... And Be Merry
The places we gathered
to shop, eat, and chat
Cafe & Cafeteria
1005-09 W Diversey Parkway
1885-1994
1891 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
'Like a breath from Unter den Linden. A German orchestra
plays compositions by Strauss, Mozart, and Wagner; imported oil paintings adorn
the walls; the dining room is large and colorful, with red predominating;
waiters of thick accent careen hither and yon with steins of (near) beer; stout
Teutonic papas and their families eat sauerbraten or kartoffel kloesse; and all
is lively, crowded, colorful, and Continental. The dining room is located on
the ground floor of the Lincoln Turner Hall, an old landmark in the center of
the north side German area. It is conducted by August and Fred Marx, cousins,
who formerly ran Marx's "Beer Tunnel," a basement sauerkraut and beer
establishment in the Loop in the old days. They are widely known among
German-Americans of the city and many of their old friends are always present
at dinner in the Lincoln Turner Hall dining room. Music is featured only during
dinner. The table d'hote dinners are $1.00 and $1.25; luncheons are 50 and 75
cents. All of the standard German dishes are on the menu, as well as the
regular American items, and the cooking here is in the hands of expert German
chefs.'
postcard - Ebay
photos - Chicago Ancestors
built during the time of the Township of Lake View
"Like a breath from Unter den Linden. A German orchestra plays compositions by Strauss, Mozart, and Wagner; imported oil paintings adorn the walls; the dining room is large and colorful, with red predominating; waiters of thick accent careen hither and yon with steins of (near) beer; stout Teutonic papas and their families eat sauerbraten or kartoffel kloesse; and all is lively, crowded, colorful, and Continental.
outside cafe postcard - Chuckman Collection
A Meeting Place in 1889
The voters of the City of Lake View finally voted for annexation. There was an attempt for annexation in 1887 but failed. Read more about that in my other posts.
*Fullerton Avenue was the southern border with Chicago*
A Grocey Store
on Sheffield Avenue
Restaurant
In 1885, wealthy banker Rudolf Schloesser
& his wife Amelia built this grand home.
& his wife Amelia built this grand home.
photo & narrative from Johnny Conlisk,
Forgotten Chicago-Facebook
residencial to commerical
ad - The Chicagoan Magazine
text below - The Chicagoan Magazine 1932
ad - Chicagoan Magazine 1933
1938 photo - UIC via Explore Chicago Collection
building on the left view south toward Stockton Avenue
The building in transition 1948
notice the campaign posters
The Evolution of
Boaster Kitchens
3823 N Broadway
postcard mailer
Feuer's Restaurant
605 W Diversey Parkway
east of Broadway
probably located in the long gone Rienz Hotel
1939 menu cover below - Chuckman Collection
Bryson's Lunch
1648 W Belmont Avenue
The Elks's Restaurant
3935-37 N Sheridan Road
by the Sheridan L Station
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Marigold Bakery
& Coffee Shop
Broadway & Grace
postcard - Chuckman Collection
once across the street to Bismarck Gardens
and probably inside Chateau Theater building
* both establishments are mentioned within other posts *
The Famous Open Door
2813 N Broadway
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and Cocktail Lounge
2914 N Southport Avenue
translation
"He who joys everything before his End
He makes
the best Testament!"
Translated by Leo Klein, contributor to
LakeView Historical-Facebook
LakeView Historical-Facebook
"Drink as long as you like, drink every day!
If you can do
it in the afterlife, that is the question."
Translated by Birgit Kobayashi, contributor to
LakeView Historical-Facebook
outside sign verses - 2000 photo R Krueger Collection
LakeView Historical-Facebook
outside sign verses - 2000 photo R Krueger Collection
The framed image on the sign was a depiction of the owners son
according to Birgit Kobayashi.
postcard - Ebay
matchbook - Ebay
photo - Chicago Bar Project
image - BidStart
dinner paper mat - Ebay
Nancy Berger Anderson, LakeView Historical-Facebook
a wedding reception gift from the restaurant
Pat Kollman-Thompson, LakeView Historical-Facebook
images - Ebay
now part of my private collection
photos - Ebay
1979 winter storm photo - Carter O'Brien
Since it's sudden closure in 2002, many felt great sadness and dismayed as this piece of Chicago history was torn down and replaced by a parking lot, which took a fair bit of doing considering that the old Tudor-style building took up the entire corner of Southport and George. The handcrafted bar at restaurant found in "Zum's Lounge" was made of solid oak, matching the wooden doorway arches – the latter of which, along with some of the stained glass cartoons of German lore and sayings found in the bar area can be found today at the upscale Irish restaurant. It's kind of sad. It's like an era comes to an end," For as the neighborhood has changed, "That place always stayed the same, in a sense".
