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Vanished Chicagoland Stories — 520 episodes
Episode 520: Izzy Rizzy's Trick Shop, And George Diamond Steakhouse Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 519: Bob & Betty Sanders from WBBM-AM 780 And Mangam's Chateau Restaurant In Lyons, IL,
Episode 518: Lytton's Clothing Stores , And The Lancer Steakhouse Restaurant In Schaumburg, IL
Episode 517: WAIT 820 AM In Chicago, And The Woolworth Grill Restaurant.
Episode 516: Aldens Catalog Company In Chicago, And Skip's Drive-In In Melrose Park, IL.
Episode 515: The 1967 Film The St. Valentine's Day Massacre And The Red Balloon Coffee House Restaurant.
Episode 514: Rizzoli Bookstores And The Driftwood Steakhouse Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 513: Sealtest Ice Cream and The Hard Rock Cafe in Chicago.
Episode 512: High-Low Foods Stores and NIck's Fishmarket Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 511: The 40th Anniversary Of The Chicago Bears Winning The Super Bowl, And Ditkia's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 510: The 60th Anniversary of The TV Series Batman And The Stage Coach Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 509: The Agar Meat Packing Company In Chicago, And The Golden West Pancake House In Evergreen Park, IL.
Episode 508: My Purchase Of My Cuddly Dudley Doll, And The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut OF WFLD-TV Channel 32 In Chicago.
Episode 507: Discontinued Brach's Candies In Chicago, And Toppers Drive-In in Lincolnwood, IL.
Episode 506: The Southtown Theater, Carr's Department Store In Chicago, And The Golden Age Restaurant In Oak Lawn.
Episode 505: Ronco Commercials From The 1970s, And La Strada Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 504: The 80th Anniversary Of The 1945 Movie Christmas In Connecticut And The Great Godfrey Daniels In Skokie, IL.
Episode 503: The 35th Anniversary Of The 1990 Movie Home Alone, And Fritz That's It Restaurant in Evanston, IL.
Episode 502: Hard Rock, Coco, And Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman And Al Farber's Steak Room In Chicago.
Episode 501: Rarely Mentioned Christmas Movies From The 1980s And The Snuggery Saloon & Dining Room In Chicago.
Episode 500: My 500th Podcast Episode Of Vanished Chicagoland Stories.
Episode 499: The 60th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Christmas And Riccardo's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 498: Salerno Jingle Cookies And The Heather House Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 497: The 40th Anniversary of The Super Bowl Shuffle And The Hat Dance Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 496: My Tribute to Jobo From B96 and The Water Tower Place Store Directory From 1985 In Chicago.
Episode 495: My Thanksgiving Memories As A Child, And The Water Tower Inn In Chicago.
Episode 494: Bluebird Coach Lines Buses, And Biasetti's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 493: Old Chicago Amusement Park Newspaper Ads,And Don The Beachcomber Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 492: The TV Show Sneak Previews And Scoozi Reastaurant In Chicago.
Episode 491: Journalist Jim Avila And The Golden Ox Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 490: Memories of Watching Afternoon TV Reruns on WGN-TV In Chicago And Bennigan's Restaurants.
Episode 489: The Paradise Theater In Chicago and Howard Johnson's Restaurants.
Episode 488: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Debut Of Wonder Woman, And Matty's Wayside Inn In Glenview, IL.
Episode 487: The Bakery Restaurant Cookbook And Its Recipe For Beef Wellington.
Episode 486: The Horror Movies That Should Have Aired on Creature Featuresthat aired on WGN-TV Channel 9.
Episode 485: The WTTW Auction Show on Channel 11 and The Flame Restaurant.
Episode 484: WJPC 95 AM Radio Station And The Pickle Barrel Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 483: My Memories Of KIss In the 1970s, And Diana's Restaurant in Greektown Chicago.
Episode 482: The 50th Anniversary Of Saturday Night Live And The Kickapoo Inn Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 481: The Axle Roller Rink, Humphrey Bogart Movies On WGN Channel 9 In Chicago, And The James Tavern Restaurants.
Episode 480: Journey To The Beginning Of Time And October 5 Restaurant In Morton Grove IL.
Episode 479: Karrs Five And Dime Store And Stan Mikita's Village Inn Restaurant in Oak Brook, IL
Episode 478: Lytton's Department Store And The Cart Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 477: The 60th Anniversaries Of TV Shows That Debuted in 1965, And The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 476: The 55th Anniversaries Of Creature Features & Screaming Yellow Theater And That Steak Joynt Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 475: NewsCenter 5 And Doro's Italian Restaurant & Lounge In Chicago.
Episode 474: Toys By Rizzi Toy Store And Armando's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 473 The 1979 Album "Breakfast In America" By Supertramp, And Agostino's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 472: My Memories Of Late-Night TV Reruns on WFLD-TV Channel 32 In The Late 1970s And Maxim's de Paris Restaurant in Chicago
Episode 471: The Zenith Flash-Matic Remote Control And Adolph's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 470: The Flying Turns At Riverview Park And The William Tell Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 469: Music Video 60 on WPWR-TV Channel 60 In Chicago, And the Boston Sea Party Restaurants.
Episode 468: The Double Drive-In Theater And Arnie's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 467: The Marbro Theater in Chicago, And Lum's Restaurants.
Episode 466: Chez Paul Restaurant in Chicago, And The Randhurst Mall Directory In Mount Prospect, IL..
Episode 465: The Uptown Theater And The Beverly Woods restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 464: The 60th Anniversary Of The Grand Opening Of Ford City Shopping Center In Chicago.
Episode 463: The Jetstream Roller Coaster In Riverview Park In Chicago, And Mister Kelly's Nightclub In Chicago.
Episode 462: My Review Of The New Jack In The Box Restaurant In Countryside, IL, And The Shangri-La Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 461: My Memories Of Bub's Daddy Gum And The Stockyard Inn In Chicago.
Episode 460: The 30th Anniversary Of The Closing Of Kroch's & Brentano's Book Store In Chicago, And Bill Knapp's Restaurants.
Episode 459: My Tribute To Chicago Cubs Player Ryne Sandberg And The 90th Anniversary Of The Opening Of Polk Brothers In Chicago.
Episode 458: Mason's Old-Fashioned Root Beer In Chicago, And The Martinique Restaurant In Evergreen Park, IL.
Episode 457: The Short-Lived TV Series Chicago Story, And The Purple Cow Ice Cream Shop In Chicago. rlour
Episode 456: Celozzi-Ettleson Chevrolet In Elmhurst, IL, And Lawrence Of Oregano Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 455: The CTA Bus Route 149 Stateliner And The Top Of The Rock Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 454: Recent News About Ford City Mall And The Inglenook Log Cabin Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 453: The Children's TV Program Clock-A-Doodle Day And The Consort Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 452: The TV Series Passage To Adventure and The Gold Coin Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 451: My Memories Of Canfield's Soft Drinks And David's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 450: My Memories Of Tastee-Freez And The Round Table Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 449: The Paul Bunyan Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Perfection And Superfection Games In The 70s.
Episode 448: The 50th Anniversary Of The 1975 Movie Cooley High And The Glass Dome Hickory Pit Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 447:The Summer Of Stars Concerts At Washington Park In Homewood, IL, And Drexel Ice Cream Company In Chicago.
