Archive for August 2009
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – LITTLE JACK’S RESTAURANT – 3175 WEST MADISON AT KEDZIE – FOUR IMAGES PLUS LOGO – SEE READER COMMENTS FOR AN APPROXIMATION OF THE FAMOUS CHEESECAKE RECIPE 18 comments
NAVY PIER – CALLED MUNICIPAL PIER – ROOF GARDEN RESTAURANT – 1926 Leave a comment
ORSO’S RESTAURANT – MOSIAC OF WOMEN – 1997 Leave a comment
SCHOENHOFEN’S HALL – 882 MILWAUKEE AVE – 1906 Leave a comment
NIELSON’S RESTAURANT – 7330 WEST NORTH AVE – c1940 Leave a comment
MUTUAL BREWING COMPANY – 22ND AND SPAULDING AVE – 1915 Leave a comment
MILK DELIVERY WAGON – SEPIA – NICE – c1910 Leave a comment
SWEDEN HOUSE – 157 EAST OHIO – MATCHBOOK 1 comment
RAKLIOS RESTAURANTS – MUSTARD BOWL – 1930s Leave a comment
MILLER’S CAFE – 23 EAST ADAMS – MENU INSIDE – PAGE TWO – c1960 Leave a comment
MILLER’S CAFE – 23 EAST ADAMS – MENU INSIDE – PAGE ONE – c1960 Leave a comment
MILLER’S CAFE – 23 EAST ADAMS – MENU COVER – WINES AND LIQUORS – c1960 Leave a comment
MILLER’S CAFE – 23 EAST ADAMS – MENU COVER – c1960 Leave a comment
GATEWAY RESTAURANT – LUNCH ROOM – MENU COVER – 1944 Leave a comment
WILSON AND COMPANY MEATS – SIX HORSE HITCH OF CLYDESDALES 1 comment
SCHLITZ BEER AD – DRAWINGS TWO WOMEN – CHICAGO COMPANY WORK – 1913 Leave a comment
RICKETTS RESTAURANT – 2727 NORTH CLARK – INTERIOR WITH WAITRESSES – EARLIER LOCATION OF RESTAURANT – 1937 Leave a comment
LIBBY MCNEILL AND LIBBY – WHITE ENAMEL KITCHEN – PACKING CORNED BEEF – c1910 Leave a comment
COFFEEE HOUSE GOURMAND – AMUSING CARTOON – 1995 Leave a comment
BISMARCK GARDEN – 1911 Leave a comment
TIVOLI RESTAURANT – CHICAGO HEIGHTS – MENU COVER Leave a comment
MAXIM’S DE PARIS RESTAURANT – ASHTRAY Leave a comment
BLACKIE’S RESTAURANT – 755 SOUTH CLARK – MATCHBOOK OUTSIDE Leave a comment
BLACKIE’S RESTAURANT – 755 SOUTH CLARK – MATCHBOOK INSIDE Leave a comment
BILL AND CHARLIE’S – LAKE POINT TOWER – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
BERGHOFF 1887 BEER CAN Leave a comment
MANZO’S RESTAURANT – 3210 WEST IRVING PARK ROAD – COZY CHECKED TABLE CLOTH AND CHIANTI BOTTLE PLACE – A FAVORITE – MATCHBOOK 1 comment
THE BUFFALO RESTAURANT AND ICE CREAM PARLOR – THE ORIGINAL ON IRVING PARK ROAD – THEY USED TO LINE UP AROUND THE BLOCK ON A SATURDAY – MENU COVER – 1960s Leave a comment
SCHULIEN’S RESTAURANT – IRVING PARK ROAD – OWNER SAT DOWN AND DID AMAZING MAGIC TRICKS AT EACH TABLE – A FAMILY FAVORITE – MENU COVER Leave a comment
FRED HARVEY RESTAURANT – UNION STATION – INTERIOR 1 comment
VANNIE’S PRIME STEAKS – 134 SOUTH WABASH – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
MICHAEL TODD’S THEATRE CAFE – SOUVENIR PROGRAM COVER Leave a comment
AGOSTINO’S RESTAURANT – TOKEN FRONT 1 comment
TIP TOP INN – THE NURSERY – INTERIOR – c1910 Leave a comment
RED STAR INN – NORTH SIDE – NEAR GRANDPA’S OLD APARMENT – 3 IMAGES – NICE – 1976 Leave a comment
HAM ‘N’ EGGER RESTAURANT – 58 WEST RANDOLPH – MATCHBOOK 1 comment
YE OLDE CELLAR RESTAURANT – 322 NORTH MICHIGAN BLVD – MENU COVER Leave a comment
STOUFFER’S – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – GIBRALTER ROOM – MENU INSIDE TWO – 1956 Leave a comment
