From Vanished Chicagoland's Facebook Page, I will record podcast episodes about my memories from businesses and events that happened while growing up in Chicago.
Episode 121: John Conrad, Host of The Elmer The Elephant Show, And My Memories Of Using Typewriters.
25 mins; April 16, 2022
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.
24 mins; April 10, 2022
Episode 118: Woolco Discount Stores, The Wrap-Up Of Last Week's Posts On Vanished Chicagoland, And More!
22 mins; April 05, 2022
Episode 117: The 30th Anniversary Of The Closing Of Polk Brothers Appliance Stores In Chicago And More!
23 mins; April 03, 2022
Episode 116: White Hen Pantry And Fotomat Stores.
25 mins; March 29, 2022
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.
22 mins; March 27, 2022
Episode 114: Celebrating The First-Anniversary Show Of My Podcast Debut and Cuddly Dudley!
23 mins; March 22, 2022
Episode 113: My Tribute to Merri Dee from WGN-TV Channel 9 and The Bakery Restaurant in Chicago.
24 mins; March 20, 2022
Episode 112: The Cisco Kid and the wrap-up of this week's posts on Vanished Chicagoland, and, more!
25 mins; March 15, 2022
Episode 111: John M Smyth Furniture Company in Chicago, Luis from Sesame Street, and more!
23 mins; March 12, 2022
Episode 110: Adventureland Amusement Park in Addison, IL.
25 mins; March 08, 2022
Episode 109: Ron Santo of the Chicago Cubs, the wrap-up of this week's posts on Vanished Chicagoland, and, more!
26 mins; March 06, 2022
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.
25 mins; February 27, 2022
Episode 107: Wally Phillips of WGN Radio and Pegasus Greek Restaurant And, More!
26 mins; February 20, 2022
Episode 106: Memories of Ivan Reitman Of His Movies And More!
25 mins; February 15, 2022
Episode 105: The Morrison Hotel and The TV Show Here's Geraldine in Chicago.
24 mins; February 12, 2022
Episode 104: Burny Brothers Bakeries Vs. Dressel's Bakeries, The Debate. Which One Was The Best In Chicago? And More!
26 mins; February 08, 2022
Episode 103: The Branding Iron Restaurant in Oak Lawn, IL and, memories of watching Chicago TV Weather Forecasters in the past on television.
25 mins; February 06, 2022
Episode 102: My Memories Of Playing Atari Arcade Video Games In The 1980s In Chicago.
25 mins; February 01, 2022
Episode 101: Forgotten Brands of Sliced Bread in Chicago.
23 mins; January 30, 2022
Episode 100: The 55th Anniversary of The Chicago Blizzard of 1967 and, The 50th Anniversary of the TV Show New Zoo Revue.
25 mins; January 27, 2022
Episode 99: A Tribute to Bill Jackson of Cartoon Town, B.J. and Dirty Dragon, and Gigglesnort Hotel in Chicago.
27 mins; January 22, 2022
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.
27 mins; January 18, 2022
Episode 97: The 50th Anniversary of The TV Series Zoom That Aired on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago. Plus Other Anniversaries.
25 mins; January 15, 2022
Episode 96: My memories of Sidney Poitier, Dwayne Hickman, Peter Bogdanovich, and Bob Saget of watching them on TV in Chicago.
26 mins; January 11, 2022
Episode 95: International Amphitheater, Father And Son Pizzeria, and The Flying Turns Roller Coaster at Riverview Park in Chicago.
27 mins; January 07, 2022
Episode 94: A Tribute to Betty White and my memories of watching her on TV in Chicago.
26 mins; January 04, 2022
Episode 93: My Top Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page Posts for 2021 and watching The Marx Brothers Movies on New Year's Eve.
26 mins; December 31, 2021
Episode 92: My memories of Dr. Lester Fisher and celebrating Ned Locke's birthday on Christmas Day.
23 mins; December 25, 2021
Episode 91: Salerno Jingles Cookies, Eggnog from Vanished Chicagoland Businesses, and more Christmas Traditions.
25 mins; December 23, 2021
Episode 90: The Cinnamon Bear Radio & TV Series, and Vintage Christmas Gift Box and Wrapping at Department Stores In Chicago.
25 mins; December 21, 2021
Episode 89: Hardrock, Coco and Joe. Suzy Snowflake and Frosty The Snowman.
26 mins; December 19, 2021
Episode 88: My Christmas Memories of Gately's People Store in Roseland And My Favorite Christmas Movie of All Time.