Episode 446: My Memories Of Charms Lollipops, And The House Of Eng Chinese Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 445: The 50th Anniversaries Of The Movie Jaws, And Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park In Bolingbrook, IL.
Episode 444: My Memories Of Nehi Soda Pop And Jim Saine's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 443: Sweetwater Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of Fondue In The 1970s.
Episode 442: National Donut Day, Renee Ferguson And Binyon's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 441: My Tribute To Media Critic Gary Deeb, And I Will Read Off A 1980s Menu From Wag's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 440: Klas Restaurant In Cicero,IL, And My Memories of Mood Rings From The 1970s
Episode 439: The Prize Movie With Ione And My Work Experience At Burger King In The Early 1980s.
Episode 438: My Favorite Brands Of Hot Dogs From The 1970s, And A Menu From Wieboldt's Department Store In Chicago.
Episode 437: Lunchtime Little Theater And The Melody Lane Drive-In Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 436: Math Igler's Casino Restaurant In Chicago And My Tribute to Actor George Wendt.
Episode 435: The flip side Record Stores In Chicago And Memories Of The Zenith Stereo Consoles.
Episode 434: Menu From The Peter Pan Restaurant In Chicago And Discontinued Products From Jello..
Episode 433: The 50th Anniversary Of The Debut Of Gigglesnort Hotel and Don Roth's Blackhawk Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 432: The Silvercup And Tip Top Bread Brands And My Memories Of Mother's Day In Chicago When I was A Kid.
Episode 431:Entertainer Two Ton Baker And Read Off A Menu From La Margarita Mexican Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 430: The Joker's Wild Game Show And The Victoria Station Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 429: My Tribute To Comedienne Ruth Buzzi And Read Off A Menu From The Ground Round Restaurant!
Episode 428: The Z-Force Roller Coaster At Six Flags Great America In Gurnee, IL, And The Courtyards Of Plaka Greek Restaurant In Greektown Chicago.
Episode 427: My Memories Of Chicago TV Weathermen Of The 1970s And Cricket's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 426: Younker's Restaurant And My Memories of Easter As A KId In Chicago.
Episode 425: A 1974 Easter Menu From Di Leo's Restaurant In Chicago And More!
Episode 424: The Town & Country Restaurant And The Scottsdale Bowling Lanes In Chicago.
Episode 423: Menu From The Millionaire's Club Restaurant In Chicago and My Memories Of The Polaroid SX-70 Camera From The 1970s.
Episode 422: My Memories Of Watching The Chicago Cubs On TV In The 1970s And The Toss Across Game From Ideal Toys.
Episode 421: Reading Off The Menu From The Old Barn Restaurant in Burbank, IL., And, My Memories Of The Raggedy Ann Food Brand.
Episode 420: What Happened to Boston Market Restaurants? And Reading Off The Menu From The Branding Iron Restaurant In Oak Lawn, IL.
Episode 419: The Fourth Anniversary Of My Podcast Vanished Chicagoland Stories And The 60th Anniversary Of The Polk-A-Lay-Lee Instrument From Polk Brothers.
Episode 418: My Memories Of Thom McAn Shoes And Charleston Chew Candies In Chicago.
Episode 417: The Pinnacle Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Wizzzer Toy From Mattel.
Episode 416: Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge Soda And Reading Off The Menu From Aylward's Round-Up Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 415: My Memories Of 1970s Vinyl Record Albums.
Episode 414: My Memories Of Tower Records In Schaumburg, IL, And The 60th Anniversary Of The Park-Ruddle News Team on WGN-TV 9 In Chicago.
Episode 413: My Memories Of Other Salerno Cookies Beside Butter And Reading Off A Menu From Bananas Steakhouse In Oak Lawn, IL.
Episode 412: My Memories Of Walgreens Ice Cream And Reading Off A Menu From The Come Back Inn.
Episode 411: My Tribute To Actor Gene Hackman And The Great Godfrey Daniels Restaurant In Skokie, IL.
Episode 410: The Febo Restaurant In Chicago And Read Its Menu. This Week, The Award Ceremony Was Held For Me, And A Tribute To Singer Jerry Butler.
Episode 409: My Memories Of Schlitz Beer And Fritzel’s Restaurant In Chicago!
Episode 408: Zanadu Disco Restaurant In Chicago And The Works Bar From The Burger Chef Restaurants!
Episode 407: The Epicurean Restaurant In Chicago And Whatever Happened To Certs Candy?
Episode 406: My Memories Of The McDonaldland Commercials From The 1970s And The Roseland Plaza Shopping Center In Chicago.
Episode 405: The Cafe Bohemia Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Toy Etch A Sketch.
Episode 404: The Standard Oil Gas Pumps With The Crowns And Read Off A Menu From Diana’s Opaa Greek Restaurant In Chicago!
Episode 403: The Closing Of Mattson’s Restaurant, My Time At The No Coaster Con, The 50th Anniversaries Of The Jeffersons, And Baretta, And Reading Off A Menu From Chances R Restaurant!
Episode 402: Reading The Menu Items Of The Como Inn Restaurant in Chicago And My Memories Of The Florida Orange Juice TV Commercials From The 1970s Featuring Anita Bryant.
Episode 401: The TV Series Bubble Gum Digest And The Treasure Chest Store In Chicago!
Episode 400: The Kenmore Brand From Sears Department Store And The Red White And Blue Milkshakes From McDonald's.
Episode 399: My Year-In-Review Of The Most Popular Posts Of 2024 Of Vanished Chicagoland And A Tribute To Actress Linda Lavin.
Episode 398: Dynmanints Candies From Dentyne And Read A Menu From The Pie Pan Drive-In Restaurant In Chicago
Episode 397: The Rock Group Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah And My Tribute To Sportscaster Greg Gumbel.
Episode 396: Christmas Albums From Zenith Radio & Television Stores In Chicago And Christmas TV Programs From December 1978.
Episode 395: My Current Health Status And Memories Of The Children's Book The Night Before Christmas.
Episode 394: Forgotten Brands Of Eggnog In Chicago And My Memories Of Christmas Trees That Were Not Only Green!
Episode 393: My Memories Of Christmas Candies In Department Stores In Chicago And The Toss Across Game From Ideal Toys.
Episode 392: The Norelco Santa Claus Commercials And Read Items From The 1976 McDade & Company Catalog.
Episode 391: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Special A Year Without Santa Claus And Read Items From The 1965 Ideal Toys Catalog.
Episode 390: My Recent Health Status And Read a 1969 Advertisement From Children's Bargain Town USA Toy Store In Chicago.
Episode 389: The 60th Anniversary Of The TV Special Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer, And My Memories Of The Christmas Tree Glass Ornaments When I Was A Child!
Episode 388: My Memories Of The TV Series Funny Company And Crazy Foam In The 1970s.
Episode 387: The Ivanhoe Theater And Restaurant In Chicago, And My Memories Of Listening To 1960s Rock Bands On The Radio In Chicago.
Episode 386: Thanksgiving Newspaper Ads From Restaurants That No Longer Exist in Chicago.
Episode 385: The Cut-Rate Toys Store, The Little Corporal Restaurant, And My Memories Of Chuck Woolery.