- a Chicago Tribune article
- a Chicago Tribune article
The final day - Craig Lost Chicago
The Bavarian Room
postcard - Chicago History in Postcards
and then before the
Joe Weber Restaurant - Halls
photos - Lance Grey via LakeView Historical-Facebook
A former alderman of this area sorta owned the block.
photo - Forgotten Chicago-Facebook
According to site called Forgotten Chicago, "Chicago has had 50 wards since the 1920’s yet many areas of the city grew in population much later than that, requiring a shifting of ward boundaries and sometimes a complete relocation of a ward. The 45th [ward] was once located here in [southwestern] Lake View, previously a working-class German neighborhood. The alderman for many years was saloon keeper named Charlie Weber. He was also fanatic about keeping 'his' ward clean. Every Christmas he would throw a party for the garbage men in the ward, which he dubbed the
“Knights of Cleanliness.”
Schwaben Stube Restaurant
3500 N Lincoln Avenue
3500 N Lincoln Avenue
postcard images - CardCow
1987 photo - Robert Krueger Collectionvia Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection
AND THEN ...
The Wild Onion
1988 photo - Robert Krueger, Chicago Public Library
slated for redevelopment by 2006-7
Math Igler's
Casino
1629 W Melrose Avenue
1923 - late 1980's??
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According to Rick Burger, a contributor to LakeView Historical-Facebook,
“In years gone by the word 'casino' meant any kind of place of public entertainment. Over
time the "gambling house" sense of the word crowded out the less specific
meaning.”
1958 photo - Chuckman Collection
via Growing Up in Chicago
1950's menu & place mat
from my collection
photo above - 1958 Chuckman Collection
postcard below - Ebay
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a 1958 article
Join in!
Chuckman Collection
photo below - Ebay
a 1967 article below
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waiting for demolition - the corner bank would be rehabbed
once called the Citizens State Bank of Chicago
1989 photo - Robert Krueger Collection
Chicago Public Library via Explore Chicago
A Testimonial
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photo - Judy Miller/owner when she was a visitor!
this oval dish is part of my collection
photo - Ebay
ground level vs basement level
the original stage was square surrounded by seats
A Menu
1955 photo - Chuckman Collection
sectionals
sheet 2
sectionals
sheet 3
sectionals
Ann Sather Restaurant
Token and Matchbooks
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once called the Citizens State Bank of Chicago
1989 photo - Robert Krueger Collection
Chicago Public Library via Explore Chicago
A Testimonial
'I remember. It was a Saturday afternoon in January, 1976.
The bartending school sent me to apply for a job at Matt Igler's. I sat at the
bar with Matt Pimperl Sr., a kind and friendly gentleman who hired me to begin
working that night. That first night I heard a marvelous singing voice coming
from the dining area - the lead bartender said it was the owner's son. Little
did I realize that night that I would produce several recordings with and
featuring Matt Jr. in Hollywood with Grammy winner Jimmie Haskell and even book
Matt at the Dunes Hotel in Las Vegas. I have since produced a number of famous
recording artists including Alan Jackson, Alison Krauss, Ricky Skaggs and
Jeannie Kendall (of The Kendalls), but I look back both thankfully and in
bittersweet regret that I wasn't able to help make Matt a star. He certainly
had the voice and charasma.'
photos - WayOutWardell via Flickr
'Mathias Igler sold the restaurant to Matt & Loretta Pimperl in the 1950's and retired to Florida. It was closed for some time before being demolished in the mid-1990's'- WayOutWardell
The Ivanhoe
Restaurant
1920 - 1978
3000 N Clark Street/Wellington
and then Theater/Playhouse
1966-2001
zoomed below
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Once known
as the 'Seventh Wonder of Chicago'
1923 Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
X marks the spot
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a 1939 advertisement
within a Chicago Cubs official program 
A Mailer
images via Ebay
A Set of Postcards
part of my collection
Dishware
This plate contains the characters of the book - Ivanhoe, Rebecca, The Templar, Wamba, Coeur De Lion, and Lady Rowena
creamer pitcher and saucer plate
from my own collection
from my own collection
when one smoke
a Drink Coaster - Ebay
from a restaurant location
to a playhouse venue
by 1966 Ivanhoe became a playhouse
with sound crew off stage
Gloria Swanson, Lake View's own, performed there
by the 1980's the was stage transformed
Set of Drink Sticks
part of my collection
1958 Chicago Tribune ad
tokens - Chuckman Collection
46th year for the restaurant
The outside courtyard
was removed for the theater space
by 1966
Binny's Deport 
view southwest on Clark
Cornerstone
an entrance off Clark?
images from Wellington toward Clark
from playhouse to liquor Store
by 1989
zoomred below
by 2003
The current exterior
as of 2021
photos - Garry Albrecht
Gate of Horn
Restaurant on Broadway
part from my personal collection
sheet 1
sheet 2
sectionals
sheet 3
sectionals
Ann Sather Restaurant
*still in business as 2023*
Swedish style
925 Belmont Avenue
and then
* I worked there for a brief time in the early 1990's*
1960 postcard - Chuckman
first location at 925 W Belmont Avenue
1962 menu - Chuckman Collection
matchboxes - Ebay
photo - 'East Lake View' by Matthew Nickerson
‘[It
began with] Johannsen`s Swedish Diner or Johannsen`s or the Swedish Diner. And
just after World War II, either the Johannsens or the owners of the Swedish
Diner wanted out of the restaurant business in order to move back to Sweden.
