I went into Netflix to view the movie online and darn, they don't make it available online now!
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PK, nice bit of work! I need to watch the movie, but wasn't her apartment the building right next to the small street parallel to the tracks? The location now appears to have a very old, small house there, which would have been there when the movie was filmed. What are your thoughts?
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Adgorn, as you noted, some of the information is on this thread. But I think there is at least one other thread dedicated to the movie and some of the other information can be found there.
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Pat Flaherty and Swede's Lounge was at 3142 W. Irving Park according to a 1957 Chicago directory....phone JU8-0295. Sorry for the duplicate posts!
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Pat Flaherty and Swede's Lounge was at 3142 according to a 1957 Chicago directory....phone JU8-0295.
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Wrightej, is that one or two places?
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It's tough dating information based on a phone number. AT&T began to convert letter/number prefixes in Chicago in the late 1950s, but the project wasn't complete until the 1970s. Additionally, other phone companies converted at different dates, so the information is all over the map. One last thing. Non dial to dial conversion further complicates the issue. Not all central offices (Chicago
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Mornac, what parish are you referring to?
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Mornac, what parrish are you referring to?
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Dennis Madia posted this photo on the facebook FC site. beatrice by Rustymuscle, on Flickr
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I did a quick check of Chicago Tribune archives, appears the AMA had a convention in Chicago in 1944. Others were held elsewhere.
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Does www.historicaerials.com help? I checked it, tracks look the same in old/new photos.
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Chipast, What does the listing show in the 1929 Polk Directory?
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The 1929 Polk lists the florist name as Leo Verbauen, florist. It is listed as same in the 1937 Classified phone book. The 1941 phone book does not have a listing for Verbauen or Krismer florists. The 1950 classified phone book shows Krismer at the Lotus address, no listing for Verbauen. The 1960 classified phone book shows Krismer at the Lotus address. The 1967 phone book shows no Kr
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Coupling into what PKDickman offered... 1932 Chicago directory... Harry Weisz, 1230 W. Carmen Joseph Weisz, taylor, 4945 N. Winthrop Joseph Weisz, residence, 1258 W. Winona If you would like information from subsequent directories, just post.
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Bruce, from the 1948 Suburban directory... Altergott - nothing Lachance - nothing Osowski - nothing Rundquist, Harold - 7847 Hutchinson GL 3-0958 Scully - nothing McCarty - nothing Kuhrt - nothing Knutson, Conrad - 4208 Plainfield GL 3-1826
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Bruce, Here is what I found based on your request. These listings are from the 1948 Chicago Suburban directory. Dickholtz/Dickholz - nothing Fortins - nothing Parnecke/Parnetcki - nothing George Schectel - nothing Mackey....Claude had a stable at 4701 N. Cumberland Greeness - nothing Reichart, Clarence, 4317 Pittsburgh, GL 3- 4153 Bober - nothing Stefka - nothing
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Richard, I did a quick scan of Petersen/Petersen in the 1951 phone book....none on 33rd Street. Can you give me first names? LOTS of Petersons!
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Bruce, I have a 1951 Chicago phone book. List the names, will look em up.
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I checked the 1929 Polk directory for a snapshot of that block... 4627 N. Francisco - Ravenswood Manor Gardens Park District 4630 N. Francisco - Eastwood Pharmacy Drugs 4634 N. Francisco - Hansen, Jacob and Son Tailors 4636 N. Francisco - Winterson and Co. Real Estate 4650 N. Francisco - Chicago Rapid Transit Lines Co., Francisco Station Same Address - Sawyer, Max News Dir. Th
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Love this thread! Great photos, great detective work, BFrank.
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It seems like this was discussed a few months ago. Do I recall there was some type of track in that area and part of Riverview was in there too?
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A couple years ago we had a discussion about Stark's Warehouse and their various locations. One location in question was at 212 W. Madison, which seemed an unlikely place for a surplus store. I finally found a photo of the store. This 1965 shot is looking west down Madison from the Wells street L, you can see a store front sign, "surplus" which is probably the Starks location. 1965
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Eddie, how about posting the photo?
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Some more store photos, all National Tea... 3112 W. Armitage, 1958... 3112warmitage14jan1958 by Rustymuscle, on Flickr 108th and Halsted, 1957... 108thhalstad1957 by Rustymuscle, on Flickr 1957, somewhere on North Harlem. Interesting, looks like a new innovation, vending machines outside the store... 10aug1957castellanonationaltea by Rustymuscle, on Flickr
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I believe the Eagle is now a Dominicks. Other stores/buildings are gone.
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A few photos of past grocery stores... 112th and Harlem, National Foods, 1960 112th&harlem15aug1960gasleak by Rustymuscle, on Flickr 6009 N. Broadway, Eagle Foods, 1958 6009nbroadway15oct1958 by Rustymuscle, on Flickr 43rd and Pulaski, Hillman's Foods, 1952 hillmans43rd&pulaski12nov1952 by Rustymuscle, on Flickr
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Thanks for the information! I looked in that site but apparently didn't look far enough. It makes sense now, that building in the back right was original to the street, they put up the fake front church in front of it.
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That is the then/now video I was talking about, a great video! I've looked at almost every Blues Brothers website I can find and didn't discover information about a false front. Can you send a link to the information? I guessed it was another location dropped into the scene.
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I was looking at that great then/now video of some of the Blues Brothers filming locations and one scene baffles me. The Blues Brothers turn North onto Normal Avenue from 18th Street, and drive up to the church. In the movie the church appears to be at the end of this street/alley. Except, there is no church there and from Historic Aerials, there never was. It appears this was indeed a street/alle
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