Episode 384: The New Era Potato Chips Brand, And I Will Read Off A Menu From The Millionaire’s Club Restaurants In Chicago!
Episode 383: The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of Cuddly Dudley And More!
Episode 382: The Golden Age Restaurant In Oak Lawn, And The Hollywood Brands Candy Company.
Episode 381: Actor Tony Todd Who Starred In The 1992 Movie Candyman. He Passed Away Recently. Also, I will Read Off A Menu From The Chances R Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 380: Homer's Furniture Stores In Chicago And My Recent Health Status.
Episode 379: The 60th Anniversary Of The Peter Potamus Show and Ireland's Oyster House Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 378: David’s Restaurant In Chicago And My Tribute To Actress Teri Garr.
Episode 377: The Driftwood Steak House Restaurant In Chicago And My Halloween Memories As A Child.
Episode 376: A New Season! The Magic Pan Restaurants And The Trak Auto Store In Chicago.
Episode 375: Canfield's 50/50 Soft Drink And My Memories Of The Doughnut Machine At Gately's Peoples Department Store In Chicago.
Episode 374: My Memories Of Children's Vitamins In The 1970s And My Tribute To Mitzi Gaynor.
Episode 373: The Red Balloon Coffee Shop Restaurants And The Kodak Disc Cameras In The 1980s.
Episode 372: The TV Talk Show Kennedy & Co. on WLS-TV Channel 7 And Howard Johnson Motels & Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 371: WLS-AM 89 Radio Disc Jockey J.J. Jeffrey And The Burger King Whaler Sandwich.
Episode 370: The George Michael Sports Machine Show And The Peter Pan Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 369: The Amusement Parks Episode On the TV Program Chicago Stories on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago And The WLS Magic Bus.
Episode 368: Kare Drug Stores And The TV Program Silents Please! Aired On WBKB-TV Channel 7 And WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 367: The Evans Furrier, Wm. A. Lewis Stores In Chicago, And Part 2 Of The 50th And 40th Anniversaries Of TV Shows Debuts.
Episode 366: The Ice Brr Grr From Burger King In The 1970s And TV Shows That Debuted 60 Years Ago.
Episode 365: The Children's TV Program Villa Alegre And The Last Kmart Full-Size Store In The U.S.
Episode 364: The Triple Ripple Ice Cream Cone From McDonald's From The 1970s And Memories Of The Blockbuster Video Store In My Old Neighborhood In Chicago.
Episode 363: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Series The Night Stalker And The Steak & Ale Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 362: The O-So Soft Drink Company, The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Rhoda, And My Tribute To James Earl Jones.
Episode 361: The Lloyd Thaxton Show And The Red Goose Shoes.
Episode 360: My Memories Of Riding In Station Wagons In The 1970s And Brazilian Musician Sergio Mendes.
Episode 359: The Ben Franklin Stores In Chicago and actor Gary Coleman.
Episode 358: The Robert Hall Village Department Stores And The College Inn Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 357: Chef Eddie Doucette And The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of The Call Letters WMAQ-TV Channel 5 In Chicago.
Episode 356: My Memories Of Watching Phil Donahue On TV And Arby's Restaurants Suddenly Closing In The Chicagoland Area.
EP355: My Visit To The Oakbrook Terrace Historical Society With Seeing Dispensa's Castle Of Toys & Kiddie Kingdom Memorabilia, My memories Of Watching Game Show Host Peter Marshall On TV, & More.
Episode 354: Richard's Lilac Lodge In Hillside IL, And My Memories Of Jolly Good Beverages In Chicago.
Episode 353: My Current Health Status And My Recent Visit To Six Flags Great America Amusement Park In Gurnee, IL.
Episode 352: My Memories Of Ed Debevic's Restaurant In Chicago And Kellogg's Cereal Packs From The 1970s.
Episode 351: Papa Milano's Italian And Cafe Chablis Restaurants In Chicago.
Episode 350: The 60th Anniversary Of The TV Show Ray Rayner & Friends on WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 349: Paolella's Italian Restaurant In Chicago And Memories Of Stouffer's Cakes In The 1970s.
Episode 348: My Tribute Episode Of Comedian Bob Newhart.
Episode 347: My Memories Of Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant And Planet Hollywood In Chicago.
Episode 346: The 45th Anniversary Of The Disco Demolition Event That Was Held At Comiskey Park In Chicago, And My Tributes To Six Celebrities Who Passed Away This Week.
Episode 345: The Olson Rug Company Waterfalls In Chicago And My Tribute To Judith Belushi-Pisano.
Episode 344: The King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Series, And The Frustration Ball, Fascination The Electric Maze Games From Remco.
Episode 343: Reed's Candies, Teem Lemon Lime Soda, And More.
Episode 342: My Memories Of Sessions Records Compilations And My Tribute To Actor Martin Mull.
Episode 341: The 35th Anniversary Of The Release Of The 1989 Movie Batman, A Tribute To Actor Donald Sutherland, And The Brown Bear Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 340: My Memories Of Father's Day, The 45th Anniversary Of The Debut Of Son Of Svengoolie And Vintage Gas Credit Cards.
Episode 339: Chicago Radio Disc Jockey Yvonne Daniels And My Memories Of The Chicken Unlimited Restaurant In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.
Episode 338: The Eagle Food Centers And The TV Show Tilmon Tempo In Chicago.
Episode 337: Funny Face Drink Mix And Pat Sajak's Last Show As Host on Wheel Of Fortune.
Episode 336: Nestle's Choco'Lite, Triple Decker Bar From The 1970s, And The Three Sisters Women's Clothing Stores In Chicago.
Episode 335: The Cafeterias At Walgreens Drug Stores In Chicago And The Cartoon TV Series Felix The Cat.
Episode 334: My Memories Of The Music Videos That Aired On WFBN-TV Channel 66 In Joliet, IL, And The JR's And Oranges Record Stores In Chicago.
Episode 333: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Debut Of The Phil Donahue Show On WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago, And Kay Bee Toy Stores.
Episode 332: My Memories Of The Chocolate Drink Mixes In The 1970s When I Was A Kid and The Carson Pirie Store That Was Once Located At Edens Plaza In Wilmette, IL.
Episode 331: Chicago TV Host Robert Cromie And The Pencil Erasers From Fritos Corn Chips In The 1970s..
Episode 330: My Tribute To Actor Dabney Coleman And My Memories Of The Slinky Toy In Chicago.
Episode 329: The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of The Daytime Soap Opera Another World, The Zayre Store On S Columbus Ave In Chicago, And News Reporter Rick Sallinger.
Episode 328: The Chicago Rock Band The Cryan' Shames And The Koogle Peanut Butter Spread From The 1970s.
Episode 327: The Magikist Signs That Were Located At Chicago Expressways, And Mrs. Stevens Candy In Chicago.
Episode 326: The Wonder Bread/Hostess Snacks Outlet Stores And The Classic Bic Pens From The 1970s.
Episode 325: My Health Status,My Favorite Record Albums Of The 1970s, And Thayer McNeil Shoes.
Episode 324: The Soundstage Concert TV Series That Aired On WTTW Channel 11 In Chicago And Silo Electronics Stores.
Episode 323: My Memories Of Listening To WLS-AM Radio 890 In The 1970s And Vintage Comic Book Novelty Ads.