STOUFFER’S – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – GIBRALTER ROOM – MENU INSIDE ONE – 1956 Leave a comment
STOUFFER’S – PRUDENTIAL BUILDING – GIBRALTER ROOM – MENU COVER – 1956 Leave a comment
RUPNECK’S RESTAURANT – 1127 THORNDALE AVE – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
ROBERT’S QUICK CHICK – 5300 NORTH WINTHROP – ASHTRAY Leave a comment
ISBELLS RESTAURANT – 590 DIVERSEY PARKWAY – MAGIC BAR – MATCHBOOK 1 comment
FORT DEARBORN GRILL – 89 EAST WACKER – CENTURY OF PROGRESS – MENU COVER – 1933 Leave a comment
FEBO RESTAURANT – 2501 SOUTH WESTERN – FAMOUS FOR NOTHING – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
DRAKE’S RESTAURANT – 131 NORTH DEARBORN – PLUS OTHER RESTAURANTS OWNED BY SAME COMPANY – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
CONDES BROTHERS – 1037 GRANVILLE ROGARS PARK – DRIVE-IN WHITING INDIANA – MATCHBOOK INSIDE 1 comment
CONDES BROTHERS – 1037 GRANVILLE ROGARS PARK – DRIVE-IN WHITING INDIANA – MATCHBOOK FRONT Leave a comment
CONDES BROTHERS RESTAURANT – 1037 GRANVILLE ROGARS PARK – DRIVE-IN WHITING INDIANA – MATCHBOOK BACK Leave a comment
COLOSIMO’S RESTAURANT – 2126 WABASH AVE – MENU OPENING PAGE Leave a comment
KASTEL LIQUORS – 1100 GRANVILLE ROGERS PARK – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
CHERRY BRAND MEAT PRODUCTS – 4750 SOUTH CALIFORNIA – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
RAG DOLL DANCE BAR – 6135 NORTH WESTERN AVE – INTERIOR Leave a comment
GRANITO’S PIZZERIA – 907 WEST TAYLOR – 1953 Leave a comment
WILSON AND COMPANY – CLYDESDALE TEAM – EARLY Leave a comment
GOLDEN OX RESTAURANT – OWNER BEHIND BAR WITH STEIN – c1960 1 comment
MCDONALD’S – DES PLAINES CORPORATE MUSEUM – LOOKS JUST LIKE THE ONE THAT OPENED ON 79TH STREET – LATE 1950s OR EARLY 1960s Leave a comment
W R RESTAURANT – DOWNTOWN – 1945 1 comment
VINE GARDENS RESTAURANT – 614 WEST NORTH AVE – 1938 Leave a comment
SUOBODA’S NICKELODEAN – CZECH RESTAURANT – INSIDE AND OUTSIDE Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – STOCK YARD INN – 1950s Leave a comment
OLD HEIDELBERG – THE RATHSKELLER – 1940 Leave a comment
JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT – 900 N MICHIGAN – SUMMER AWNINGS 2 comments
JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT – COUPLE AT TABLE – 1950s Leave a comment
JACQUES FRENCH RESTAURANT – 900 N MICHIGAN – SNOWY COURTYARD – 1965 Leave a comment
ITALIAN VILLAGE – 71 WEST MONROE – MENU COVER – 1970s Leave a comment
BROOKFIELD ZOO RESTAURANT – 1940s Leave a comment
PALM ROOM RESTAURANT – LASALLE HOTEL – 1915 Leave a comment
NORMANDY HOUSE – 800 N MICHIGAN – INTERIOR – 1955 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – MICKELBERRY’S RESTAURANT – 2300 WEST 95TH 1 comment
HOWEY’S RESTAURANT – BROADWAY AND WINONA – FOUR IMAGES Leave a comment
DENNY’S RESTAURANT – 4239 SOUTH HALSTED – c1950 Leave a comment
BUTTERNUT BREAD FACTORY – 55TH AND WABASH – 1920s Leave a comment
BOSTON DEPARTMENT STORE RESTAURANT – 1940s Leave a comment
BLUE DANUBE GRILL – 179 N STATE – NEXT TO CHICAGO THEATER Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – WALNUT ROOM – 1940s Leave a comment
