Vanished Chicagoland Stories
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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.
33 mins; April 06, 2024
Episode 319: The 60th Anniversary Of The Game Show Jeopardy, My Health Status, And A Tribute To Actor Louis Gossett Jr.
34 mins; March 30, 2024
Episode 318: The 60th Anniversary Of The Debut Of WCIU-TV Channel 26 In Chicago, And Falstaff Beer.
36 mins; March 24, 2024
Episode 317: The 3rd Anniversary Of My Podcast Vanished Chicagoland Stories And American Businessman Madman Muntz.
37 mins; March 23, 2024
Episode 316: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm In Libertyville IL, And The TV Animated Series Rocket Robin Hood.
28 mins; March 17, 2024
Episode 315: My High School Memories Of Dining At The White Castle Restaurant In Chicago And The Rock Group The American Breed.
32 mins; March 12, 2024
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.
30 mins; March 10, 2024
Episode 313: The Blob From The B.J. And Dirty Dragon Show And A Tribute To Singer Steve Lawrence.
36 mins; March 09, 2024
Episode 312: The Jackson Park CTA Rapid Transit Station In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The Big Blue Marble TV Show.
27 mins; March 05, 2024
Episode 311: The Jeffery Theater in Chicago And My Tribute To Comedian Richard Lewis.
32 mins; March 02, 2024
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.
31 mins; February 27, 2024
Episode 309: My Memories Of The Vanished Businesses In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.
36 mins; February 25, 2024
Episode 308: My Memories Of Submarine Sandwich Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Latest News About My Health.
33 mins; February 24, 2024
Episode 307: The Limelight/Excalibur Nightclub In Chicago And Jello Pudding Pops.
35 mins; February 18, 2024
Episode 306: Comedian Jack Benny And Jimmy Wong's Cantonese Restaurant In Chicago.
37 mins; February 13, 2024
Episode 305: The Skittle Pool And Pivot Pool Toy Billiards Games And Flagg Brothers Shoe Stores In Chicago.
33 mins; February 11, 2024
Episode 304: The 60th Anniversary Of The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show And The 17 Westchester CTA Bus Route.
33 mins; February 10, 2024
Episode 303: The Comparisons Of The ON-TV And Spectrum Subscriptions TV Services And The Harvest House Cafeterias In Chicago.
28 mins; February 06, 2024
Episode 302: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Good Times, The Leader Cleaners Stores In Chicago, And A Tribute To Actor Carl Weathers.
40 mins; February 04, 2024
Episode 301: Brands of Root Beers Past and Present In Chicago, And My Tribute To Movie Director Norman Jewison.
30 mins; January 30, 2024
Episode 300: My 300th Milestone Episode And My Tribute To Actor And Comedian John Belushi.
39 mins; January 28, 2024
Episode 299: The Chicken Delight Restaurants In Chicago And Wrap Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
41 mins; January 27, 2024
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.
37 mins; January 21, 2024
Episode 297: Peppers Waterbed Stores In Chicago And My Memories Of Using Telephone Books.
32 mins; January 20, 2024
Episode 296: My Grade School Class Reunion This Past Weekend And My Tributes To Actor Bill Hayes And Actress Joyce Randolph.
37 mins; January 17, 2024
Episode 295: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Happy Days And Zimmerman's Cut Rate Liquor Store In Chicago.
32 mins; January 09, 2024
Episode 294: My Tribute To Actress Cindy Morgan And The Demise Of Fruit Stripe Gum.
33 mins; January 07, 2024
Episode 293: The Home Juice Company From Chicago And My Tributes To Glynis Johns And David Soul.
35 mins; January 06, 2024
Episode 292: WGN Channel 9 Reporter John Hogan, Comedian Shecky Greene, And Mama Batt's Restaurant In Chicago.
34 mins; January 02, 2024
Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.
40 mins; December 30, 2023
Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.
30 mins; December 26, 2023
Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.
29 mins; December 23, 2023
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.
35 mins; December 17, 2023
Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children's Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.
25 mins; December 16, 2023
Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.
36 mins; December 12, 2023
Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.
36 mins; December 10, 2023
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.