Episode 322: Dove Candies Shops In Chicago And The Keyfax Nite-Owl TV Service That Aired On WFLD-TV Channel 32 In Chicago.
Episode 321: The Rock Group Shadows Of Knight, And My Memories Of The Good Humor Ice Cream Truck.
Episode 320: My Health Status, WLS-TV Channel 7 Traffic Reporter Roz Varon, And The Closing Of The White Castle Restaurant In The Ashburn Neighborhood Of Chicago.
Episode 319: The 60th Anniversary Of The Game Show Jeopardy, My Health Status, And A Tribute To Actor Louis Gossett Jr.
Episode 318: The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of WCIU-TV Channel 26 In Chicago, And Falstaff Beer.
Episode 317: The 3rd Anniversary Of My Podcast Vanished Chicagoland Stories And American Businessman Madman Muntz.
Episode 316: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm In Libertyville IL, And The TV Animated Series Rocket Robin Hood.
Episode 315: My High School Memories Of Dining At The White Castle Restaurant In Chicago And The Rock Group The American Breed.
Episode 314: My Memories Of Two Bowling Alleys In Chicago. The Rose Bowl In Roseland, And Stars And Strikes In South Shore. Plus The CBS Late Movie.
Episode 313: The Blob From The B.J. And Dirty Dragon Show And A Tribute To Singer Steve Lawrence.
Episode 312: The Jackson Park CTA Rapid Transit Station In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The Big Blue Marble TV Show.
Episode 311: The Jeffery Theater in Chicago And My Tribute To Comedian Richard Lewis.
Episode 310: WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling's Retirement, My Memories Of The Ford City Drive And Bridge In Chicago, And Vintage Romper Room Toys.
Episode 309: My Memories Of The Vanished Businesses In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.
Episode 308: My Memories Of Submarine Sandwich Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Latest News About My Health.
Episode 307: The Limelight/Excalibur Nightclub In Chicago And Jello Pudding Pops.
Episode 306: Comedian Jack Benny And Jimmy Wong's Cantonese Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 305: The Skittle Pool And Pivot Pool Toy Billiards Games And Flagg Brothers Shoe Stores In Chicago.
Episode 304: The 60th Anniversary Of The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show And The 17 Westchester CTA Bus Route.
Episode 303: The Comparisons Of The ON-TV And Spectrum Subscriptions TV Services And The Harvest House Cafeterias In Chicago.
Episode 302: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Good Times, The Leader Cleaners Stores In Chicago, And A Tribute To Actor Carl Weathers.
Episode 301: Brands of Root Beers Past and Present In Chicago, And My Tribute To Movie Director Norman Jewison.
Episode 300: My 300th Milestone Episode And My Tribute To Actor And Comedian John Belushi.
Episode 299: The Chicken Delight Restaurants In Chicago And Wrap Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 298: The 60th Anniversary Of The Magilla Gorilla Show And My Memories Of Commuting On The 162 Pulaski/Stevenson Express CTA Bus In Chicago.
Episode 297: Peppers Waterbed Stores In Chicago And My Memories Of Using Telephone Books.
Episode 296: My Grade School Class Reunion This Past Weekend And My Tributes To Actor Bill Hayes And Actress Joyce Randolph.
Episode 295: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Happy Days And Zimmerman's Cut Rate Liquor Store In Chicago.
Episode 294: My Tribute To Actress Cindy Morgan And The Demise Of Fruit Stripe Gum.
Episode 293: The Home Juice Company From Chicago And My Tributes To Glynis Johns And David Soul.
Episode 292: WGN Channel 9 Reporter John Hogan, Comedian Shecky Greene, And Mama Batt's Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.
Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.
Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.
Episode 288: Vintage Eggnog Brand Names That No Longer Exist In Chicago And The Classic Christmas Cartoon Shorts I Like The Best. They Are Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman.
Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children's Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.
Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.
Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.
Episode 284: My Tribute And Memories Of Watching The TV Shows Produced By Norman Lear In Chicago. Also, My Tribute To Actor Ryan O'Neal.
Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.
Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 281: Rock On Chicago TV Show On WLS-TV Channel 7 In Chicago nd Santa Claus And Snowman Which Were On Sale By Polk Brothers In Chicago.
Episode 280: The Unsolved Case Of Actress Karyn Kupcinet And My Memories Of Chicago Department Store Gift Certificates.
Episode 279: My Memories Of Watching TV Shows Created By Sid & Marty Kroft In Chicago In The 1970s And Neisner's Department Stores.
Episode 278: The 50th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV Special And My Memories Of Winchell Donuts in The Chicagoland Area.
Episode 277: Naugles Tacos And Hamburgers Restaurants In Chicago And My Memories Of Bozo The Clown Merchandise.
Episode 276: The Jack In The Box Restaurants In Chicago And My Memories Of Watching Black And White Gangster Movies On Sunday Nights On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 275: Snider's Catsup, And My Childhood Memories Of Ice Cream Cake Rolls In Chicago.
Episode 274: Captain Whammo (Jim Channell) From WMET 95 1/2 FM In Chicago, My Memories Of Canned Fruit Juices From The 1970s, And My Visit To The Elmhurst History Museum.
Episode 273: The Bunte Brothers Candy Company In Chicago, And The Kayo Chocolate Flavored Drink.
Episode 272: Henrici's Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Clark Gum Brand.
Episode 271: My Favorite Ten Horror Movies That Aired On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 270: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 2.
Episode 269: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 1.
Episode 268: My Tribute To TV Anchorman And Reporter Harry Porterfield, The 1938 Movie In Old Chicago, And Peanuts Parperback Books In The 1970s.
Episode 267: My Memories And Comparison Of The TV Animated Shows Speed Racer And Prince Planet And Hillman's Pure Food Stores In Chicago.
Episode 266: My Memories Of My First Schwinn Bicycle, Lasser's Beverages In Chicago, And Actor Burt Young, Actresses Suzanne Somers And Lara Parker.
Episode 265: My Memories Of Dolly Madison Snack Cakes In The 1970s And Tributes To Actor Mark Goddard And Actresses Phyllis Coates And Piper Laurie.
Episode 264: The Sportswriters On TV Show, My Memories Of Dekoven Drug Stores In Chicago, And The 75th Anniversary Of WMAQ-TV (WNBQ) Channel 5 In Chicago.
Episode 263: My Tribute To Dick Butkus Of The Chicago Bears And Chiclets Gum.
Episode 262: My Memories Of Watching Monty Python's Flying Circus On WTTW-TV Channel 11 In Chicago And My 60th Birthday.
Episode 261: The Aladdin's Castle Fun House At Riverview Park In Chicago And My Memories Of Tonka Truck Toys In The 1970s.
Episode 260: The Oak Lawn Roller Rink In Oak Lawn, IL, The 60th Anniversary Of My Favorite Martian, And The Signature Room 95th Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 259: Long Chevrolet In Elmhurst, IL, A Tribute To Actor David McCallum, And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 258: The Hamburger Hamlet Restaurants In Chicago And Chicago Sun-Times Advice Columnist And TV Hostess Dorsey Connors.
Episode 257: My Memories Of The Lunchbox Snacks I Had In The 1970s, And The Musicraft Store In Chicago.