Entered Ann Sather (pronounced SAY-ther not SA-ther as in Sally). Sather was not
Swedish but a Norwegian American from South Dakota who had worked for 22 years
as an order taker for a Chicago meat company. Single, approaching 40 and
determined to take on a new adventure, she scraped together her life savings
and purchased the Swedish Diner for $4,000. By 1955, she moved the restaurant a
few doors from the original location and changed the name to Ann Sather`s. In
the winter of 1980, however, Ann Sather`s cook of 29 years retired. And Sather,
now in her seventies, was ready to call it quits, too. The only problem was
that she was determined only to sell to someone who would make sure that the
motherly spirit of the place would survive'. - Chicago Tribune
1975 ad below- Chicago Tribune
photo below - East Lake View by Mattt Nickerson
the second location a few doors down
images - Ebay
matchbook - Ebay
this item was bought in 1996
now part of my collection
2005 photo - Wibiti.com
Mike Y. via Yelp 2015
Melissa M. via Yelp 2015
Grace G. via Yelp 2014
Emily F. via Yelp 2014
Cranberry bread
photo - Jose E via Yelp 2013
The first location under Tom Tunney
Bill M. via Yelp
A.S.V via Yelp
Bill M. via Yelp
Mr., now alderman, Tunney`s first order of business was to buy a bigger place, moving to a building just down the street that formerly housed a funeral home. He expanded the seating to 350, up from 80, and added a whole new floor, with meeting rooms and more seating. "We were successful from the first day”, he mentioned. “We carried on the tradition of the original restaurant-home-baked goods that included the legendary cinnamon rolls.” As of 1986 at the age of 82, Ann Sather would volunteer to help out in her former restaurant by advising the owner on a thing or two and helping out behind the register. -Chicago Tribune
first floor - A.V.S. via Yelp
and second floor - unknown source & year
2014 menu photo - Peggy S. via Yelp
Once a funeral home ...
former a funeral home called Hursen
photo - Gay Chicago via Chicago Pride
and on Broadway
3415 N Broadway Avenue
Uptown K via Yelp 2008
Tricia D via Yelp 2009 above
Ed U.via Yelp 2007 below
Birthday Wishes in 1996
She died that next year
2023 photo of its latest location
photos by Marcella Kane
Gastis (Swedish) Restaurant
3259-61 N Clark Street
postcard - Ebay
matchbook - Ebay
3206 N Wilton Avenue
The building was demolished to make room the new Belmont Elevated Station in 2005 way before the 2021 overpassLiederman's Rendezvous Cafe
The building was demolished to make room the new
Belmont Elevated Station in 2005 way before the 2021 overpass
Liederman's
Rendezvous Cafe
postcard below - Chuckman CollectionThis establishment at many names.'In 1923, a former manager of the Green Mill opened the Rendezvous. In 1928, the Rendezvous was padlocked by federal agents and shut down for a year. The Rendezvous then reopened as the Alladin, and then in the late 30's it became the Famous Door. It became the Paddock Club in the 40's.' - Forgotten ChicagoSome Drama in 1923
Paddock Cocktail Lounge2827 N Broadway
images - Chuckman Collection
1625 W Irving Park Road
1985 photo - Chicago Public Library
'Lonnie Simmons, 76 and playing strong, rides high above
his Yamaha organ at Biasetti's Steak House. It's a Thursday night at the
neighborhood restaurant-bar on Irving Park Road near Ashland. The air is thick
with the smell of char-grilled steaks, live cigarettes, and powerful perfume.' - Reader 1991
image - Chuckman Collection
image - Ebay
closed in 2006
Testimonies on News that it closed
“I've had a lot of fun and good food over the years at
Biasetti's. The staff and the surroundings made you feel welcome and relaxed.
(A heavy hand with the pour helped too). Buddy the bartender, Stan (and before
Stan, the late Lonnie Simmons), along with the 20 and 30 year serving waitstaff
ensured a good time. Alas, in 2001 the longtime owners, the Ko Family. sold the
business. By this time, the place had become pretty run down. The new owner
made the changes he did, primarily to clean up the place and pass the various
codes imposed upon a new owner. This owner hired Larry Tucker (N and N
Smokehouse.) as his chef and merely tweaked the menu. Business was good. Then I
moved away and didn't come back for a while. When I did return, the latest
owner made a number of bad moves that pretty much sealed the fate. Why, for
example, would an owner change the decades old recipe for the ribs. Like them
or not, the place sold 25 to 30 cases of ribs per week according to the broiler
chef (another multi-decade vet). So, I'll miss Biasetti's, the old Biasetti's,
and wish the ex-employees well.”