36 mins; December 09, 2023
Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.
32 mins; December 06, 2023
Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
42 mins; December 05, 2023
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.
30 mins; December 03, 2023
Episode 280: The Unsolved Case Of Actress Karyn Kupcinet And My Memories Of Chicago Department Store Gift Certificates.
33 mins; December 02, 2023
Episode 279: My Memories Of Watching TV Shows Created By Sid & Marty Kroft In Chicago In The 1970s And Neisner's Department Stores.
33 mins; November 28, 2023
Episode 278: The 50th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV Special And My Memories Of Winchell Donuts in The Chicagoland Area.
31 mins; November 21, 2023
Episode 277: Naugles Tacos And Hamburgers Restaurants In Chicago And My Memories Of Bozo The Clown Merchandise.
29 mins; November 19, 2023
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.
37 mins; November 18, 2023
Episode 275: Snider's Catsup, And My Childhood Memories Of Ice Cream Cake Rolls In Chicago.
27 mins; November 14, 2023
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.
37 mins; November 12, 2023
Episode 273: The Bunte Brothers Candy Company In Chicago, And The Kayo Chocolate Flavored Drink.
32 mins; November 05, 2023
Episode 272: Henrici's Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Clark Gum Brand.
40 mins; November 04, 2023
Episode 271: My Favorite Ten Horror Movies That Aired On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.
22 mins; October 31, 2023
Episode 270: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 2.
30 mins; October 29, 2023
Episode 269: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 1.
30 mins; October 28, 2023
Episode 268: My Tribute To TV Anchorman And Reporter Harry Porterfield, The 1938 Movie In Old Chicago, And Peanuts Parperback Books In The 1970s.
29 mins; October 24, 2023
Episode 267: My Memories And Comparison Of The TV Animated Shows Speed Racer And Prince Planet And Hillman's Pure Food Stores In Chicago.
47 mins; October 22, 2023
Episode 266: My Memories Of My First Schwinn Bicycle, Lasser's Beverages In Chicago, And Actor Burt Young, Actresses Suzanne Somers And Lara Parker.
41 mins; October 21, 2023
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.
39 mins; October 15, 2023
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.
34 mins; October 10, 2023
Episode 263: My Tribute To Dick Butkus Of The Chicago Bears And Chiclets Gum.
29 mins; October 07, 2023
Episode 262: My Memories Of Watching Monty Python's Flying Circus On WTTW-TV Channel 11 In Chicago And My 60th Birthday.
33 mins; October 03, 2023
Episode 261: The Aladdin's Castle Fun House At Riverview Park In Chicago And My Memories Of Tonka Truck Toys In The 1970s.
35 mins; October 01, 2023
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.
35 mins; September 30, 2023
Episode 259: Long Chevrolet In Elmhurst, IL, A Tribute To Actor David McCallum, And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
39 mins; September 26, 2023
Episode 258: The Hamburger Hamlet Restaurants In Chicago And Chicago Sun-Times Advice Columnist And TV Hostess Dorsey Connors.
28 mins; September 24, 2023
Episode 257: My Memories Of The Lunchbox Snacks I Had In The 1970s, And The Musicraft Store In Chicago.
33 mins; September 23, 2023
Episode 256: Chicago Sportscaster Lloyd Pettit And The Popularity Of Wine Cooler Brands From The 1980s.
39 mins; September 19, 2023
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.
37 mins; September 16, 2023
Episode 254: My Memories Of Bubble Gum Brands In The 1970s And The High-Low Flyer Wagon From High-Low Food Stores In Chicago.
33 mins; September 12, 2023
Episode 253: Restaurateur Mel Markon And His Restaurants. Plus The Trading Cards In Wonder Bread In The 1970s.
35 mins; September 10, 2023
Episode 252: The Purple Hotel In Lincolnwood, IL, And My Favorite Toys From The Wham-O Toy Company From The 1970s.
29 mins; September 08, 2023
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.
31 mins; September 02, 2023
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.
40 mins; August 29, 2023
Episode 249: A Tribute To Bob Barker And Barney's Market Club Restaurant In Chicago.