Episode 256: Chicago Sportscaster Lloyd Pettit And The Popularity Of Wine Cooler Brands From The 1980s.
Episode 255: My Memories Of Watching The TV Variety Show The Midnight Special In The 1970s, The Paragon Restaurant In Oak Lawn, IL And The 60 Anniversary Of The TV Show The Outer Limits.
Episode 254: My Memories Of Bubble Gum Brands In The 1970s And The High-Low Flyer Wagon From High-Low Food Stores In Chicago.
Episode 253: Restaurateur Mel Markon And His Restaurants. Plus The Trading Cards In Wonder Bread In The 1970s.
Episode 252: The Purple Hotel In Lincolnwood, IL, And My Favorite Toys From The Wham-O Toy Company From The 1970s.
Episode 251: My Memories Of Bennigan's Restaurants In Chicago In The 80s And 90s, Howard Pontiac Car Dealership In Elmhurst, IL, And Singer Jimmy Buffett.
Episode 250: The Three Stooges Show Hosted By Andy Starr Aired On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago, And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 249: A Tribute To Bob Barker And Barney's Market Club Restaurant In Chicago.
Episode 248: The 40th Anniversary Of The Movie Risky Business And Wickes Furniture Stores.
Episode 247: The Pinnacle Restaurant In Chicago, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, And Bireley's Soft Drinks.
Episode 246: The 50th Anniversary Of The Grand Opening Of Lincoln Mall In Matteson, IL, And, The 74L'ephant CTA Shuttle Bus.
Episode 245: My Memories of Duncan Yo-Yos, And The Bicentennial Minute Programs In The 1970s In Chicago.
Episode 244: TV Host Jim Lounsbury And Fox DeLuxe Beer From Chicago.
Episode 243: Phar-Mor Drug Stores In The Chicagoland Area And My Tribute To Actor Paul Reubens A.K.A Pee Wee Herman.
Episode 242: Chuck Cavallini's Restaurant In Midlothian, Illinois, And, The 40th Anniversary Of Friday Night Videos On NBC.
Episode 241: Fuddruckers Hamburger Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Children's TV Show Ding Dong School.
Episode 240: My Memories Of The Games From The Parker Brothers Company From the 1970s When I Was A Child and Wrap Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 239: Radio Voice Actor Dick Orkin (Chickenman) And The Ivanhoe Restaurant/Theater In Chicago.
Episode 238: My Memories Of Rand McNally Retail Stores In Chicago And A Tribute To Singer Tony Bennett.
Episode 237: My Memories Of Buying Blue Jeans From Brands And Stores That No Longer Exist In The Chicagoland Area And Red Cross Spaghetti.
Episode 236: The Golden Bear Family Restaurants, And The I. Magnin Department Stores In Chicago.
Episode 235: My Memories Of Beer Can Collections In The 1970s And Sportscaster Bruce Roberts From WBBM-TV Channel 2 In Chicago.
Episode 234: Zip'z Ice Cream, And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 233: The 75th Anniversary Of The Movie Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein And The Tony Piet Pontiac Dealership In Chicago.
Episode 232: My Memories Of Radio Disc Jockey Dick Biondi And The Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water Slides In Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
Episode 231: My Memories of The Rock Concert & Radio Station T-Shirts In The 1970s And The Jay's Potato Chips Plant in Chicago.
Episode 230: The 75th Anniversary Of TV Forecast Magazine In Chicago, The Ed Sullivan Show, And The 65th Anniversary Of The Last Streetcar In Chicago.
Episode 229: WFYR 103 1/2 FM Radio Station And The Helene Curtis Company In Chicago.
Episode 228: The Poplar Creek Musical Theater in Hoffman Estates, IL, Actor Treat Williams, And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 227: Nelson Brothers Furniture Stores In Chicago And The 75th Anniversary Of The Texaco Star Theater Variety Show.
Episode 226: The Sheridan Drive-In Theatre In Bridgeview, IL, And My Tributes To Actors George Maharis And Barry Newman.
Episode 225: Clutch Cargo, The Animated Series, And My Earliest Memories Of Using The Internet For The First Time.
Episode 224: Rustler's Steakhouses In Chicago And The Syndicated TV Show MV3 From The 1980s.
Episode 223: Amusement Parks That I Have Visited And Have Not In The Chicagoland Area And My Tribute To Tina Turner.
Episode 222: My Memories Of Olympic Airlines In Chicago And A Wrap-Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 221: My Memories of Trouble And Headache Board Games. Plus, Bananas Magazine From The 1970s and 1980s In Chicago.
Episode 220: Marathon Taxi Cab Vehicles In Chicago And The Auchan Hypermarket In Bridgeview, IL.
Episode 219: My Memories Of Union 76 Gas Stations In Chicago And The Demise Of MTV News.
Episode 218: Robert Hall Clothes In Chicago And Mattel Electronic Sports Games From The 1970s.
Episode 217: Bumper Stickers From Chicago Radio Stations, And Kinney Shoes.
Episode 216: Victoria Station Restaurants, Singer Gordon Lightfoot And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 215: The 60th Anniversary Of The Grand Opening Of Two Korvettes Stores In The Chicagoland Area, Sky-Hi Drive-In Restaurant, And Tributes To Harry Belafonte And Jerry Springer.
Episode 214: Record Store Day And Records Stores That Have Vanished In The Chicagoland Area.
Episode 213: TV Magic Cards And My Recent Health Update.
Episode 212: Hamm's Beer Commercials That Aired On Television In Chicago And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 211: Saxon Paint Stores In Chicago, And The Halsted Twin Outdoor Theater In Riverdale, IL
Episode 210: Club El Bianco Italian Restaurant In Chicago And Chicago Sportscaster Bill Frink.
Episode 209: Cal's Roast Beef Restaurants, The 50th Anniversary Of The Dark Side Of The Moon By Pink Floyd, And My Recent Interview In Chicago Magazine.
Episode 208: Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park In Bolingbrook, IL, And The 2nd Anniversary Of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast.
Episode 207: The Granada And Brighton Theaters In Chicago And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 206: Southport Lanes & Omni Superstores in Chicago.
Episode 205: The Kinetic Playground Nightclub In Chicago, And National Pi Day. Pies Brands And Restaurants That Vanished In Chicago.
Episode 204: Oldsmobile Cars In The 70s And 80s, And My Memories of watching Actor Robert Blake On Television In Chicago.
Episode 203: Chez Paul Restaurant In Chicago And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 202: Dynamite Magazine, Tele1st Subscription Television Service, And The 40th Anniversary of The Compact Disc Player.
Episode 201: National Food Stores And WLOO-FM 100 Radio Station In Chicago.
Episode 200: Garfield Goose And Friends TV Show And Actress Raquel Welch.
Episode 199: Valentine's Day Candies From Businesses That Have Vanished In Chicago And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 198: Musicland Record Stores And The Continental Bank In Chicago.
Episode 197: My Tribute To WGN-TV Anchorman Jack Taylor On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago, And The Children's Instructional Shorts, Snippets.
Episode 196: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Legend Bobby Hull And Actresses Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams from The TV Shows, The Addams Family, And Cindy Williams Of Laverne And Shirley.