- from Thick
1986 photo - Chicago Public via Explore Chicago Collection
“Well this would be tragically sad if true...but
unfortunately, they really brought it on themselves...new owners totally
obliterated everything that gave it it's kitschy charm, and replaced with the
typical Bennigan's style decor... plus raised prices enormously.....made my
blood boil when I saw what they did....used to be 90 minute waits for tables on
Sat. night....now, you can just breeze right in to a half empty restaurant. The one and only reason we still went occasionally is to
hang with Stan Zimmerman, the long time bar organ player...what a great
character...and of course Bonnie the hostess (and RIP Buddy the Bartender)..
I will mourn it's loss for these very very nice people”
- from Park La Brea
J.J. Goody's
3330 N Lincoln Avenue
My source: LVHC contributor Maleah Jo Bataoel
via a
Chicago Tribune newspaper
matchbook - Ebay
published in 2000
Another Story About It
June 6, 1976 Chicago Tribune: Places
postcard below - Chuckman Collection
This establishment at many names.'In 1923, a former manager of the Green Mill opened the Rendezvous. In 1928, the Rendezvous was padlocked by federal agents and shut down for a year. The Rendezvous then reopened as the Alladin, and then in the late 30's it became the Famous Door. It became the Paddock Club in the 40's.' - Forgotten Chicago
Some Drama in 1923
Paddock Cocktail Lounge
2827 N Broadway
images - Chuckman Collection
1625 W Irving Park Road
1985 photo - Chicago Public Library
'Lonnie Simmons, 76 and playing strong, rides high above
his Yamaha organ at Biasetti's Steak House. It's a Thursday night at the
neighborhood restaurant-bar on Irving Park Road near Ashland. The air is thick
with the smell of char-grilled steaks, live cigarettes, and powerful perfume.' - Reader 1991
image - Chuckman Collection
image - Ebay
closed in 2006Testimonies on News that it closed
“I've had a lot of fun and good food over the years at
Biasetti's. The staff and the surroundings made you feel welcome and relaxed.
(A heavy hand with the pour helped too). Buddy the bartender, Stan (and before
Stan, the late Lonnie Simmons), along with the 20 and 30 year serving waitstaff
ensured a good time. Alas, in 2001 the longtime owners, the Ko Family. sold the
business. By this time, the place had become pretty run down. The new owner
made the changes he did, primarily to clean up the place and pass the various
codes imposed upon a new owner. This owner hired Larry Tucker (N and N
Smokehouse.) as his chef and merely tweaked the menu. Business was good. Then I
moved away and didn't come back for a while. When I did return, the latest
owner made a number of bad moves that pretty much sealed the fate. Why, for
example, would an owner change the decades old recipe for the ribs. Like them
or not, the place sold 25 to 30 cases of ribs per week according to the broiler
chef (another multi-decade vet). So, I'll miss Biasetti's, the old Biasetti's,
and wish the ex-employees well.”
- from Thick
1986 photo - Chicago Public via Explore Chicago Collection
“Well this would be tragically sad if true...but
unfortunately, they really brought it on themselves...new owners totally
obliterated everything that gave it it's kitschy charm, and replaced with the
typical Bennigan's style decor... plus raised prices enormously.....made my
blood boil when I saw what they did....used to be 90 minute waits for tables on
Sat. night....now, you can just breeze right in to a half empty restaurant. The one and only reason we still went occasionally is to
hang with Stan Zimmerman, the long time bar organ player...what a great
character...and of course Bonnie the hostess (and RIP Buddy the Bartender)..
I will mourn it's loss for these very very nice people”
- from Park La Brea
J.J. Goody's
3330 N Lincoln Avenue
My source: LVHC contributor Maleah Jo Bataoel
via a
Chicago Tribune newspaper
Victorian House Restaurant800 W Belmont Avenue
published in 2000
matchbook - Ebay
Another Story About It
June 6, 1976
Chicago Tribune: Places
by Lynn Van Matre via
LakeView Historical contributor Susan Riebman Groff
“The wooden gargoyles at the door of the main dining room
once graced the Pullman mansion; the mammoth mirror in the womens' washroom came
from the Shedd mansion; and the fireplace originally warmed the Admiral Dewey
family digs on Astor Street. Almost all the furnishings, in fact, at the
recently opened Victorian House Restaurant are Chicago relics, circa 1890-1910.
Nouveau restaurateurs Al Morlock, Alan Quaritsch, and
Richard A. Bobbitt have been collecting bits and pieces of Chicago Victoriana
for the last 15 years, buying most of their treasures from wrecking crews who
razed Chicago's- old homes and mansions. When they decided to make their
antiques the pieces de resistance of a restaurant, it took them a year to
transform an old building at the corner of Belmont Avenue and Halsted Street
(once the site of the Busy Bee Tavern) into a showplace.