33 mins; August 27, 2023
Episode 248: The 40th Anniversary Of The Movie Risky Business And Wickes Furniture Stores.
32 mins; August 26, 2023
Episode 247: The Pinnacle Restaurant In Chicago, Bonomo Turkish Taffy, And Bireley's Soft Drinks.
26 mins; August 19, 2023
Episode 246: The 50th Anniversary Of The Grand Opening Of Lincoln Mall In Matteson, IL, And, The 74L'ephant CTA Shuttle Bus.
30 mins; August 12, 2023
Episode 245: My Memories of Duncan Yo-Yos, And The Bicentennial Minute Programs In The 1970s In Chicago.
25 mins; August 06, 2023
Episode 244: TV Host Jim Lounsbury And Fox DeLuxe Beer From Chicago.
21 mins; August 05, 2023
Episode 243: Phar-Mor Drug Stores In The Chicagoland Area And My Tribute To Actor Paul Reubens A.K.A Pee Wee Herman.
35 mins; August 01, 2023
Episode 242: Chuck Cavallini's Restaurant In Midlothian, Illinois, And, The 40th Anniversary Of Friday Night Videos On NBC.
33 mins; July 30, 2023
Episode 241: Fuddruckers Hamburger Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Children's TV Show Ding Dong School.
30 mins; July 29, 2023
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.
25 mins; July 25, 2023
Episode 239: Radio Voice Actor Dick Orkin (Chickenman) And The Ivanhoe Restaurant/Theater In Chicago.
32 mins; July 23, 2023
Episode 238: My Memories Of Rand McNally Retail Stores In Chicago And A Tribute To Singer Tony Bennett.
25 mins; July 22, 2023
Episode 237: My Memories Of Buying Blue Jeans From Brands And Stores That No Longer Exist In The Chicagoland Area And Red Cross Spaghetti.
25 mins; July 18, 2023
Episode 236: The Golden Bear Family Restaurants, And The I. Magnin Department Stores In Chicago.
26 mins; July 15, 2023
Episode 235: My Memories Of Beer Can Collections In The 1970s And Sportscaster Bruce Roberts From WBBM-TV Channel 2 In Chicago.
30 mins; July 11, 2023
Episode 234: Zip'z Ice Cream, And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
38 mins; July 09, 2023
Episode 233: The 75th Anniversary Of The Movie Abbott And Costello Meet Frankenstein And The Tony Piet Pontiac Dealership In Chicago.
33 mins; July 08, 2023
Episode 232: My Memories Of Radio Disc Jockey Dick Biondi And The Ebenezer Floppen Slopper's Wonderful Water Slides In Oakbrook Terrace, IL.
33 mins; July 02, 2023
Episode 231: My Memories of The Rock Concert & Radio Station T-Shirts In The 1970s And The Jay's Potato Chips Plant in Chicago.
34 mins; July 01, 2023
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.
33 mins; June 24, 2023
Episode 229: WFYR 103 1/2 FM Radio Station And The Helene Curtis Company In Chicago.
33 mins; June 17, 2023
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.
38 mins; June 13, 2023
Episode 227: Nelson Brothers Furniture Stores In Chicago And The 75th Anniversary Of The Texaco Star Theater Variety Show.
37 mins; June 10, 2023
Episode 226: The Sheridan Drive-In Theatre In Bridgeview, IL, And My Tributes To Actors George Maharis And Barry Newman.
32 mins; June 06, 2023
Episode 225: Clutch Cargo, The Animated Series, And My Earliest Memories Of Using The Internet For The First Time.
35 mins; June 03, 2023
Episode 224: Rustler's Steakhouses In Chicago And The Syndicated TV Show MV3 From The 1980s.
30 mins; May 30, 2023
Episode 223: Amusement Parks That I Have Visited And Have Not In The Chicagoland Area And My Tribute To Tina Turner.
38 mins; May 27, 2023
Episode 222: My Memories Of Olympic Airlines In Chicago And A Wrap-Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.
34 mins; May 23, 2023
Episode 221: My Memories of Trouble And Headache Board Games. Plus, Bananas Magazine From The 1970s and 1980s In Chicago.
28 mins; May 20, 2023