Episode 195: Holsum Bread And The Suitery Men's Clothing Stores In Chicago.
Episode 194: My Tribute To Radio Disc Jockey Lin Brehmer From WXRT-FM 93 In Chicago.
Episode 193: The 55th Anniversary Of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show And My Memories Of Watching The Show In Chicago.
Episode 192: Herman's World Of Sporting Goods Stores In Chicago. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 191: The 50th Anniversary of Schoolhouse Rock Which Aired on WLS-TV Channel 7 In Chicago.
Episode 190: Chicago Weatherman John Coughlin, And Suncoast Motion Picture Company Video Stores In Chicago.
Episode 189: My Memories of Restaurants With Banquet Halls Owned By Greeks, And Mayflower Super Foods Grocery Stores In Chicago.
Episode 188: My Memories of Telephone Booths In Chicago And A Tribute to Barbara Walters.
Episode 187: The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Memories Of Watching The Marx Brothers On New Year's Eve On Television In Chicago.
Episode 186: My Earliest Memories Of My First Christmas Tree, And The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman Film Shorts.
Episode 185: Part 4 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Christmas Movies on WGN Family Classics On Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 184: Part 3 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, And Candy Cane Lane In The Schorsch Village Neighborhood In Chicago.
Episode 183: Part 2 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary Of Shock Theater, And A Merry Polk Brothers Christmas.
Episode 182: Part 1 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Tributes To Bob McGrath From Sesame Street And Actress Kirstie Alley.
Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies.
Episode 180: Bad And Weird Christmas Songs Of The 1970s, Memories Of Christmas At Ford City Mall In Chicago In The 1970s, And More!
Episode 179: Vintage Chicago Christmas Store Catalogs, The 30th Anniversary Of The Death Of Superman, Actress Irene Cara, And Memories Of The Day After Thanksgiving.
Episode 178: Andy's Steak House In Oak Brook, IL , Memories Of World Book Encyclopedias In The 1970s, And Thanksgiving Memories In Chicago.
Episode 177: Anchorman Bob McBride Of WBBM-TV Channel 2 In Chicago. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 176: My Memories Of The First House I Lived In Chicago And Memories Of Bad And Forgotten Songs From The 1970s.
Episode 175: The Mill Run Playhouse And The Children's TV Program The Jobblewocky Place.
Episode 174: Wimpy's Hamburgers ,The Spiegel Company, And A Tribute To Meteorologist Roger Triemstra Of WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
Episode 173: Halloween Episode. Amling's Haunted House, Marty McNeeley, And My Favorite Movies On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9.
Episode 172: Stan Mikita Of The Chicago Blackhawks And WJMK Oldies Magic 104 FM Radio Station In Chicago.
Episode 171: Borders Books & Music, Filene's Basement Clothing Stores, And What TV Shows I Watched When I Came Home After School In Chicago.
Episode 170: The 75th Anniversary Of The TV Series Kukla, Fran And Ollie. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 169: Anchorman Floyd Kalber, Admiral Appliances, And Hubert The Lion From Harris Bank In Chicago.
Episode 168: Radio And TV Personality Jim Conway, The 55th Anniversary Of The Closing Of Riverview Park In Chicago, And The 60th Anniversary Of The Tonight Show Hosted By Johnny Carson.
Episode 167: The Red Owl Grocery Stores In Chicago And The 60th Anniversary Of The Lucy Show.
Episode 166: The Treasure Island Grocery Stores In Chicago And The Land Of Ziggy Zoggo Hosted By Nancy Berg.
Episode 165: WDAI-FM 94.7 Radio Station In Chicago, The 60th Anniversary Of The Jetsons, And Forgotten Soft Drinks In The 1970s.
Episode 164: The Kodak Instamatic Camera, The 70th Anniversary Of The Adventures Of Superman, And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 163: Korvettes Discount Stores In Chicago, Two TV Sitcoms From The 1970s That Celebrated Their 50th Anniversary, And Memories Of The First Car That I Owned.
Episode 162: The 60th Anniversary Of Family Classics on WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago, Hosted By Frazier Thomas.
Episode 161: Singer Jimmy Damon, The Wrap-Up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
Episode 160: The Sony Walkman And Children's Bargain Town USA Toy Store in Chicago.
Episode 159: Community Discount Stores And Chicago Newspaper Columnist Irv Kupcinet.
Episode 158: AMC Cars Of The 1970s And My Memories Of Ford City East Theater In Chicago.
Episode 157: My Memories Of Vintage Metal Lunch Boxes The Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
Episode 156: Clara Peller From Wendy's Hamburger Commercials And Shoppers World Discount Stores In Chicago.
Episode 155: My Memories Of Olivia Newton-John From Movies, Records, And Television.
Episode 154: Rusty The Handyman From The Bozo Super Sunday Show, Memories Of School Supplies In The 1970s And More!
Episode 153: Burger Chef Restaurants And My Tributes To Actresses Nichelle Nichols And Pat Carroll.
Episode 152: Yummy Brand From Jewel Food Stores In Chicago And A Tribute To Actor Tony Dow.
Episode 151: Thrillerama On WNBQ (WMAQ)-TV Channel 5 In The 1960s. My Memories Of CB Radios In The 1970s And Actor Paul Sorvino.
Episode 120: Mister Donut, The Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
Episode 150: Mr. Steer Steak House Restaurant, My First Job. The Toy That Grew Up Film Series On WTTV Channel 11 In Chicago.
Episode 149: Animal Kingdom Pet Store in Chicago, Cliff Johnson Of Off Broadway And Last Week's Posts from Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 148: Bob Collins on WGN Radio and The Steinberg-Baum Discount Stores.
Episode 147: The 1st National Bank Of Chicago And Past Posts From Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
Episode 146: McDade & Company's The Catalog House And My Memories of Actors James Caan and Larry Storch In Movies And Television.
Episode 145: The Diver Dan TV Show And The 41 Elston-Clybourn CTA Bus Route In Chicago.
Episode 144: Defunct Rides From Marriott's/Six Flags Great America In Gurnee, IL And The Colony Theater In Chicago.
Episode 143: The 35th Anniversary Of The Closing Of Wieboldt's Department Store, Vintage Cigarette Vending Machines, And R.I.P. Apple iPod.
Episode 142: My Memories of View-Master TV Shows Of The 1970s And A Recap Of Last Week's Posts on Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 141: Brian Piccolo Of Chicago Bears And The Huge Automobiles Of The 1970s. They Are Also Known As Land Yachts.
Episode 140: Memories Of The Ford City Shopping Center Shuttle Bus In Chicago And Actress Carmelita Pope.
Episode 139: Wanzer Dairy In Chicago And A Recap Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 138: The Avalon Theater In Chicago And Vintage Schaper Toys.
Episode 137: The 60th Anniversary Of Spider-Man And Radio Disc Jockey Larry Lujack.
Episode 136: Mark Grace of The Chicago Cubs and Forgotten Brands of Clock Radios in Chicago.
Episode 135: The Sabre Room In Hickory Hills, IL And Vintage Kenmore Appliances From Sears Department Stores.
Episode 134: Highland Superstores And Fretter Electronics Stores. Recap Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 133: My Memories Of Kathy McFarland From WFLD-TV Channel 32 In Chicago And Fayva Shoes.
