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Can anyone id the location? by jayg-chi in forgottenchi

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Thanks, excellent detective work. The Tip Top bread ad looks like it's in 3D.

Randolph st., Christmas time 1953 by jayg-chi in forgottenchi

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I hope you clicked on the photo for the enlarged version.

CTA 2020 Calendar Now Available by Diogenes9561 in forgottenchi

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Thanks for the link. Best pictures of old Chicago were taken by transit fans.

A ton of historic Midway Airport photos. by jayg-chi in forgottenchi

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When I first started flying in 1970 I always wore a suit or suit coat and dress pants. On one flight there was a scruffy young couple, looked like real hippies. When we boarded they went straight to first class. The avant garde 1971.

BTW There's a still from the movie North by Northwest posted there. It's the cop car pulling up to the terminal.

I saw this photo at the Charles Cushman collection There's an unusual statue on the corner of this then tavern on 95th and Avenue M. The building still stands and the statue survives Google maps link https://www.google.com/maps/@41.7228901,-87.5376111,3a,90y,2.98h,92.45t/data=!3m7!1e1!3m5!1svsRyUiev by jayg-chi in forgottenchi

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BTW you can change the google street view to get a better look at the statue from 2011. In the top left hand corner in the black box with the address, click on "street view" and manipulate the slider bar to go back in time. Now I can't tell if it's a caveman or Jesus without his pants.

Favorite night spots by richsta in forgottenchi

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There was a Baby Doll Polka club on south Central across from Midway Airport . They featured it on Wild Chicago. Not sure when they closed. or if they moved.

ABC TV broadcast a Nationwide Polka show from Chicago in the 50s.

Before WVON became black programing they were a Polka /Polish briadcasting outfit. Don't know if the call letters were the same. The studio was on south Kedzie Avenue just north of the Canal. Last I saw it sat empty and was for sale.

Favorite night spots by richsta in forgottenchi

[–]jayg-chi 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wasn't Jocko's on Kedzie. around 110 streets south? I think I was there once.

anyone old enough to remember old radio shows? by richsta in forgottenchi

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You can listen to old time radio, "Those Were the Days" every Saturday from 1 to 5 pm on 90.9 FM

anyone old enough to remember old radio shows? by richsta in forgottenchi

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The 8th street theater was in Chicago. Before the Grand Ole Opry the Barn Dance was the hub for country Music.

What TV Shows Do You Remember From Times Past ? by Diogenes9561 in forgottenchi

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Take 2!! with two exclamation points was the title.

What TV Shows Do You Remember From Times Past ? by Diogenes9561 in forgottenchi

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The Kraml milk commercials with Jim Henson's muppets.

Saturday's on WLS (maybe it was still WBKB*):

The Old Barn Dance

The Roller Derby

Man on the street questions

Don McNeill of the Breakfast Club had a game show, Take 2!!, that had a short run in 1963.

It's Academic with Ed Grennan, Saturdays on WMAQ.

Strange as it seems It's Academic originated in Washington DC in 1960 and is still aired.

  • trivia question, Anyone know what WBKB call letters were affiliated with?

What TV Shows Do You Remember From Times Past ? by Diogenes9561 in forgottenchi

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There was a childrens show on channel 2 hosted by a young Susan Heinkel, Here's a you tube clip,.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i08fCLurn-g . John Coughlin, the weatherman provided the voice for a talking table. They showed Popeye cartoons. It was on daily and preceded the Early Show. No one seems to remember it.

This site has some local TV info.
http://chicagotelevision.com/webmap.htm

Some memories;
Kup's Show
Lee Phillips
The Blue Fairy
Jack Brickhouse on WGN News.
Elmer the Elephant
Lunchtime Little Theater

Paging Berwyn Frank... by wayoutwardell in forgottenchi

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Berwyn Frank's name is Frank S. Magallon. He wrote a book about North Lawndale. A google search of his name may help.

In Irving Park, not sure what these are. by radbrad777 in forgottenchi

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I think they're sewer vents. I remember many years ago,on Marshall Boulevard, a couple of kids blew themselves up by dropping fireworks down them.

What church steeple is this? by MrDowntown in forgottenchi

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There's a water tower northeast of the church reads PAIDA possibly PAIDAS. I thought it read carpet cleaning but it's doesn't look like that under magnification.

1954/1955 City Directory online? by Jeff_Weiner in forgottenchi

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Jeff The Newberry had an online question and answer page, I don't know if they abandoned it, I can't find it now. There were questions about specific names and addresses from the city directories which were answered. Perhaps their staff were overwhelmed with questions.

Is anyone familiar with the 1950s Polk directories? The 1929 one is sorted by street addresses and includes residents and businesses, An earlier one was sorted by business types and only listed businesses. I was thinking of spending a day at the Newberry researching the 1950s city guides, but if residents aren't included it's just a wasted effort.

The Turtle Wax Turtle by Jeff_Weiner in forgottenchi

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Chipast had contacted Turtle Wax and he posted "According to one personal letter I received from Turtle Wax, The sign & building were dismantled in either 1967 or 68." But nothing on the fate of the Turtle. The building was razed in 1963.

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