different leagues. Cornell, Gage Park and playgounds like Hermitage, Kostener, Strwhacker, Destiney
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Re: Chicago Television of Yesteryear new Posted by: Dunning1 (---.dhs.gov) Date: July 17, 2015 09:00AM You know, that's not really true. Admittedly Andy and the Kingfish were portrayed as buffoons, but Andy, the cab driver, was portrayed as an intelligent, sensitive, wise character. I have heard black people mention a Christmas Eve episode where he adopted an orphan as one of the most
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I went to Lewis College in Lockport IL.from 63 to 67 and a bunch of us guys would listen to Franklyn for his words of wisdom and love poems. Didn't know that he passed away years late.
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Cragin, Sorry to hear about the fire and especially the loss of lives. My wife would go there with her grandmother back in the 50's. It was a special place to go for her and her grandmother like your article stated.
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Anyone remember Mono's Paradise Groove at 52nd and Damen?
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Anyone remember the Forum?
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Anyone remember Amos and Andy Tv show( Kingfish) They were on the radio before TV.
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How about Flag Brother Shoes on 63rd & Ashland you could buy pointed (PFC's) or box toe shoes.
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Cid Ceazer variety show, Whats My line, I Have a Secret, Gracho Marx Show, Jackie Gleason Show, Ed Sullivan are just a few more of our favorite shows back in the 50's 60's.
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Milwaukee Bowl was a 2 floor bowl.
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Whimpy Hamburgers was located on 63rd and Halsted across the street from White Castle and the Southtown Show.
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No one mentioned Howdy Doody Show with Buffalo Bob and Clarabelle the Clown or Kuka, Fran and Ollie. How about Milton Berrle Show and the Texaco commercials.
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56th and Western was Gage Park Bowl. That was a single floor as I recall. Maybe your thinking of 51st and Damen JB's?
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The Colony, Marquette and the Hi Way were all owned by the same family. My brother Roger worked for the The Colony during high school.
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One of the best movie houses when we were growing up in the 50's was the DUMPS. It was actually called the Cornell Theater but everyone called it the Dumps. It was a dump. It was located in the Back of the Yards area 51st and Wood Street. Every Saturday morning every kid in the neighborhood would go to see the cartoons. A place that we could walk to for a fun morning. They had air blown popcorn
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The Southtown on Halsted
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Does anyone remember back in the 50's when they use to bring in a patient inside the "IRON LUNG"and show goers would donate money to find a cure for lung disease etc.
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BMM: It was called Paradise Groove part of Monno's Tap across the street. It was closer to 52nd & Damen. I went to school with Beverly Monno.
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