More on this from Lee Bey. http://www.wbez.org/blogs/lee-bey
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Thanks throwawaychild, I have been trying to remember the name of that orphanage for some time now. I dated a girl from there when I was in high school with her at Amundsen High in 1973. @ FranCarmen, I remember that being completely leveled when they tore down Chapin Hall. It was a vacant lot for a while. They probably salvaged part of the building when taking it down.
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wrightej, I found a lot of info on him and business but not a address. There was a death notice as well from Cal. 2002 and a lot of his racing career. I am sure someone will. For anyone interested I also found this on Google. My uncle Bill Ahrends owned a Snack shop that was attached to pat’s bar in Chicago. When I was 6 years old I sat on his lap and drove the pace car he won at Ind
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It is one name Rustymuscle. This thread is duplicated though. I answered this in another part of Forgotten Chicago. I answered this in the Q & A section.
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I was reading a article about him and it mentioned he owned a tavern in Chicago but did not give a address. I will check again and get back to you.
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I only saw this one on Cinema Treasures http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/38390/photos/42662 Nothing on American Classic Images. Rich, I only found that one picture of The Palace on south Asland Ave. I checked Flickr but only saw the other Palace Theater downtown.
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Is this the Pat Flaherty who won the 56 Indy 500?
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Did you check Cinema Treasures? Do you recall the name of the theater? http://cinematreasures.org/ I also found this posted here in a earlier thread.
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Is it "Scott Newman's Jazz Age Chicago" ?
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I found this in an earlier thread in Forgottenchicago, but did not get a chance to look up your info yet. I think it may have what you are looking for. If I find anymore I will post it. http://www.abandonedrails.com/Illinois
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Ravenswood Pub 5455 North Ravenwood is another neighbor bar. I remember this place in the 70's when I lived here but under another name which I can't remember.
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Just north of Devon on Newark (in the middle of the block) is a bar called Newark Nook. It was called McNally's when I lived there a while ago. Not far from here is another bar in the middle of the block is called Yacko's In Niles on 6636 W Albion Ave. That was called Babe's. Both of these bars been around for a very long time.
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My father was a union baker and worked for Burny Bros. Bakery on 4600 West Chicago Avenue in the 1960's and 1970's until the close of the company. Here is a website showing the plant and the products they made. http://burnybros.blogspot.com/ Burny Bakers was the wholesale division of the bakery located in Northlake on North Avenue. Didn't the government step in and break up Beatrice Foo
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That was a "Bargain Town USA" on Milwaukee near Armitage when I was a kid growing up there in the late 60's.
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google Sparta Stadium Chicago and you find info on the stadium. There is also info on the team.
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Daveg, My friend Bob lived right behind Great America in 1995 and had a little creek (like 6 inches wide) run through his property. He was told once by someone that waterway was protected and not to be disturbed. It sounds like your creek.
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Thanks everyone for the info on Kohl's. I knew I remembered seeing them around 1975 selling food.
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I was in Dr. Jake's Bowling History blog and saw a lot of pictures of bowling alleys that closed along with bowlers themselves, but no G & L bowl Ron. I heard of it but that one of the houses that I didn't bowl in. I bowled mainly on the north side of Chicago.
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Unless I miss it in this tread, was there any Kolhs Food stores around Chicago at any time? From what I read about Kolhs, they sold food first than became a department store. Is this correct?
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Makes sense that it could be a National. They were closing up stores right about that time. By 1980 a trace could be found according to National Tea on the Encyclopedia of Chicago.
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That is the The Garden-Chicago Dirt Jumps I believe you are seeing Deejo.
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Don't forget Cumberland as well with the name change. It is Pueblo at one point and then to First Avenue.
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Darling Company also picked up used grease as well. I thought they merged with Torvac. You would not want to follow one of these trucks in summer. I hired these companies in the 90's to pump out basins for me at my job and pick up grease.
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Northwest closer to Ohio Street. Not to far though. 546 North Milwaukee.
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I rode my dirt bike down to the bottom of this quarry back in the day when it was a ski area. Around 1976. I never went skiing there because the 2 winters before they closed were too warm and no snow for skiing. Here is more info on Thunder Mountain on this website: Thunder Mountain in Chicago Posted by: Scottnchgo (---.coxfiber.net) Date: January 21, 2009 09:35AM
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I remember Happy Foods opening up back in the 1980's, but I do not remember what was there. For some reason Treasure Island comes to mind.
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Can anyone tell me where these restaurants were located? I can't remember anything about these places. I grew up and lived on the north and west side of Chicago and these places draw a blank to me. The 3 Bears, was that on Clark Street south of Devon Ave.
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Thanks snappytom. That's the name of the restaurant I was trying to remember. What a hole in the wall place! I think it closed around 1978 with Cock Robin. Didn't Niles Village buy both properties?
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Thanks for the info!
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You are right about a person walking along side of you on the horse. I remember that as well as going around in a circle. I don't quite remember where this took place though.
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