Twenty Tiffany-type lamps, which Morlock got for around
$125 each a dozen years ago (now the going rate is $1,500 to $2,000 apiece),
hang from the ceiling. Stained glass abounds. Victorian clocks ring the walls.
They all work, as does a nickelodeon in the main dining area - though inflation
has driven the price of hearing such ditties as "Dizzy Fingers" or
"Sweet Georgia Brown" up to 25 cents. The red leather-look booths in two of the dining rooms,
truth be told, aren't antiques. But Morlock hastens to point out that they were
designed by the man who put together a Victorian restaurant for the 1933
Century of Progress.
None of the three partners had any previous restaurant
experience. Morlock and Quaritsch own Victorian House Antiques, next door to
the restaurant, and they divide their time between the two ventures. Bobbitt,
who had been a stockbroker for 20 years, wrote much of the humorous copy for
the food and drink menus. The names of most drinks, sandwiches, soups, and
entrees come from either Chicago history or the Victorian era. A Tittany Salad
($4.25), with shrimp or crabmeat, is a meal in itself. The Queen Victoria
($7.95) is a pair of beef filets; and batter-fried mushrooms ($1) are called
Bachelor's Buttons. Baked trout ($5.75), veal parmesan ($4.75), and chicken
($5.25) dinners are also available. Couples can pitch woo over a Victorian Love
Seat ($3), which includes , bread, and wine for two. A Sunday brunch menu and a
garden dining area with plants and wicker furniture are planned.
Specialty drinks, dispensed from a 40-foot oak bar IR by
tulip lamps, go for $1.75 each. They run to such whimsies as the Everleigh
Sisters, a Double Manhattan with two cherries, named for the proprietors of a
prominent bor- dello. A draft beer with a shot of whisky goes by the name
Capt'n Streeler, and the Queen Herself (Victoria, that Is) combines Amaretto,
peaches, and cream. There's also a supply of fresh pastries. The three owners say they re-learning fast about the
restaurant business. "About the only problem we have had so far,"
says Morlock, "was when a drunk staggered in here one night and fell over
a plant. He couldn't figure out what happened to the old Busy Bee."
Cornelia Lounge
& Restaurant
3458 N Southport
image - Ebay
Cornelia's
at Cornelia Avenue
part of my collection
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Aquarium Café
514 W Diversey Parkway
photo below - Art Institute of Chicago
via Explore Chicago Collection
via Explore Chicago Collection
and according to Redfin built in 1911
and an uncompliant Cop in 1931
The Owner is Shot in 1932
Beau Monde (Key?) Club
519 W Diversey Parkway
The name of this restaurant meant
'the world of high society and fashion'
Desert Inn
514 W Diversey Parkway
Bel-Ray Restaurant
1201 1/2 W Belmont Avenue
matchbook - Chuckman Collection
1638 W Belmont Avenue
matchbook - Chuckman Collection
George's Restaurant
2873 N Broadway
matchbook - Chuckman Collection
Yacht Harbor Cocktail Lounge
3169 N Broadway
matchbook - Chuckman Collection
2873 N Broadway
matchbook - Chuckman Collection
3169 N Broadway
Marty's Restaurant
& Cocktail Lounge
936
Diversey Parkway
It had three
dining rooms & one bar
1944 postcard - CowCard
Sheridan Restaurant
Chicken Box
1617 W Iriving Park Road
& Cocktail Lounge
A once cent postcard meant a date prior to 1958
The postcard caption reads 'Thirty Years of Service'
images - Ebay
Located on Sheridan Road next to the CTA Redline presently called the Sheridan 'L' Lounge
photo - Kevin Klima via Esty 2014
The Wellington Inn
1300 W Wellington Avenue
According to Redfin the (residential) building
was constructed in 1879 when Lake View was a township
1887 Rascher's Atlas Map
the general area
with a zoomed view below
the building was located west of the long gone
Chicago, Evanston, & Lake Superior RR that was located in the middle of Herndon/Lakewood
and according to this matchbook
a bar/restaurant for nearly a 100 years ...
2012 photo - Susan F via Yelp
and then
Farm Bar
2021 photo - Paul T via Yelp
below 2020 photos - Katelyn P via Yelp
Still listed as a 'home' by Redfin as of 2022
Hollywood Restaurant & Barbecue
620 Diversey Parkway
Old Hickory Inn
514 W Diversey Parkway
1940's ? menu cover & matchbook - Ebay
and apparently a new location to
3129 Broadway
Grandma's Receipts
2837 N Clark Street
1975 text - Chicago Tribune
The host was William Beck with chef Fred Wasser
postcards - Chicago History in Postcards
Johnny's Restaurant
1700
W Belmont Avenue
1960 postcard - Chuckman
Collection
Ricky's Restaurant
3181 N Broadway/Belmont
part 2
3181 N Broadway/Belmont
Barbara Jean Rogers, a former resident and a contributor
to my Facebook page LakeView Historical mentioned that “Ricky's was a
deli/restaurant owned by the Melman family and named after their son, Richard
(Ricky), who grew up to create Lettuce Entertain You Enterprises, beginning
with his first restaurant, R.J. Grunt's, in Lincoln Park in 1971.”
