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| Author: | Hatchetman [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:42 pm ] |
| Post subject: | Cool things in Chicago that are gone gone gone.... |
Gladstone Park Bakery |
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| Author: | Brick [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:43 pm ] |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:44 pm ] |
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| Author: | The Original Kid Cairo [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:46 pm ] |
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I've mentioned this before but I miss the old Ogden Viaduct that was on the Near North side that passed through Cabrini Green. There are still remnants of it although it was demolished in '92. It showed up in a couple of movies, Opportunity Knocks being one of them. Honorable mention: Magikist lips on the Dan Ryan. |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:50 pm ] |
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It's not really a "thing" per se, but when The Shedd Aquarium was really cheap to get into....same with the Adler Planetarium. An embarrassing admission....when I was a kid, I didn't want to go to the Planetarium at first because I thought that it was nothing but plants. Seemed kinda boring to me. 
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| Author: | spmack [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:51 pm ] |
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I've mentioned before, but I miss the old CTA "fishbowl" buses. They killed them all off around 95-96. 
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:52 pm ] |
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Comiskey Park free street parking 4th of July Fireworks We have a family friend who has a condo on the 27th floor on the Scurve, they always used to have us over for fireworks. It was really neat watching them go off at eye level, or in some cases looking down, and see their reflection off the Lake. |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 12:56 pm ] |
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Frank Coztansa wrote: Comiskey Park free street parking 4th of July Fireworks We have a family friend who has a condo on the 27th floor on the Scurve, they always used to have us over for fireworks. It was really neat watching them go off at eye level, or in some cases looking down, and see their reflection off the Lake.  Venetian Night....used to do this in conjunction with the museum visits in the area. My parents and I used to bring a blanket, snacks, etc....good times. I used to walk around and find loose change. Somebody must've had holes in their pockets every Venetian Night. |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:01 pm ] |
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spmack wrote: I've mentioned before, but I miss the old CTA "fishbowl" buses. They killed them all off around 95-96. Score 820 bus adds. I remember one time when I was taking Mac home from the station when he had a bum wing back in '97. We pulled up to a bus with an add for him and Boers on the back of it. Pretty weird moment. From what I remember, I think he quoted Jim Morrison saying "This is the strangest life I've ever known". He also bragged about his incredible vision, saying he could read a sign from a ridiculous distance before anyone else could. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:02 pm ] |
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I don't know how cool it really was, but underneath the "L" station at Fullerton & Sheffield near DePaul University was a hot dog stand called Demon Dogs. It not only served Vienna Hot Dogs, but it was also a mini rock & roll museum that had memorabilia from the classic rock band Chicago, as well as Aerosmith. Demon Dogs was there for about 2 decades before getting removed to accommodate the renovated "L" stop at Fullerton that stands there now, and I remember there was a great deal of opposition to Demon Dogs being removed and not replaced. |
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| Author: | denisdman [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:02 pm ] |
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Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:04 pm ] |
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denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! |
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| Author: | spmack [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:06 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! I'll never call it the Willis Tower. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:07 pm ] |
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The Enforcers |
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| Author: | Telegram Sam [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:07 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: I don't know how cool it really was, but underneath the "L" station at Fullerton & Sheffield near DePaul University was a hot dog stand called Demon Dogs. It not only served Vienna Hot Dogs, but it was also a mini rock & roll museum that had memorabilia from the classic rock band Chicago, as well as Aerosmith. Demon Dogs was there for about 2 decades before getting removed to accommodate the renovated "L" stop at Fullerton that stands there now, and I remember there was a great deal of opposition to Demon Dogs being removed and not replaced. Good call, SHARK. Excellent French fries. I will add Biasett'is Steak House and Cocktail Lounge on Irving Park. |
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| Author: | Brick [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:07 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:08 pm ] |
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spmack wrote: SHARK wrote: denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! I'll never call it the Willis Tower. +1 |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:08 pm ] |
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The mob. |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:08 pm ] |
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Frank Coztansa wrote: The Enforcers Can you name a single player from them? Liked their unis |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:09 pm ] |
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Boilermaker Rick wrote: SHARK wrote: denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! Name something Arnold always said in every episode of "Diff'rent Strokes"...
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:11 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: Boilermaker Rick wrote: SHARK wrote: denisdman wrote: Sears Tower being called the Sears Tower. Marshall Fields. The loudness of Chicago Stadium (Eddie Eddie). Only day baseball at Wrigley. My opinion. Agreed. Willis Tower? I don't think so! Name something Arnold always said in every episode of "Diff'rent Strokes"...But Dad.... |
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| Author: | spmack [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:13 pm ] |
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Eaglo Jeff wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: The Enforcers Can you name a single player from them? Liked their unis John Avery, and that's about it.... |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:13 pm ] |
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I can't believe I went there... |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:13 pm ] |
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Anyone who says "Willis Tower" in normal/non official conversation needs to be slapped with a fine and slapped in the face. |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:14 pm ] |
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I bet if anyone asked what the Willis Tower is, let alone where, no one would know... |
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| Author: | Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:17 pm ] |
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spmack wrote: Eaglo Jeff wrote: Frank Coztansa wrote: The Enforcers Can you name a single player from them? Liked their unis John Avery, and that's about it.... Yeah, I remember him....Kevin McDougal and Tim Lester were the QBs A friend that used to work with me at WYIN 56 was a back-up Long Snapper on the side for the Enforcers. He's now a mascot/entertainment dude for the Gary Southshore Railcats. |
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| Author: | Terry's Peeps [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:19 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: I bet if anyone asked what the Willis Tower is, let alone where, no one would know... I bet they would. |
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| Author: | Frank Coztansa [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:20 pm ] |
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SHARK wrote: I bet if anyone asked what the Willis Tower is, let alone where, no one would know... It's the tallest building in downtown Chicago.Confirmed. |
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| Author: | rogers park bryan [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:20 pm ] |
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When Chicagoans didnt bemoan change |
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| Author: | SHARK [ Tue Aug 07, 2012 1:22 pm ] |
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I bet there are quite a few Chicagoans who won't call it by its current name Willis Tower, but still refer to it as Sears Tower instead. |
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