Vanished Chicagoland Stories
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Episode 420: What Happened to Boston Market Restaurants? And Reading Off The Menu From The Branding Iron Restaurant In Oak Lawn, IL.
34 mins; March 30, 2025
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.
33 mins; March 25, 2025
Episode 418: My Memories Of Thom McAn Shoes And Charleston Chew Candies In Chicago.
33 mins; March 23, 2025
Episode 417: The Pinnacle Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Wizzzer Toy From Mattel.
27 mins; March 16, 2025
Episode 416: Canfield's Diet Chocolate Fudge Soda And Reading Off The Menu From Aylward's Round-Up Restaurant In Chicago.
26 mins; March 11, 2025
Episode 415: My Memories Of 1970s Vinyl Record Albums.
30 mins; March 09, 2025
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.
25 mins; March 08, 2025
Episode 413: My Memories Of Other Salerno Cookies Beside Butter And Reading Off A Menu From Bananas Steakhouse In Oak Lawn, IL.
27 mins; March 04, 2025
Episode 412: My Memories Of Walgreens Ice Cream And Reading Off A Menu From The Come Back Inn.
32 mins; March 02, 2025
Episode 411: My Tribute To Actor Gene Hackman And The Great Godfrey Daniels Restaurant In Skokie, IL.
25 mins; March 01, 2025
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.
26 mins; February 22, 2025
Episode 409: My Memories Of Schlitz Beer And Fritzel’s Restaurant In Chicago!
40 mins; February 16, 2025
Episode 408: Zanadu Disco Restaurant In Chicago And The Works Bar From The Burger Chef Restaurants!
28 mins; February 11, 2025
Episode 407: The Epicurean Restaurant In Chicago And Whatever Happened To Certs Candy?
27 mins; February 09, 2025
Episode 406: My Memories Of The McDonaldland Commercials From The 1970s And The Roseland Plaza Shopping Center In Chicago.
29 mins; February 08, 2025
Episode 405: The Cafe Bohemia Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Toy Etch A Sketch.
32 mins; February 02, 2025
Episode 404: The Standard Oil Gas Pumps With The Crowns And Read Off A Menu From Diana’s Opaa Greek Restaurant In Chicago!
37 mins; January 26, 2025
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!
46 mins; January 19, 2025
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.
34 mins; January 12, 2025
Episode 401: The TV Series Bubble Gum Digest And The Treasure Chest Store In Chicago!
25 mins; January 06, 2025
Episode 400: The Kenmore Brand From Sears Department Store And The Red White And Blue Milkshakes From McDonald's.
27 mins; January 04, 2025
Episode 399: My Year-In-Review Of The Most Popular Posts Of 2024 Of Vanished Chicagoland And A Tribute To Actress Linda Lavin.
38 mins; December 31, 2024
Episode 398: Dynmanints Candies From Dentyne And Read A Menu From The Pie Pan Drive-In Restaurant In Chicago
31 mins; December 29, 2024
Episode 397: The Rock Group Aliotta Haynes Jeremiah And My Tribute To Sportscaster Greg Gumbel.
32 mins; December 28, 2024
Episode 396: Christmas Albums From Zenith Radio & Television Stores In Chicago And Christmas TV Programs From December 1978.
33 mins; December 22, 2024
Episode 395: My Current Health Status And Memories Of The Children's Book The Night Before Christmas.
29 mins; December 21, 2024
Episode 394: Forgotten Brands Of Eggnog In Chicago And My Memories Of Christmas Trees That Were Not Only Green!
30 mins; December 17, 2024
Episode 393: My Memories Of Christmas Candies In Department Stores In Chicago And The Toss Across Game From Ideal Toys.
29 mins; December 15, 2024
Episode 392: The Norelco Santa Claus Commercials And Read Items From The 1976 McDade & Company Catalog.
47 mins; December 14, 2024
Episode 391: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Special A Year Without Santa Claus And Read Items From The 1965 Ideal Toys Catalog.
29 mins; December 08, 2024
Episode 390: My Recent Health Status And Read a 1969 Advertisement From Children's Bargain Town USA Toy Store In Chicago.
40 mins; December 07, 2024
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!
28 mins; December 03, 2024
Episode 388: My Memories Of The TV Series Funny Company And Crazy Foam In The 1970s.
34 mins; December 01, 2024
Episode 387: The Ivanhoe Theater And Restaurant In Chicago, And My Memories Of Listening To 1960s Rock Bands On The Radio In Chicago.