a 1981 article about the place
Isbell's on
Diversey Parkway
590 W Diversey Parkway
apparently located in the once Rienza Hotel
1950 Sanborn Fire Map
another matchbook
with both locations
all matchbook images - Ebay
In 1934, the two
established entrepreneurs and brothers Marion
and James Isbell (p.2 only) opened their first Isbell’s restaurant
on 590 Diversey Parkway near Cambridge Avenue emphasizing good
service and a variety of quality foods at reasonable prices. Over the next
eight years, Marion opened an additional nine restaurants and cocktail
lounges under the same concept, and attracted a great deal of attention in the
local press for the numbers of customers that routinely lined the streets to
acquire a table.
photos - Ebay
– Restaurant Ware Collectors Network
from the farm to the plate
image - Chuckman Collection
Here are two reviews:
The 1937 Review from
Chicago History Museum:
"a 1937 Thanksgiving
menu from Isbell’s at 590 Diversey Parkway. Diners had their choice of
appetizers, soups, main course, drinks, sides, and dessert all for $1.35. If a
whole turkey was included (for parties of six or more), the price went up to
$2.00. Selections included “Half Florida Grapefruit, Maraschino,” “Roast Young
Pig with Cinnamon Glaced [sic] Apples,” and “Thanksgiving Ice Cream.”
The 1947 Review from
'Where to Eat and Sleep in Chicagoland' by Marie Pedderson via Forgotten
Chicago website:
De Lux
Restaurant
3422 N Southport Avenue
Sportsman Tap
3201 N Clark Street
quarter sized token - images Ebay
quarter sized token - images Ebay
The Cubby Bear
L’Escargot actually had the look and the feel of a real
French ‘’restaurant de province’’ with the long wooden bar and its beautiful
vases of fresh flowers, banquettes with wooden trimmings and coat hooks,
comfortable booths, tables covered with white cloths and nice silverware ,
framed posters and Paris street signs on the walls. The quality of the welcome
by the host and dining room staff and of the service was also very French ,
relaxed but professional. It was the opposite of a stuffy New-York style fancy
French restaurant.
- French Vitual Cafe
images - EbayA New Restaurant in New Town (Lake View East)
Renaldi's Pizzeria
2827 N Broadway
all photos - 1973-2023
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the food
Bubbee's Deli
at Diversey & Surf
1977 photos - Chicago History Museum
The Melrose
Restaurant
1961-2017
a location evolution
located on the southeast corner of Melrose & Broadway
2009 photo - Aaron B via Yelp
Evolution of Street Corner
X marks the spot of the corner
F-flats or apts
D-dwellings or houses
S-storefronts
1887
1950
Union Strike at the 'Melrose Flats' in 1903
Don't Cut my Trees!! in 1904
(see 1923 map)
Replacing Melrose Flats in 1937
1940's photo - Art Institute of Chicago
Cheap Eats
at Melrose Restaurant by 1987
and a gay-friendly place after the bars closed
that was established in 1984
Who Knew
What was Behind the Canopy
2005 photo - A.V.S. via Yelp
The owner of the restaurant needed a new canopy from the
landlord due to a storm damaged in 2013.
photo above - Mark2400 via Flickr
Neon signs were underneath the canopy that had torn
2014 - Yesper H via Yelp
According to the former students of Nettelhorst School the
precursor to Melrose there was a restaurant
called Open Hearth
and apparently the neon signs belonged to it.
2015 photo - Mark S via Yelp
2015 below photo - Josh P via Yelp
photo - Yelp via Ed U.
photo - Yelp via Roxanne A.
The Melrose, 3233 Broadway was popular after
Boystown bars closed and a community beacon for supporting the neighborhood with
fundraisers and other events. Beyond the typical dependable diner fare, it was
also a very welcoming spot for local families,
Their had another location
in the 1980's
Wheel-A-Round
Restaurant
currently Stella's
photo via Forgotten Chicago on Facebook
The Belmont Grill
apparently was near the corner of
Wilton & Belmont Avenue?