ART INSTITUTE – MCKINLOCK COURT RESTAURANT – c1960 Leave a comment
TOPPER’S BEEF AND BOURBON – 1955 Leave a comment
ZENO CHEWING GUM COMPANY – c1910 Leave a comment
YMCA CAFETERIA – WABASH AVE Leave a comment
YANKEE DOODLE DOO RESTAURANT – PINE ROOM – 4731 BROADWAY Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WISHING WELL RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – 3836 ELSTON AVE – c1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – WILLIAM TELL RESTAURANT – INTERIOR – 5700 NORTH AVENUE – 1954 Leave a comment
VOGELSANGS RESTAURANT – BOHEMIAN LUNCH – 175 MADISON – 1901 1 comment
SANTA FE R R – SCOUT CLUB-LOUNGE CAR – INTERIOR – 1939 Leave a comment
DINING CAR – OVERLAND EXPRESS – CHICAGO-SAN FRANCISCO – EARLY Leave a comment
CHICAGO AND NORTH WESTERN – THE 400 – DINING CAR – 1940s Leave a comment
CHICAGO & NORTH WESTERN – 400 STREAMLINER – LUNCH COUNTER & TAP ROOM Leave a comment
C AND E I RR – CAFE LOUNGE – FULL OF PEOPLE Leave a comment
BUFFET-SMOKING CAR – LOS ANGELES LIMITED – NORTHWESTERN RR – c1910 Leave a comment
TOWN CASINO – 6 NORTH CLARK – c1950 Leave a comment
TOM JONES RESTAURANT – LADIES’ CAFE – 1907 Leave a comment
TOM JONES RESTAURANT – 175 JACKSON – AMERICAN PRINCESS PICTURE Leave a comment
THOMPSON’S RESTAURANTS – MULTI-PHOTO – 1890s Leave a comment
THE ROUND TABLE RESTAURANT – 5721 NORTH CLARK – 2 INTERIOR VIEWS 1 comment
THE BAMBOO INN – 11 NORTH CLARK STREET – INTERIOR Leave a comment
ED’S RESTAURANT – SHERIDAN ROAD – 1950s Leave a comment
SURREY FINE FOODS – 105TH AND SOUTH WESTERN Leave a comment
STOCK YARD INN – SIX-HORSE TEAM – EARLY Leave a comment
STEVE’S RESTAURANT – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
STEVENS HOTEL – BOULEVARD ROOM RESTAURANT – ICE SHOW – INTERIOR – SEPIA – 1940 Leave a comment
TECO INN – 2207 EAST 71ST AND 2108 EAST 71ST – SOUTH SHORE Leave a comment
SONNY GOLDSTONE’S YACHT CLUB – 50 E OAK – INTERIOR Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOLICK’S RESTAURANT – 4207 WEST MADISON – DINING ROOM – c1940 Leave a comment
SINGAPORE STEAK AND CHOP HOUSE – 1011 NORTH RUSH – 2 IMAGES – c1960 Leave a comment
SINGAPORE RESTAURANT – 1011 NORTH RUSH – 3 IMAGES – c1940 Leave a comment
SHERMAN HOUSE COLLEGE INN RESTAURANT – WHITE CITY AMUSEMENT PARK BRANCH – c1910 Leave a comment
SHERIDAN HOTEL – CAMELOT ROOM – 1952 Leave a comment
SHERATON-BLACKSTONE – CAFE BONAPARTE – INTERIOR – 1960 Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SEARS ROEBUCK – AD FOR SANITARY ECONOMY KING CREAM SEPARATOR – WOMAN DEMONSTRATING – 1916 Leave a comment
SCOT’S RESTAURANT – 7547 NORTH CLARK – INTERIOR – c1960 Leave a comment
SAMBO’S RESTAURANT – 6600 GUNNISON AVE – TWO INTERIOR IMAGES – c1940 Leave a comment
RUSSELL’S SILVER BAR AND RESTAURANT – INTERIOR AND EXTERIOR – c1940 Leave a comment
RUSH STREET – TWO IMAGES – MR KELLY’S AND CABARET – NIGHT – 1953 Leave a comment
ROYAL CAFE – 536 NORTH STATE STREET – INTERIOR – 1907 Leave a comment
ROBIN HOOD’S GARDEN AT IVANHOE RESTAURANT – 3000 NORTH CLARK Leave a comment