25 mins; December 14, 2021
Episode 87: Memories of watching Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer and Frosty The Snowman TV Specials in Chicago.
27 mins; December 12, 2021
Episode 86: Christmas Window Displays at Department Stores in Chicago and remembering Mike Nesmith of The Monkees.
27 mins; December 11, 2021
Episode 85: Part 3 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and more.
27 mins; December 07, 2021
Episode 84: Part 2 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and more.
26 mins; December 04, 2021
Episode 83: Part 1 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2021 and Christmas Ornaments.
21 mins; November 30, 2021
Episode 82: My Memories Of Watching Classic Christmas TV Episodes in the 1970s in Chicago.
26 mins; November 28, 2021
Episode 81: My Memories Of Watching Classic And Forgotten Christmas TV Specials in the 1970s in Chicago.
27 mins; November 27, 2021
Episode 80: My Thanksgiving memories in Chicago in the 1970s and 1980s.
Episode 78: The history and my memories of Cigarette Advertising in Chicago.
23 mins; November 20, 2021
Episode 77: Bert Weinman Ford Dealership in Chicago and TV Spokesman Linn Burton.
24 mins; November 16, 2021
Episode 76: Defunct Italians Restaurants in Chicago.
26 mins; November 13, 2021
Episode 75: Forgotten & Defunct Chicago Professional Sports Teams.
26 mins; November 09, 2021
Episode 74: Vinyl Record, 8-Track Tape, Tape Cassette or Compact Disc? Which audio format did you like?
25 mins; November 07, 2021
Episode 73: The 50th Anniversary of the TV series, The Electric Company.
24 mins; November 02, 2021
Episode 72: My Halloween memories growing up in Chicago. Good and bad. Well, mostly bad.
26 mins; October 30, 2021
Episode 71: My memories of the toys from The Ideal Toy Company when I was a child in Chicago.
24 mins; October 24, 2021
Episode 70: Altman Camera Company, Connie Szerszen of WSDM-FM 98, and Evans Furrier Store in Chicago.
25 mins; October 23, 2021
Episode 69: Drewrys Beer, Forgotten Hostess Snack Cakes, and McLaughlin's Manor House Coffee.
26 mins; October 19, 2021
Episode 68: Jewel Grand Bazaar, John T. Shayne Clothing Store, Kiddytown Amusement Park, and Chicago Police Officer Leonard Baldy.
26 mins; October 17, 2021
Episode 67: Celebrating The 70th Anniversary of I Love Lucy. My Chicago memories of watching the show.
25 mins; October 12, 2021
Episode 66: The Zenith Display Salon Store, The Blue Fairy, and my favorite Salerno Cookie when I was a kid.
26 mins; October 10, 2021
Episode 65: Screaming Yellow Theater, 1800 N Clybourn Ave Shopping Mall, and the closing of Riverview Park.
26 mins; October 05, 2021
Episode 64: The 60th Anniversary of The Dick Van Dyke Show & Schulien's Restaurant in Chicago.
27 mins; October 02, 2021
Episode 63: The 60th Anniversary of the TV series Hazel. Reruns aired on WGN-TV Channel 9 & WSNS-TV Channel 44.
26 mins; September 28, 2021
Episode 1: Introduction to my first podcast Vanished Chicagoland Stories. The rough draft.
6 mins; September 27, 2021
Episode 62: Bramson Women's Clothing Store, Aylward's Round-Up Restaurant, and Stuart Brent Bookstore in Chicago.
25 mins; September 25, 2021
Episode 61: Vintage Wacky Packages, Sandy The Clown from Bozo's Circus, and The Chicago American Newspaper.
26 mins; September 21, 2021
Episode 60: The Closing Sears Stores in Chicago and attending my Bogan High School 40th Reunion Party.
26 mins; September 19, 2021
Episode 59: Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown Cartoon Show, Toot-A-Loop Radio, Allison Payne from WGN-TV Channel 9, and more.
21 mins; September 14, 2021
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.
26 mins; September 11, 2021
Episode 57: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 3.
24 mins; September 07, 2021
Episode 56: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 2.
26 mins; September 05, 2021
Episode 55: The 60th Anniversary of Bozo's Circus on WGN-TV Channel 9. Part 1.
23 mins; September 04, 2021
Episode 54: The Avon Theater in Chicago, Space Angel and, Ernie Banks.
24 mins; August 29, 2021
Episode 53: The Fair Department Store, Kiddie A-Go-Go and, John's Garage Restaurant.