Tony's
on Broadway
located on the northwest corner of Broadway & Cornelia
noted for its hamburgers and tamales
photos via Susan Reibman Groff
Little Bucharest Restaurant
noted for its hamburgers and tamales
photos via Susan Reibman Groff
3001 N Ashland Avenue
The Other Views 2011-2021
Google Maps
2011
with a new paint job
October 2015
in Lake View:
Sam Mee
Korean Restaurant
3370 N Clark Street
photographer Jonas Dovydenas
text - The New Chicago A Social and Cultural Analysis
Aririgang
Food Mart
3330 N Clark Street
photo - Library of Congress
photographer Jonas Dovydenas
photos - SunTimes via Chicago History Mueuem
Korea House
3301 N Clark Street
3422 N Sheffield Avenue
photo - Library of Congress
Manna Oriental Foods
3776 N Clark Street
photo - Library of Congress
photographer Jonas Dovydenas
Jim's Diner
the Korean Touch
1429 W Irving Park Road
*the last location*
The original Jim's was three doors north of Irving Park Road on Southport Avenue
(my Facebook Album)
Filipiniana
Restaurant
3400 block of N Clark Street
1989 - Ravenswood-Lake View Community Collection
Moti Mahal
1035 W Belmont Avenue
“No doubt the location has served us very well for almost 100 years,” the 77-year-old Dinkel said. “But if you look at other people in the food business, they have parking lots, they have drive-thru facilities. We’re never going to have that where we are located.” If the building does sell, Dinkel said he’s looking at a number of options to continue to serve baked goods, including remaining in a small part of the building. Dinkel said other considerations include moving to a drive-thru business model, or transforming into an exclusively mail-order operation. - Chicago Sun-Times
Architectural drawing for proposed Dinkel’s Bakery storefront by Harold A. Stahl Architect, ca. 1945
Dinkel family members at the bakery, 1981. Norm Sr.
and Norm Jr. are standing.
Above 2 photos - Newberry Library
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Forgotten Chicago on Facebook 1995 photo
and the conversion from this photo below
1467 Montrose Avenue
Robert Krueger, Chicago Public Library via Explore Chicago
2022 menu
photos from Yelp
Closed in 2022
via Twitter
Mesopotamia
Restaurant
Robert Krueger, Chicago Public Library via Explore Chicago
1822 W Addison Street
*still in business*
photo - Chicago Bar Project
The Cork is adjacent to the Addison Brown Line El stop.
Formerly constructed of 1940s-era stone slabs and a tiny front window crowded
with neon beer signs, the newly renovated stone façade is a nice improvement.
Pass through the plate glass door and you’ll find a long room with stone tile
flooring, exposed brick walls and an ATM just inside the entrance. The new
wooden bar with its dozen beers on tap and high-backed wooden barstools looks
old in a classic way, especially with old fashioned lamps hanging overhead.
On the other side
of the tracks was ...
The Tiny Lounge
'Colleen Flaherty opened the first Tiny Lounge in a former dive bar called Giannini’s Tap under the Brown Line tracks at Addison Street in 1999. It was described as a grandpa spot where folks would sip cheap beer while watching a Bears game. A year later, Mark Johnson joined Flaherty in a management capacity and ultimately became her business partner. “That original bar, it was from the 1940's and it had this really art deco feel,” Johnson said. Tiny Lounge would be in the former Giannini’s until 2006, when the Addison Brown Line CTA Station expansion led to the building’s demolition.'
The Cooperative Temperance Café
Idrott
3206 N Wilton Avenue
Without exaggeration we may state that the Cooperative Temperance Café Idrott of Chicago is one of the most unique and interesting cooperative business organizations in the country. It has retained several features which are not practiced by most of the other cooperatives here. For example, it is incorporated under the nonprofit corporation act of the State of Illinois not under the regular cooperative law. It has no capital stock. The members of the organization pay a membership or really an entrance fee of $5.00 which carries no interest. No member can pay in more than this $5.00. So far only people of Swedish nationality or descent have been admitted into membership but the bylaws of the organization do not prevent it from admitting others. A rule of admitting only 10 new members each year is provided for in the bylaws. Any person wishing to join the organization has to present an application in writing which the annual meeting may either approve or reject. During the fifteen years of its existence the organization has never paid any patronage rebates. Practically all of the yearly surplus used for educational. - Co-operative League of American 1926
Bottom Lounge
Johnny's Lounge
on Lincoln Avenue
1969-2009
*building still stands as of 2019*
2008 photo - Ms. Anthro P. via Yelp!
Johnnie’s is one of those old-school neighborhood
taverns, of which so few remain. When you walk up to the bar, Johnnie himself
has to buzz you in at the door (if he is awake). One time, I walked up to
Johnnie’s and he was perched silently in the window, waiting for patrons. It
was a bit creepy, with his face partially illuminated from the neon DAB and
Miller Lite sign. Initially, I was a bit nervous regarding potential clientele,
but as it turned out, Johnnie’s was filled with younger neighborhood types like
me that have taken a shine to Johnnie. When you walk in, you will see a very
long bar to your left with upholstered edges, plenty of faux wood paneling, and
lots of tables with cafeteria-style chairs. In the back, Johnnie’s has a pool
table with light askew and a curiously elevated seating area that serves as a
DJ area when the place is occasionally used for private parties. When the DJ
isn’t there, a non-cable TV broadcasts shows like “Women of Scandal,” which we
saw once late-night. The show satisfied my curiosity of what happened to Amy
Fisher, Donna Rice, Tanya Harding, Jessica Hahn, and Jessica Flowers following
their scandals. Across from the pool table is a stairwell encased in wood and
stained glass that is accessible by Johnny only. An old K-Mart special
chandelier illuminates the back with one very bright fluorescent bulb. There
are two one-seater bathrooms, of which guys will appreciate the urinal and
rather ornate mirror in the men’s room.
photo - JP. P. via Yelp! 2008
a picture of the owner, Johnnie
The closest Johnnie came to updating anything was the
juke box, which worked on a completely random schedule. If I were to guess,
about every five or six years, Johnnie would find a place that sold 45 records,
and he would buy a handful and put them in the jukebox with no rhyme or reason.
