Steve aka "Steve the Bear" Brown. I can remember the place. I believe it was CCS Chicago.
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I can remember the trucks, but the name slips my mind now. Tiddy Wash or something like this?
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I just read about this one. I have been here but not for a while. Robinson Family Burial Ground https://chicagohistorytoday.wordpress.com/2015/02/04/chicago-robinson-family-burial-ground/
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There was over 200 bowling alleys in Chicago at one time. Not including the Suburbs! I bowled at most of those above. Now it is easier to list which ones are left.
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@ Cragin Spring, where on Higgins & Narragansett? Where the old Golden Flame was?
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Thanks MisterDrexciya!
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@Swede, this would have been around 1986. I am not sure of the department.
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@Swede, do you remember a guy named Jim Hamilton at American Can?
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The high pressure sodium-vapor lighting takes less electric to run them as well as being brighter than the mercury vapor lights. I can remember installing these were I worked in the late 1970's. The ones I installed were Kenall Light Fixtures. On the south side of Chicago in the mid 1970's, I remember seeing some longer yellow light fixtures around Harlem and I-55. They were a deeper yellow th
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Remember when Carl did the US 30 Dragstrip commercials in the 1970's? "Where the great ones, run"! He spoke a word a second! He also won the "Beat the Champs" bowling tournament around 1993 at Habetler Bowl.
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Thanks PK!
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"The quality goes in before the name goes on"
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I can remember the Town & Country as well. They had one on North Av. and the Kennedy. It turned into a Blockbuster but I am not sure of what it now!
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The Thirsty Whale was on River Road and Grand Ave. back in the mid 1980's when I use to go. It is now an Amoco gas station and McDonald’s. I am surprised that this placed reopened after the flood around 1987. This whole area was under water! More on the Thirty Whale, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirsty_Whale
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One of the Buckingham's father worked with my Mom at VS-Grinding on Damen and Balmoral Ave. here in Chicago. This would have been around 1966. I bowled with Carl Bonafede who was the band's manager at the time.
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@Hugh, I just saw some photo's of Old Town. I will try to remember where I saw them. I use to hang out a little at the Plugged Nickel back in the mid 70's. Great times back then.
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On there website for Gigio's Pizza on Oakton Street, it is posted at the bottom, Please note that we are not affiliated with other Chicagoland “Gigios” restaurants
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Engine Company 59, Truck 47 at 5714 N. Ridge Ave. built in 1928 closed a few years back. This was sold and being renovated. There was one fire house at Ashland Ave. (5400 North) Balmoral Ave. that closed a while back. It is the Edgewater Historical Society now!
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They still sell these on line, Horlick's Malted Milk Tablets.
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Project Free TV has the movie, "The Young Runaways" (1968) I think this is the link. http://playerme.org/registerac.html?aff_sub=B54dbe686b2ac6c36db838e19
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Hugh that one is gone now. The property became part of the school park. I believe that one also became a Duke's Drive In. I was a Amundsen Viking! You have to remember Carson's Ribs accross the street?
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Cragin, the building was built around 1914.
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Who brought this property?
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Exit at 1315 West North Avenue has been a bar since the mid 1960's that I know of. Since the building was built 1896, I am not sure what it was before. It was the Pine Inn in the mid 1960's. My father own it along my aunt. I think they owned in the mid to late 1950's but I can't be sure. I can remember going there with my Dad on Saturdays when he worked, and I was playing in the neighborhood. Acc
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I can remember a lot of churches in the 70's and 80's having carnivals. My friends dad won a car from a carnival at St. Gregory.
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They had a couple of good years but more bad than good! 1969 and 1984 I can remember were pretty good years. RIP Mr. Cub.
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The last time I was there was for the Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus. ambrosemario, I read that it only held 9,000 seats. Also the Chicago Bulls played there there first year in the NBA, 66-67.
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Davey, the old parking lot for Edgewater Hospital on Rosehill Drive has town homes on them now. I believe some new homes are going up on the main site, the parking garage. They couldn't salvage the parking structure? Here is more info on this. http://chicago.curbed.com/tags/edgewater-medical-center On Ficker there was pictures taken of the inside of the abandon hospital, Edgewater a few
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Here is some info on Globe Bowl, 4949 South Aberdeen and a picture from Dr. Jake's website, https://bowlinghistory.wordpress.com/2012/09/19/globe-bowl-chicago-bowling-alley/ World’s Invitational Tournament 1964 https://bowlinghistory.wordpress.com/2013/08/16/worlds-invitational-tournament-1964/
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I can remember the fire in Melrose Park. It melted box cars close to it. Here is some fire scene pictures: http://www.firescenes.net/tag/polk-brothers-warehouse-fire-1987/
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