RIDGE INN – 6648 RIDGE AVE – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
PRESTO RESTAURANT AND BARCELONA LOUNGE – 4742 NORTH WESTERN AVE – GRANDPA KNEW THIS PLACE – c1960 Leave a comment
PORTRAIT OF UNKNOWN WAITER IN APRON – SEPIA – EARLY Leave a comment
PILSEN AUDITORIUM – 1461 BLUE ISLAND AVE – 3 IMAGES – BILLIARD HALL BUFFET DINING ROOM – 1910 Leave a comment
PERK’S DINING ROOM – BACK OF INTERIOR CARD Leave a comment
MUNICIPAL AIRPORT – MARSHALL FIELD CLOUD ROOM – WINDOW VIEW OF PLANES – c1950 Leave a comment
MONTE CRISTO RESTAURANT – 645 ST CLAIR STREET – 2 INTERIOR IMAGES – c1940 Leave a comment
PERK’S DINING ROOM – INTERIOR – 3806 NORTH CENTRAL AVE Leave a comment
PEKIN HOUSE RESTAURANT – 2311 WEST DEVON AVE – INTERIOR – c1960 Leave a comment
NEW HOTEL BREVOORT – ART DECO – 3 IMAGES – 1908 Leave a comment
MIDWAY AIRPORT – MARSHALL FIELD COFFEE SHOP – c1950 Leave a comment
MAYFAIR HOUSE RESTAURANT – 4828 ELSTON AVE Leave a comment
MATH IGLER’S CASINO – 1627 MELROSE STREET – 4 IMAGES PLUS MAP – 1961 Leave a comment
MARSHALL FIELD – CONFECTIONERY SECTION – 1914 Leave a comment
MANGAM’S CHATEAU RESTAURANT – INTERIOR Leave a comment
MADISON STREET – LOOKING EAST FROM FIFTH AVE – CROWD – SEVERAL RESTAURANTS – EARLY Leave a comment
LIBBY MCNEIL AND LIBBY – WHITE ENAMEL KITCHEN – EARLY Leave a comment
LAUER SISTERS RESTAURANT – 63RD AND NORMAL – INTERIOR – 1936 Leave a comment
LAUER SISTERS RESTAURANT – 63RD AND NORMAL – 2 IMAGES AND MAP Leave a comment
LAUER SISTERS RESTAURANT – 63RD AT NORMAL AVE – WE USE ONLY LEFT HAMS – 1938 Leave a comment
LASALLE HOTEL – RED ROOM Leave a comment
LANDER’S RESTAURANT – 134 SOUTH WABASH AVE – 3 INTERIOR IMAGES – c1950 Leave a comment
L’AIGLON RESTAURANT – ONTARIO STREET AT NORTH WABASH – 6 IMAGES Leave a comment
KUNTZ RESTAURANT – 1905 Leave a comment
KUNGSHOLM RESTAURANT & PUPPET OPERA – RUSH AND ONTARIO – VIKING LOUNGE Leave a comment
KNICKERBOCKER HOTEL – BOAT BAR Leave a comment
POSTCARD – CHICAGO JOLLY CHEF RESTAURANT – WABASH AVE – DUAL-PHOTO 1 comment
J F DOGLE’S CLUB HOUSE – 6358 EVANSTON AVE – S W CORNER DEVON AVE – EDGEWATER – 1913 Leave a comment
ITALIAN VILLAGE RESTAURANT – 71 WEST MONROE – 4 IMAGES – c1960 Leave a comment
INGLENOOK RESTAURANT – 115 TH AND HALSTED – 1957 Leave a comment
HOTEL SHERMAN – CELTIC BAR – INTERIOR Leave a comment
HOE SAI GAI RESTAURANT – MING ROOM – 96 WEST RANDOLPH Leave a comment
TERRACE ROOM – MORAINE HOTEL – INTERIOR Leave a comment
HENRICI’S RESTAURANT – 108 RANDOLPH – ADVERTISING – 1901 Leave a comment
HARDING’S PRESIDENTIAL GRILL – 109 WEST MADISON – c1940 Leave a comment
HARDING’S COLONIAL ROOM – 21 SOUTH WABASH – INTERIOR LENGTH – c1960 2 comments
GOLDEN OX RESTAURANT – 1578 CLYBOURN AVE – 5 IMAGES – c1960 Leave a comment
GEE TEE RESTAURANT – 100 EAST OHIO – OUTSIDE AND INSIDE – c1920 Leave a comment
FIREPLACE RESTAURANT – 1448 NORTH WELLS – INTERIOR – c1960 Leave a comment
EITEL OLD HEIDELBERG – RANDOLPH AT STATE – CARTOON – c1960 Leave a comment
EDGEWATER BEACH HOTEL – YACHT CLUB RESTAURANT Leave a comment
EDELWEISS RESTAURANT – 63 WEST MADISON – INTERIOR – EARLY Leave a comment
DUFFY’S TAVERN – 115 NORTH CLARK – 3 IMAGES – c1940 Leave a comment