Episode 132: My Memories Of Watching Charlie Chan Movies On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago and Sinclair Gas Stations.
Episode 131: Dixie Square Mall In Harvey, IL. Recap Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 130: The 10th Anniversary of Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page, My New Video, And More!
Episode 129: My Memories of CTA Paper Transfers And Monthly Passes. Also, My Last Week's Posts on Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 128: The Red Barn Restaurants And My Memories Of The Retired Crayola Color Crayons.
Episode 127: Soft Drink Mixes From The 1970s And A Tribute To Two Comic Book Artists That Have Passed Away. Neal Adams And George Perez.
Episode 126: The Golden Ox Restaurant And Susan Heinkel, Hostess Of Susan's Show In Chicago.
Episode 125: My Latest Journey In The Hospital And What's Next? Plus A Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 124: 1970s Non-Sports Trading Cards, The Wrap-Up of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland And More!
Episode 123: The 55th-Anniversary Of The 1967 Oak Lawn Tornado, Crown Books, And Actor Robert Morse.
Episode 122: Forgotten Coffee Brands, The Treasury Discount Store, The Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
Episode 121: John Conrad, Host of The Elmer The Elephant Show, And My Memories Of Using Typewriters.
Episode 119: The Ask Ann Landers Advice Column From The Chicago Sun-Times. Plus, My Tribute To Jim Ramsey, The Meteorologist From WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago, And More.
Episode 118: Woolco Discount Stores, The Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
Episode 117: The 30th Anniversary Of The Closing Of Polk Brothers Appliance Stores In Chicago And More!
Episode 116: White Hen Pantry And Fotomat Stores.
Episode 115: The 40th Anniversary of A&P Supermarkets That Closed And Left The Chicagoland Area And The Wrap-Up Of This Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 114: Celebrating The First-Anniversary Show Of My Podcast Debut and Cuddly Dudley!
Episode 113: My Tribute to Merri Dee from WGN-TV Channel 9 and The Bakery Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 112: The Cisco Kid and the wrap-up of this week's posts on Vanished Chicagoland, and, more!
Episode 111: John M Smyth Furniture Company in Chicago, Luis from Sesame Street, and more!
Episode 110: Adventureland Amusement Park in Addison, IL.
Episode 109: Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs, the wrap-up of this week's posts on Vanished Chicagoland, and, more!
Episode 108: My memories of watching Ron Hunter on NewsCenter 5 in the 1970s. Plus, the wrap-up of this week's post on Vanished Chicagoland.
Episode 107: Wally Phillips of WGN Radio and Pegasus Greek Restaurant And, More!
Episode 106: Memories of Ivan Reitman Of His Movies And More!
Episode 105: The Morrison Hotel and The TV Show Here's Geraldine in Chicago.
Episode 104: Burny Brothers Bakeries Vs. Dressel's Bakeries, The Debate. Which One Was The Best In Chicago? And More!
Episode 103: The Branding Iron Restaurant in Oak Lawn, IL and, memories of watching Chicago TV Weather Forecasters in the past on television.
Episode 102: My Memories Of Playing Atari Arcade Video Games In The 1980s In Chicago.
Episode 101: Forgotten Brands of Sliced Bread in Chicago.
Episode 100: The 55th Anniversary of The Chicago Blizzard of 1967 and, The 50th Anniversary of the TV Show New Zoo Revue.
Episode 99: A Tribute to Bill Jackson of Cartoon Town, B.J. and Dirty Dragon, and Gigglesnort Hotel in Chicago.
Episode 98: Bob Bell's 100th Birthday Celebration. He played Bozo, The Clown on Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago. Also, Les Grobstein.
Episode 97: The 50th Anniversary of The TV Series Zoom That Aired on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago. Plus Other Anniversaries.
Episode 96: My memories of Sidney Poitier, Dwayne Hickman, Peter Bogdanovich, and Bob Saget of watching them on TV in Chicago.
Episode 95: International Amphitheater, Father And Son Pizzeria, and The Flying Turns Roller Coaster at Riverview Park in Chicago.
Episode 94: A Tribute to Betty White and my memories of watching her on TV in Chicago.
Episode 93: My Top Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page Posts for 2021 and watching The Marx Brothers Movies on New Year's Eve.
Episode 92: My memories of Dr. Lester Fisher and celebrating Ned Locke's birthday on Christmas Day.
Episode 91: Salerno Jingles Cookies, Eggnog from Vanished Chicagoland Businesses, and more Christmas Traditions.
Episode 90: The Cinnamon Bear Radio & TV Series, and Vintage Christmas Gift Box and Wrapping at Department Stores In Chicago.
Episode 89: Hardrock, Coco and Joe. Suzy Snowflake and Frosty The Snowman.
Episode 88: My Christmas Memories of Gately's People Store in Roseland And My Favorite Christmas Movie of All Time.
Episode 87: Memories of watching Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty The Snowman TV Specials in Chicago.
Episode 86: Christmas Window Displays at Department Stores in Chicago and remembering Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.
Episode 85: Part 3 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and more.
Episode 84: Part 2 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and more.
Episode 83: Part 1 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and Christmas Ornaments.
Episode 82: My Memories Of Watching Classic Christmas TV Episodes in the 1970s in Chicago.
Episode 81: My Memories Of Watching Classic And Forgotten Christmas TV Specials in the 1970s in Chicago.
Episode 80: My Thanksgiving memories in Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s.
Episode 79: Chicago's Defunct Steakhouse Restaurants.
Episode 78: The history and my memories of Cigarette Advertising in Chicago.
Episode 77: Bert Weinman Ford Dealership in Chicago and TV Spokesman Linn Burton.
Episode 76: Defunct Italians Restaurants in Chicago.
Episode 75: Forgotten & Defunct Chicago Professional Sports Teams.
Episode 74: Vinyl Record, 8-Track Tape, Tape Cassette or Compact Disc? Which audio format did you like?
Episode 73: The 50th Anniversary of the TV series, The Electric Company.
Episode 72: My Halloween memories growing up in Chicago. Good and bad. Well, mostly bad.
Episode 71: My memories of the toys from The Ideal Toy Company when I was a child in Chicago.
Episode 70: Altman Camera Company, Connie Szerszen of WSDM-FM 98, and Evans Furrier Store in Chicago.
Episode 69: Drewrys Beer, Forgotten Hostess Snack Cakes, and McLaughlin's Manor House Coffee.
Episode 68: Jewel Grand Bazaar, John T. Shayne Clothing Store, Kiddytown Amusement Park, and Chicago Police Officer Leonard Baldy.
Episode 67: Celebrating The 70th Anniversary of I Love Lucy. My Chicago memories of watching the show.
Episode 66: The Zenith Display Salon Store, The Blue Fairy, and my favorite Salerno Cookie when I was a kid.
Episode 65: Screaming Yellow Theater, 1800 N Clybourn Ave Shopping Mall, and the closing of Riverview Park.
Episode 64: The 60th Anniversary of The Dick Van Dyke Show & Schulien's Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 63: The 60th Anniversary of the TV series Hazel. Reruns aired on WGN-TV Channel 9 & WSNS-TV Channel 44.
Episode 1: Introduction to my first podcast Vanished Chicagoland Stories. The rough draft.