31 mins; November 30, 2024
Episode 386: Thanksgiving Newspaper Ads From Restaurants That No Longer Exist in Chicago.
31 mins; November 26, 2024
Episode 385: The Cut-Rate Toys Store, The Little Corporal Restaurant, And My Memories Of Chuck Woolery.
30 mins; November 24, 2024
Episode 384: The New Era Potato Chips Brand, And I Will Read Off A Menu From The Millionaire’s Club Restaurants In Chicago!
31 mins; November 23, 2024
Episode 383: The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of Cuddly Dudley And More!
29 mins; November 17, 2024
Episode 382: The Golden Age Restaurant In Oak Lawn, And The Hollywood Brands Candy Company.
26 mins; November 12, 2024
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.
33 mins; November 10, 2024
Episode 380: Homer's Furniture Stores In Chicago And My Recent Health Status.
32 mins; November 09, 2024
Episode 379: The 60th Anniversary Of The Peter Potamus Show and Ireland's Oyster House Restaurant In Chicago.
33 mins; November 03, 2024
Episode 378: David’s Restaurant In Chicago And My Tribute To Actress Teri Garr.
29 mins; November 02, 2024
Episode 377: The Driftwood Steak House Restaurant In Chicago And My Halloween Memories As A Child.
30 mins; October 29, 2024
Episode 376: A New Season! The Magic Pan Restaurants And The Trak Auto Store In Chicago.
24 mins; October 22, 2024
Episode 375: Canfield's 50/50 Soft Drink And My Memories Of The Doughnut Machine At Gately's Peoples Department Store In Chicago.
31 mins; October 20, 2024
Episode 374: My Memories Of Children's Vitamins In The 1970s And My Tribute To Mitzi Gaynor.
30 mins; October 19, 2024
Episode 373: The Red Balloon Coffee Shop Restaurants And The Kodak Disc Cameras In The 1980s.
29 mins; October 15, 2024
Episode 372: The TV Talk Show Kennedy & Co. on WLS-TV Channel 7 And Howard Johnson Motels & Restaurants In Chicago.
33 mins; October 13, 2024
Episode 371: WLS-AM 89 Radio Disc Jockey J.J. Jeffrey And The Burger King Whaler Sandwich.
28 mins; October 12, 2024
Episode 370: The George Michael Sports Machine Show And The Peter Pan Restaurants In Chicago.
30 mins; October 08, 2024
Episode 369: The Amusement Parks Episode On the TV Program Chicago Stories on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago And The WLS Magic Bus.
27 mins; October 06, 2024
Episode 368: Kare Drug Stores And The TV Program Silents Please! Aired On WBKB-TV Channel 7 And WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
26 mins; October 01, 2024
Episode 367: The Evans Furrier, Wm. A. Lewis Stores In Chicago, And Part 2 Of The 50th And 40th Anniversaries Of TV Shows Debuts.
32 mins; September 29, 2024
Episode 366: The Ice Brr Grr From Burger King In The 1970s And TV Shows That Debuted 60 Years Ago.
32 mins; September 28, 2024
Episode 365: The Children's TV Program Villa Alegre And The Last Kmart Full-Size Store In The U.S.
30 mins; September 24, 2024
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.
32 mins; September 22, 2024
Episode 363: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Series The Night Stalker And The Steak & Ale Restaurants In Chicago.
29 mins; September 14, 2024
Episode 362: The O-So Soft Drink Company, The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Rhoda, And My Tribute To James Earl Jones.
30 mins; September 10, 2024
Episode 361: The Lloyd Thaxton Show And The Red Goose Shoes.
30 mins; September 08, 2024
Episode 360: My Memories Of Riding In Station Wagons In The 1970s And Brazilian Musician Sergio Mendes.
31 mins; September 07, 2024
Episode 359: The Ben Franklin Stores In Chicago and actor Gary Coleman.
30 mins; September 03, 2024
Episode 358: The Robert Hall Village Department Stores And The College Inn Restaurant In Chicago.
37 mins; September 01, 2024
Episode 357: Chef Eddie Doucette And The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of The Call Letters WMAQ-TV Channel 5 In Chicago.
28 mins; August 31, 2024
Episode 356: My Memories Of Watching Phil Donahue On TV And Arby's Restaurants Suddenly Closing In The Chicagoland Area.
33 mins; August 24, 2024
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.
32 mins; August 20, 2024
Episode 354: Richard's Lilac Lodge In Hillside IL, And My Memories Of Jolly Good Beverages In Chicago.
