The Chamber's Resturant was called Wild Fire back in the late 70's I believe. I can remember Zofia's Resturant in the mid 1970's. I ate there a few times and had lunch there with the family after my Mom's funeral. Then is was was called the Village Cafe and Pub back around 2007 and now Capone's Hideout. I think Zofia's moved to Arlington Heights on Rand Road. The building that the Chamber's is
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Nothing for that address in the CCA's Office. That property most likely belongs to the railroad. It looks like that building use to be a train stop at one time. It like there was a platform there at one time as well. The viaduct has a date on it, 1929. You can see a building there on the old Historic Photos, aerial shot as far back as 1938. Thanks Jeff.
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It wasn't that old studio building downtown on State Street, Tree Studios?
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There's the Hollywood Cleaners in Wicker Park, 1438 N Milwaukee Ave. They use to advertize on cleaning formal wear and gowns. They have been there for over 66 years! https://www.flickr.com/search?sort=relevance&text=hollywood%20cleaners%20chicago
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Lewis Steinberg was convicted on bank fraud charges around February 1979. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1842&dat=19790208&id=zWoeAAAAIBAJ&sjid=FskEAAAAIBAJ&pg=2057,1476211
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Does anyone remember the Pie-Pan Restaurant that use to be at the south west corner of Cicero and Peterson were the Edens Office Plaza is now?
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The original design for the Marina City bowling alley was for 54 lanes. They built it with 38 lanes when they opened Marina City in 1964. They also had an ice rink as well back then. More info on Marina City Bowl. http://www.marinacityonline.com/history/bowling_alley.htm
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Nice pics Dave.
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Let me check again Zorchvalve.
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One heck of a project Dave. Very nice. I knew the church St Peter of Canisius 5057 W. North Ave.
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Here is some additional info I found on this building. This building was the Chicago Commons Building. http://wikimapia.org/14622751/The-Former-Chicago-Commons-Building This building was just boarded up last year. In the 2013 Google street view there is a sign up over the entrance on the corner. It looks like the building will be rehabbed for condos and townhomes along with some new constr
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The oldest building in the group appears to be 518-20 Milwaukee. It was built in 1888. The rest of them is around 1891 per CCA's Office. Here is a list of what stores was there in 1928 (per the Polk Directory) on the block from 502 to 524 Milwaukee. 500-08 Hirsch & Co. (clothing) 510 Goldboss Max (men's furngs) 512 LaManna Guy (jwlr) 514 Manno Ralph Real Est C
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@justacruzr2, I can remember a lot of those shows on TV. The Lone Ranger and The Cisco Kid are on every morning on COZI TV. They also have Hopalong Cassidy, Lassie, The Real McCoys and a bunch of other older shows I use to watch as a kid. I seen Rin Tin Tin somewhere not long ago.
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@ genes3@comcast.net, I can remember a bar called Edna's Place on Sheridan Road. I believe it was on the west side of the street around Columbia Ave. Didn't it have a big yellow sign with it's name on it?
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@ Chistorian51, The corner building was built around 1901.
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Karen, I have never seen the store on 26th street, but you Goggle goldbatt's chicago locations, you will see images for Chicago locations and one picture might be posted there. I posted the location for you. http://www.google.com/search?q=goldblatt%27s+chicago+locations&nord=1&source=lnms&sa=X&ei=eT0CVOTKNI3KgwSQ04LwDQ&ved=0CAcQ_AUoAA&biw=1173&bih=818&dpr
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It was a restaurant, Paul Kamos back in 1928 according to the Polk Directory.
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I read a article on this a few years back by J.R. Schmidt. Here it is. About the photo, it does seem like were are missing something. http://www.wbez.org/blog/john-r-schmidt/2011-08-12/lost-landmark-grand-avenue-89980
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The had some pretty awesome concerts there as well. The one that I will never forget was the The Beachago Tour in June 1975. The Beach Boys along with Chicago played for six nights. I had main floor center, fifteenth row tickets!
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WVON is still around Chicago. You can find it at 1690AM out of Berwyn.
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Whatever it was, it was built around 1901 according to CityNews Chicago.
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If I am not mistaken Vern, these were installed back in the mid 1980's when Peterson Avenue was under a major road construction. The medians down the middle of the street, had automatic water irrigation for the flowers and the black boxes house the back flow preventers for the water. I can remember the flowers being watered back then. The water shut offs are in the sidewalk under those round like
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In the 1929 Polk Directory, these names were listed under 627 Webster, Ericnborn Geo (Stella) Garcia J B (Lucy) Porter J E (Johanna) It looks like those homes were taken down around 1973 from looking at the aerial view.
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Just Google 'Queen Bee Lounge' and there is an article in the Chicago Reader, High-Octane Lifestyle that I believe is what you are looking for. There are also other articles as well.
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There has been a service station on that corner since 1961.
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@zorchvalve, the address you gave, 1000 N. LaSalle came up as 1000-14 N. LaSalle in the 1929 Polk directory. The occupants were Mutual Life Insurance Co. of NY and Chicago Clearing House. It appears that the buildings to the north and south of 1000 N. were all commercial tenants. No apartment buildings on the block.
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The same picture is in Cimena Treasures along with some pictures of the inside as it is today. http://cinematreasures.org/theaters/1764
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Lou Malnati began working with his father Rudy in the 1940s making deep-dish pizza. In the 1950s they co-managed Pizzeria Uno. Lou and his wife Jean opened the first Lou Malnati's Pizzeria on March 17, 1971, in Lincolnwood, Illinois
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I remember Barbara Eden (I dream of Genie) building a new house on Tower Court just north of Devon around 1977. She and her husband lived there for about six years.
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Mine use to be Albany 2... I still can remember my first phone number.
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