COVERED WAGON RESTAURANT – 3 INTERIOR IMAGES – 1941 1 comment
CORN EXPO CHICAGO – CARTOON BOY EATING CORN – 1907 Leave a comment
CORN EXPO CHICAGO – AUTUMN SCENE ARTWORK – 1907 Leave a comment
CONTINENTAL HOTEL – CELTIC ROOM RESTAURANT – 505 NORTH MIHIGAN – INTERIOR – 1946 Leave a comment
CONGRESS HOTEL – LOUIS XIV DINING ROOM – c1910 Leave a comment
CONGRESS HOTEL – JAPANESE TEA ROOM – 1909 Leave a comment
CLUB BIANCA RESTAURANT – DINING ROOM – c1960 Leave a comment
CHICKEN BOX TAKE-OUT – 1617 WEST IRVING PARK – c1960 1 comment
CHICAGO BRAUHAUS – LINCOLN SQUARE – 4 IMAGES Leave a comment
CHEZ PAREE RESTAURANT AND NIGHT CLUB – 610 FAIRBANKS – LOBBY Leave a comment
CHEF ALBERTO’S RESTAURANT – 3001 WEST PETERSON – 3 IMAGES WITH BIG GAME TROPHIES – 1965 Leave a comment
CHARLES WEST NEW BUFFET – 343 SOUTH STATE – 1910 Leave a comment
CARSON PIRIE SCOTT DEPARTMENT STORE – HEATHER HOUSE RESTAURANT Leave a comment
CHICAGO CANDY COMPANY – 159 STATE STREET AND STORE 184 MICHIGAN AVE – 2 IMAGES – EARLY Leave a comment
CAFETERIA – 11TH FLOOR ATWOOD BUILDING – CLARK AND MADISON – INTERIOR Leave a comment
BOWMAN DAIRY – BUD AND BETTY – 1946 Leave a comment
BOULEVARD RESTAURANT – WABASH & VAN BUREN – 1913 Leave a comment
BISMARCK INN – 124 NORTH LASALLE – STAND-UP BAR – EARLY Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – WINTER GARDEN RESTAURANT – 1905 Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – WALNUT ROOM – MAIN DINING ROOM – 1945 Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – MAIN RESTAURANT AND BAR – 1905 Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – ENTRANCE & TRAFFIC – SIGN FOR SWISS CHALET – c1960 Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – DANCERS IN DINING ROOM – c1910 Leave a comment
BISMARCK HOTEL – BIER STUBE – CROWD – BAND – DANCERS – c1940 Leave a comment
AZUMA HOUSE RESTAURANT – 5120 NORTH BROADWAY 4 comments
AUDITORIUM HOTEL ANNEX – POMPEIIAN ROOM FOUNTAIN Leave a comment
ARMOUR’S STAR HAM – THE HAM WHAT AM – EARLY Leave a comment
ALLERTON HOTEL – TIP TOP TAP – VIEW DAYTIME Leave a comment
ALLERTON HOTEL – TIP TOP TAP – NIGHT VIEW OUT WINDOWS – c1960 Leave a comment
AGNOSTINO’S RESTAURANT – TWO INTERIOR IMAGES – c1960 Leave a comment
SURF AND SURREY RESTAURANT – 50TH AND SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – MATCHBOOK FRONT Leave a comment
KUKLA FRAN OLLIE AND BURR – 1950s Leave a comment
ILLINOIS CENTRAL ELECTRIC COMMUTER TRAIN – INTERIOR Leave a comment
71ST STREET – AT JEFFERY – 1950s – HUGH CELANDAR PHOTO Leave a comment
MENU – CHICAGO – JULES RESTAURANT – 71ST STREET Leave a comment
HARRY HOFMANN’S RESTAURANT – 69TH STREET – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
POPE’S RESTAURANT – 2135 E 71ST – MENU COVER Leave a comment
NEW ORLEANS ROOM – MENU COVER – FAIR DEPARTMENT STORE – 1950s Leave a comment
SHORE POST RESTAURANT – MENU COVER – 1943 – 2160 E 71ST STREET Leave a comment
SHORE POST RESTAURANT – SOUTH SHORE – MATCHBOOK Leave a comment
WOOLWORTH RESTAURANT – MENU -1950s Leave a comment
CHUCKMAN'S PHOTOS ON WORDPRESS: CHICAGO NOSTALGIA AND MEMORABILIA 