30 mins; August 11, 2024
Episode 353: My Current Health Status And My Recent Visit To Six Flags Great America Amusement Park In Gurnee, IL.
34 mins; August 10, 2024
Episode 352: My Memories Of Ed Debevic's Restaurant In Chicago And Kellogg's Cereal Packs From The 1970s.
32 mins; August 04, 2024
Episode 351: Papa Milano's Italian And Cafe Chablis Restaurants In Chicago.
33 mins; July 28, 2024
Episode 350: The 60th Anniversary Of The TV Show Ray Rayner & Friends on WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
32 mins; July 27, 2024
Episode 349: Paolella's Italian Restaurant In Chicago And Memories Of Stouffer's Cakes In The 1970s.
33 mins; July 21, 2024
Episode 348: My Tribute Episode Of Comedian Bob Newhart.
36 mins; July 20, 2024
Episode 347: My Memories Of Chi-Chi's Mexican Restaurant And Planet Hollywood In Chicago.
33 mins; July 16, 2024
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.
38 mins; July 14, 2024
Episode 345: The Olson Rug Company Waterfalls In Chicago And My Tribute To Judith Belushi-Pisano.
32 mins; July 09, 2024
Episode 344: The King Biscuit Flower Hour Radio Series, And The Frustration Ball, Fascination The Electric Maze Games From Remco.
32 mins; July 06, 2024
Episode 343: Reed's Candies, Teem Lemon Lime Soda, And More.
29 mins; July 02, 2024
Episode 342: My Memories Of Sessions Records Compilations And My Tribute To Actor Martin Mull.
37 mins; June 30, 2024
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.
35 mins; June 23, 2024
Episode 340: My Memories Of Father's Day, The 45th Anniversary Of The Debut Of Son Of Svengoolie And Vintage Gas Credit Cards.
28 mins; June 16, 2024
Episode 339: Chicago Radio Disc Jockey Yvonne Daniels And My Memories Of The Chicken Unlimited Restaurant In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.
35 mins; June 15, 2024
Episode 338: The Eagle Food Centers And The TV Show Tilmon Tempo In Chicago.
31 mins; June 09, 2024
Episode 337: Funny Face Drink Mix And Pat Sajak's Last Show As Host on Wheel Of Fortune.
29 mins; June 08, 2024
Episode 336: Nestle's Choco'Lite, Triple Decker Bar From The 1970s, And The Three Sisters Women's Clothing Stores In Chicago.
29 mins; June 04, 2024
Episode 335: The Cafeterias At Walgreens Drug Stores In Chicago And The Cartoon TV Series Felix The Cat.
30 mins; June 02, 2024
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.
31 mins; June 01, 2024
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.
34 mins; May 26, 2024
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.
32 mins; May 25, 2024
Episode 331: Chicago TV Host Robert Cromie And The Pencil Erasers From Fritos Corn Chips In The 1970s..
32 mins; May 21, 2024
Episode 330: My Tribute To Actor Dabney Coleman And My Memories Of The Slinky Toy In Chicago.
34 mins; May 18, 2024
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.
33 mins; May 14, 2024
Episode 328: The Chicago Rock Band The Cryan' Shames And The Koogle Peanut Butter Spread From The 1970s.
27 mins; April 27, 2024
Episode 327: The Magikist Signs That Were Located At Chicago Expressways, And Mrs. Stevens Candy In Chicago.
27 mins; April 23, 2024
Episode 326: The Wonder Bread/Hostess Snacks Outlet Stores And The Classic Bic Pens From The 1970s.
28 mins; April 21, 2024
Episode 325: My Health Status,My Favorite Record Albums Of The 1970s, And Thayer McNeil Shoes.
31 mins; April 20, 2024
Episode 324: The Soundstage Concert TV Series That Aired On WTTW Channel 11 In Chicago And Silo Electronics Stores.
31 mins; April 14, 2024
Episode 323: My Memories Of Listening To WLS-AM Radio 890 In The 1970s And Vintage Comic Book Novelty Ads.
32 mins; April 13, 2024
Episode 322: Dove Candies Shops In Chicago And The Keyfax Nite-Owl TV Service That Aired On WFLD-TV Channel 32 In Chicago.
27 mins; April 09, 2024
Episode 321: The Rock Group Shadows Of Knight, And My Memories Of The Good Humor Ice Cream Truck.
31 mins; April 07, 2024