27 mins; August 28, 2021
Episode 52: Dominick's Finer Foods, The Everly Brothers and, Ford City Bowling Center in Chicago.
28 mins; August 24, 2021
Episode 51: My fond memories of having a rotary dial telephone at my house in Chicago and, John's Frozen Pizza.
20 mins; August 22, 2021
Episode 50: Creature Features on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago.
26 mins; August 21, 2021
Episode 49: My fondest memories of forgotten breakfast cereals in the 70's and 80s as a child in Chicago.
26 mins; August 17, 2021
Episode 48: The Black Orchid Nightclub & Restaurant, Tony Epsosito and defunct Greek Restaurants on the South Side of Chicago.
26 mins; August 14, 2021
Episode 47: Memories of my favorite candies from the 70s that are discontinued and are still around.
26 mins; August 10, 2021
Episode 46: The Heather House Restaurant at Carson Pirie & Scott Dept. Store & The 55th Anniversary of Batman. The TV Show & Movie.
25 mins; August 08, 2021
Episode 45: Diana's Greek Restaurant in Greektown, Old Barn Restaraunt in Burbank, IL, and Lucille Ball's 110th Birthday.
22 mins; August 06, 2021
Episode 44: The 40th Anniversary of MTV, Evergreen Theater in Evergreen Park, IL, and Vintage Sara Lee Cakes.
26 mins; August 03, 2021
Episode 43: A tribute to the late Ron Popeil and his classic gadgets that were shown on television during the 1970s and 1980s.
29 mins; July 31, 2021
Episode 42: Morris B. Sachs, Girl Talk hosted by Virginia Graham, and Atari Video Games from the 1980s.
27 mins; July 27, 2021
Episode 41: Singer and Violinist Robbie Steinhardt of Kansas, Swift's Premium Franks. and Bob Trendler (Mr. Bob) from Bozo's Circus.
26 mins; July 24, 2021
Episode 40: Shock Theater on WBKB-TV (WLS) Channel 7 in the late 1950s and Farrell's Ice Cream Parlour & Restaurant.
28 mins; July 20, 2021
Episode 39: Bell Phone Center Stores, Jack Benny, and The Magic Pan Creperie Restaurants.
27 mins; July 17, 2021
Episode 38: Polk Brothers Appliance Stores, The Rotor Ride at Riverview Park, and Eight O'Clock Coffee from A&P.
25 mins; July 11, 2021
Episode 37: Schlitz Beer, and the career of director Richard Donner.
24 mins; July 06, 2021
Episode 36: Boston Sea Party, Karoll's Red Hanger Shops, and the history of WFBN/WGBO Channel 66.
25 mins; July 03, 2021
Episode 35: I Am A Prostate Cancer Survivor, Nelson Brothers Furniture, Alex Dreier, Canfield's Ginger Ale, and Henry's Hamburgers.
23 mins; July 01, 2021
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.
25 mins; June 27, 2021
Episode 33: Store Directories from Marshall Field's and Wieboldt's Department Stores on State Street and, Mr. G's Steak House.
22 mins; June 26, 2021
Episode 32: Child World Toy Store, Best of Groucho, Montgomery Ward, and Willowbrook Ballroom and Banquets.
27 mins; June 22, 2021
Episode 31: Riverview Park's Roller Coasters and Two Ton Baker.
24 mins; June 20, 2021
Episode 30: Father's Day Episode. Zayre, Tim Weigel and the early days of Riverview Park.
24 mins; June 19, 2021
Episode 29: Family Classics With Frazier Thomas that aired on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago.
26 mins; June 15, 2021
Episode 28: Record Store Day. Chicago's Vanished Record Stores.
24 mins; June 12, 2021
Episode 27: Ground Round Restaurants, Sneak Previews on WTTW-TV Channel 11, McDade & Company, and ON-TV Subscription Television.
25 mins; June 10, 2021
Episode 26: A special episode: 40 years ago today, I graduated from Bogan High School in Chicago.
25 mins; June 05, 2021
Episode 25: Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park, Gavin MacLeod, B.J. Thomas and, Arlene Golonka.
23 mins; June 01, 2021
Episode 24: The Pickle Barrel Restaurant, Ford City Cinema, Mister Kelly's, and La Maisonette French Restaurant.
27 mins; May 29, 2021
Episode 23: Turn-Style Discount Stores, Agostino's Italian Restaurant, Lake Tower Motel, and P.J. Hoff.
23 mins; May 25, 2021
Episode 22: Just Pants, Charles Grodin, The Hasty Tasty Restaurant, and The Magic Door.