Episode 62: Bramson Women's Clothing Store, Aylward's Round-Up Restaurant, and Stuart Brent Bookstore in Chicago.
Episode 61: Vintage Wacky Packages, Sandy The Clown from Bozo's Circus, and The Chicago American Newspaper.
Episode 60: The Closing Sears Stores in Chicago and attending my Bogan High School 40th Reunion Party.
Episode 59: Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown Cartoon Show, Toot-A-Loop Radio, Allison Payne from WGN-TV Channel 9, and more.
Episode 58: Concluding The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus, and The 60th Anniversary of The Dick Tracy Show on WGN-TV Channel 9. Also on the program, my memories of 9/11.
Episode 57: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 3.
Episode 56: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 2.
Episode 55: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 1.
Episode 54: The Avon Theater in Chicago, Space Angel and, Ernie Banks.
Episode 53: The Fair Department Store, Kiddie A-Go-Go and, John's Garage Restaurant.
Episode 52: Dominick's Finer Foods, The Everly Brothers and, Ford City Bowling Center in Chicago.
Episode 51: My fond memories of having a rotary dial telephone at my house in Chicago and, John's Frozen Pizza.
Episode 50: Creature Features on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago.
Episode 49: My fondest memories of forgotten breakfast cereals in the 70's and 80s as a child in Chicago.
Episode 48: The Black Orchid Nightclub & Restaurant, Tony Epsosito and defunct Greek Restaurants on the South Side of Chicago.
Episode 47: Memories of my favorite candies from the 70s that are discontinued and are still around.
Episode 46: The Heather House Restaurant at Carson Pirie & Scott Dept. Store & The 55th Anniversary of Batman. The TV Show & Movie.
Episode 45: Diana's Greek Restaurant in Greektown, Old Barn Restaraunt in Burbank, IL, and Lucille Ball's 110th Birthday.
Episode 44: The 40th Anniversary of MTV, Evergreen Theater in Evergreen Park, IL, and Vintage Sara Lee Cakes.
Episode 43: A tribute to the late Ron Popeil and his classic gadgets that were shown on television during the 1970s and 1980s.
Episode 42: Morris B. Sachs, Girl Talk hosted by Virginia Graham, and Atari Video Games from the 1980s.
Episode 41: Singer and Violinist Robbie Steinhardt of Kansas, Swift's Premium Franks. and Bob Trendler (Mr. Bob) from Bozo's Circus.
Episode 40: Shock Theater on WBKB-TV (WLS) Channel 7 in the late 1950s and Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour & Restaurant.
Episode 39: Bell Phone Center Stores, Jack Benny, and The Magic Pan Creperie Restaurants.
Episode 38: Polk Brothers Appliance Stores, The Rotor Ride at Riverview Park, and Eight O'Clock Coffee from A&P.
Episode 37: Schlitz Beer, and the career of director Richard Donner.
Episode 36: Boston Sea Party, Karoll's Red Hanger Shops, and the history of WFBN/WGBO Channel 66.
Episode 35: I Am A Prostate Cancer Survivor, Nelson Brothers Furniture, Alex Dreier, Canfield's Ginger Ale, and Henry's Hamburgers.
Episode 34: S&H Green Stamps and the 70th anniversary of the television debut of Amos N' Andy. A historical look back at the radio and TV show.
Episode 33: Store Directories from Marshall Field's and Wieboldt's Department Stores on State Street and, Mr. G's Steak House.
Episode 32: Child World Toy Store, Best of Groucho, Montgomery Ward, and Willowbrook Ballroom and Banquets.
Episode 31: Riverview Park's Roller Coasters and Two Ton Baker.
Episode 30: Father's Day Episode. Zayre, Tim Weigel and the early days of Riverview Park.
Episode 29: Family Classics With Frazier Thomas that aired on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago.
Episode 28: Record Store Day. Chicago's Vanished Record Stores.
Episode 27: Ground Round Restaurants, Sneak Previews on WTTW-TV Channel 11, McDade & Company, and ON-TV Subscription Television.
Episode 26: A special episode: 40 years ago today, I graduated from Bogan High School in Chicago.
Episode 25: Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park, Gavin MacLeod, B.J. Thomas and, Arlene Golonka.
Episode 24: The Pickle Barrel Restaurant, Ford City Cinema, Mister Kelly's, and La Maisonette French Restaurant.
Episode 23: Turn-Style Discount Stores, Agostino's Italian Restaurant, Lake Tower Motel, and P.J. Hoff.
Episode 22: Just Pants, Charles Grodin, The Hasty Tasty Restaurant, and The Magic Door.
Episode 21: Colby's Furniture Stores, Buffalo Ice Cream Parlor, Garofalo's Supermarkets and, Multiplication Rock on ABC-TV.
Episode 20 : Bob Koester of Jazz Record Mart, Lytton's, Dick Kay, and High-Low Foods.
Episode 19 : Lee Phillip, Bonanza Steakhouse, Union National Bank of Roseland, and Antoinette Pope School of Fancy Cookery.
Episode 18: Mother's Day Special. M-Squad, Schmitt Bakeries, Bob Wallace, and stores that had Mother's Day sales.
Episode 17: WLAK 94 FM, Olympia Dukakis, Arthur Treacher's Fish and Chips, and The Coral Theater.
Episode 16: Reggie Candy Bar, L. Fish Furniture Store, Johnny Crawford, and WGN-TV Baseball Announcers.
Episode 15: Tab Cola, Chicago's Lost Bakeries, Watching Speed Racer on TV, and Carson Pirie Scott and Co. Department Store on State Street.
Episode 14: Ned Locke, Poppin' Fresh Pies, Night Gallery, Boris Karloff's Thriller, and Yankee Doodle Dandy Hamburgers.
Episode 13: Lum's Restaurants, The Bay City Rollers, Community Discount Stores, and The Fireball Roller Coaster at Riverview Park in Chicago.
Episode 12: Wag's Restaurants, Watching The Flintstones on TV in Chicago, Greyhound Post House Cafeteria, TV Forecast Magazine, and Ivanhoe Theater.
Episode 11: The deaths of actors Lee Aaaker and Felix Silla. Chances R Restaurants, Don McNeil's Breakfast Club, and Town & Country Restaurants.
Episode 10: Dispensa's Kiddie Kingdom, Peter Pan Restaurants, and WLUP FM 98 Commercials with Lorelei.
Episode 9: Dressel's Strawberry Shortcake, Prince Phillip's visits to Chicago, and Discount Retail Stores in the 1960's and 1970s.
Episode 8: Chicago Newsstands, Harry Caray, and the early days of WSNS-TV Channel 44.
Episode 7: Easter episode featuring The Funny Company, Mraz Drug Store and, Canfield's Soft Drinks.
Episode 6: Dark Shadows Last Episode, Dutch Mill Candies, Moondog's Comicland, and Creature Features.
Episode 5: Salerno Cookies and other posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page for the past week.
Episode 4: Speaking about memories at Peacock Alley at Ford City Shopping Center in Chicago.
Episode 3: Vanished Chicagoland Grocery Stores and Supermarkets.
Episode 2: Speaking about Gatelys Peoples Store, Talman Bank and John's Garage Restaurants.