Here's a 1968 photo of the Toy Center on the 4th floor of Marshall Field's Department Store on State Street in Chicago!

Here's a 1968 photo of the Toy Center on the 4th floor of Marshall Field's Department Store on State Street in Chicago!

Fifty years ago today, Montgomery Ward Department Store held its grand opening at Ford City Shopping Center in Chicago. It opened on October 16, 1975.

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Here’s a health update! Chemo session #9 was canceled this past Monday. It will be on November 4. I will have routine surgery on Tuesday, October 21. It will be outpatient. I’m still Superman fighting this terrible disease. I will keep you posted! Thank you!

Here’s a health update! Chemo session #9 was canceled this past Monday. It will be on November 4. I will have routine surgery on Tuesday, October 21. It will be outpatient. I’m still Superman fighting this terrible disease. I will keep you posted! Thank you!

Here is a photo of the MainStreet Store which was located at the Randhurst Mall in Mount Prospect, IL. The stores were later converted to Kohl’s.

Here is a photo of the MainStreet Store which was located at the Randhurst Mall in Mount Prospect, IL. The stores were later converted to Kohl’s.

EP482 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is now available to listen to! I will talk about the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live’s debut and share my memories of watching its first five years. Also, I will read a menu from The Kickapoo Inn Restaurant in Chicago. youtu.be/JQc9bF92eVY

I was recently interviewed on this podcast about Vanished Chicagoland, from Ken and George. Here is the link! Thank you!
open.spotify.com/episode/5X1E....

I was recently interviewed on this podcast about Vanished Chicagoland, from Ken and George. Here is the link! Thank you!
open.spotify.com/episode/5X1E....

Episode 482 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! I will talk about the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live’s debut and share my memories of watching its first five years. Also, I will read a menu from The Kickapoo Inn Restaurant in Chicago.

This is one of my favorite photos! A 1974 photo of a Musicraft Store, The Pickle Barrel Restaurant, and The Esquire Theater on East Oak Street in Chicago.

This is one of my favorite photos! A 1974 photo of a Musicraft Store, The Pickle Barrel Restaurant, and The Esquire Theater on East Oak Street in Chicago.

In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will talk about the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live's debut and share my memories of watching its first five years. Also, I will read a menu from The Kickapoo Inn Restaurant. It's coming tomorrow!

In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will talk about the 50th anniversary of Saturday Night Live's debut and share my memories of watching its first five years. Also, I will read a menu from The Kickapoo Inn Restaurant. It's coming tomorrow!

Hi everyone! I am back from my trip and back to Vanished Chicagoland! I heard that actress Diane Keaton has passed away. She was so lovely. Here is a screenshot of her walking by a Downtown Records, located at 921 N Rush St in Chicago. This is from the 1977 movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar. R.I.P.

Hi everyone! I am back from my trip and back to Vanished Chicagoland! I heard that actress Diane Keaton has passed away. She was so lovely. Here is a screenshot of her walking by a Downtown Records, located at 921 N Rush St in Chicago. This is from the 1977 movie Looking for Mr. Goodbar. R.I.P.

I took this photo on the iPad screen. Look at the emails I've received since I arrived in New York last Wednesday. Almost all of them are people who want to join my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Group. I’m at the Newark airport waiting for my flight to Chicago. I miss my family!

I took this photo on the iPad screen. Look at the emails I've received since I arrived in New York last Wednesday. Almost all of them are people who want to join my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Group. I’m at the Newark airport waiting for my flight to Chicago. I miss my family!

I just met Steve Burns from the TV show, Blue’s Clues which aired on Nickelodeon! I got his autograph. He was very nice and quiet. My celebrity of the day!

I just met Steve Burns from the TV show, Blue’s Clues which aired on Nickelodeon! I got his autograph. He was very nice and quiet. My celebrity of the day!

Here I am, day 2 at the New York Comic Con! It’s been wonderful so far, and I’m having a good time! Everyone is having fun, and we don’t worry about all the nonsense that is going on in the world. I'm leaving for Chicago tomorrow!