5600 Lincoln AvenueChicago, Illinois 6064575 air conditioned and soundproof unitsFree TelevisionAquacade swimming pool & playground areaRestaurant & Cocktail Lounge24 Hour SwitchboardConference Rooms, seating capacity 10 to 15014 minutes drive to Downtown Shopping18 Minutes drive to O’Hare International AirportCourtesy car to surrounding area and O’Hare AirportS & H Green StampsAAA Approved. Diners’ Club, American Express Accepted.Continue reading “Acres Motel – Chicago, Illinois”
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The Great Chatsworth Train Wreck – August 10-11, 1887 – Chatsworth, Illinois
Just outside of Chatsworth, Illinois on U.S. 24 lies a historical marker that reads: The Chatsworth Wreck – Midnight, August 10–11, 1887 – One half mile north on the Toledo, Peoria & Western Railroad occurred one of the worst wrecks in American rail history. An excursion train – two engines and approximately twenty wooden coachesContinue reading “The Great Chatsworth Train Wreck – August 10-11, 1887 – Chatsworth, Illinois”
Chefs by the Dozen
Restaurants are often justifiably proud of their food and these twelve postcards showcase food and a chef standing near their creations. The Bakery Restaurant – Chicago, Illinois 2. Diplomat Restaurant and Country Club – Hollywood-By-The-Sea, Florida 3. Silver Slipper Chuck Wagon – Las Vegas, Nevada 4. The Lord Fox – Foxboro, Massachusetts 5. Severance LodgeContinue reading “Chefs by the Dozen”
The Red Shell Game
Let’s not gamble with America! This is a 4 page pamphlet given out in 1948 to stem the “RED TIDE”. It was distributed on “Freedom Day” in September of 1948 in Chicago, Illinois. Due to the success of that (whatever that means) it is highly recommended that it be distributed throughout Gary, Indiana.
Greetings From….
Today’s offering is a baker’s dozen of Curt Teich large-letter Greetings From….postcards. Curteich was the largest producer of color and quality linen postcards for more than 5 decades. Teich postcards are easy to date, as there is a code on all codes that tells you when it was published. There is a handy dating guideContinue reading “Greetings From….”
Found Photo Friday: Out With The Old…In With the New
Found Photo Friday finally returns with one of my favorite series of photos. These two images were taken on Thornwood Avenue in Wilmette, Illinois. You can see the houses across the street on Google Street View. The first photo, taken in the Fall of 1964, shows a woman and her daughter standing in drab weather,Continue reading “Found Photo Friday: Out With The Old…In With the New”
Bagels and Yox
This is a flier for the number one entertainment for the American-Jewish people, “Bagels and Yox.” This particular run was to open on Sunday, May 11, 1952 at the Blackstone Theatre in Chicago, Illinois. I can’t find too much information on this particular run of the show. I did find a 1951 review of theContinue reading “Bagels and Yox”
Flood Photo Friday: The Flood of ’65
This week I present a jumbo batch of found photos from the Quad Cities of Illinois & Iowa Flood of 1965
Dr. Pott’s: Archaeology & Disco in the Cincinnati Suburbs
Come with us on archaeological expedition and DISCOver the story of an archaeology themed disco located within the Holiday Inn Riverfront in the Cincinnati suburb of Covington, Kentucky. The Holiday Inn Riverfront had opened in the 1960s with a modest Holiday Inn restaurant attached to the side. Over the next 15 years people ate, people chatted,Continue reading “Dr. Pott’s: Archaeology & Disco in the Cincinnati Suburbs”