Johnnie took huge pride in keeping a clean bar. He even kept himself
presentable, always wearing shirtsleeves and a Windsor-knotted tie, always held
neatly with a silver tie clip. And despite being in his early 70's when I began
frequenting the bar, he would open the bar seven nights a week and run it until
closing time at 3am.
2016 photo below - Raymond Kunst Fine Art Photography
Cornelia's
on Cornelia Avenue
750 W Cornelia Avenue
1986 menu
photo - Ebay
prior to 2019
Leona's Pizza
& Italian Restaurant
1950-2013
two separate locations
1967 photo - Vanished Chicago-Facebook
the original location on Belmont
the new location below
photo - 44th ward master plan
photo - Yelp via Dee W
photo - Chris A via Yelp
photo - Chris A via Yelp
photo - Kristin D via Yelp
Loreliel C via Yelp
Jess F via Yelp
photo - their website
Jenny N via Yelp
Caribou Coffee
3 locations - Halsted, Clark, & Broadway
*My hang-out in the 1990's*
once located at 3500 N Halsted Street - northwest corner
In the Boystown Caribou at 3500 N. Halsted St., staff created a "Chalk Thoughts" board, posing the question: "What is your favorite Caribou memory?"
and
3300 N Broadway - northwest corner referred by locals
3300 N Broadway - northwest corner referred by locals
as Cari-boy
photo - Kendall Thacker via Time Out
photo - Garry Albrecht
was known for the art of 'boy' watching
photo - blushingpretty via Pinterest
was known for the art of 'boy' watching
and lastly on the east-side of
Clark Street north of Wellington
photo - Yelp via Bill M.
photo - Yelp via Gareth D
1976-2014
*I eat here a lot*
photo - DNAinfo
photo - Yelp via Gareth D
menu images - Menu Pages
photo - Restaurant Twitter Acct
Yelp Reviews
Review #1 "This restaurant is closing for good tonight - February
28, 2014. I hope the owners - Amy Mark & family - read this
review before their restaurant disappears from Yelp.
I've been a customer for more than 20 years. I used to
live around the corner from you on Buckingham and would stop in weekly on my
way home from work. I watched your boys
grow up as each of them took his turn behind the register.
Then I moved a few miles away and became an almost weekly
delivery customer. In all that time, over all those years, you never messed
up. You never got a single order wrong,
and you never had an off night. Your
food was reliably good, and was always a great value. I admit, I tried a bunch of other Chinese places over the
years, especially after I moved. But, I
always came back to Mark's. You were
always my favorite. And here's my regret.
Over all those years, I never took the time to thank you.”
3435 N Sheffield Ave
'Everyone was welcome at Chester's and made to feel good.
It was a place to drink coffee, read the paper, eat inexpensive and tasty grub,
and run into people. A classic Chicago cross-over place, you would find cops,
workers, healers and dealers, martial artists, radicals, hot rod mechanics,
Cubs coaches and Cub fans, gang-bangers and community organizers -- white
people, Latinos, Blacks, Japanese, and Native Americans.' - The Rag Blog
"More than 25 years ago, I lived three doors north of
Hamburger King. That was when Chester still did the cooking. It was a total
dump, with cracked formica tables, and Melmac plates. The food was not great,
but it was tasty and cheap, and the joint was always crowded. I ate akatagawa
for breakfast there almost every day.
akatagawa
photo - WBEZ
As I recall, it was $1.85. The dinner
specials were $2.25. Believe it or not, back then, south Wrigleyville was still
a fairly desolate and dangerous area. There were not a lot of other dining
choices (aside from the fortress-like Royal Palace Burger across the street in
the triangle between Sheffield and Clark). Because of the cheap prices, a lot
of homeless people, students, actors, musicians, artists, families, day
laborers and seniors would eat at HK. In fact, if it weren't for Chester's,
many of us probably would never have gotten a hot meal. No matter who they
were, or what their lot in life, Chester always treated his customers with
great respect. He also had a reputation for treating his employees well. He not
only gave his waitresses health insurance, but each year he would close the
place down and give everybody 2 weeks off with pay. Even then, that was amazing
for a place of that size." - a customer
A Biz with a Parrot
photo - LoopNet
keeping an eye on things
photo below - DNAinfo
Some Hot Dog
photo below - DNAinfo
& Hamburger Joints:
Billy Boy
3500 N Broadway Avenue
3500 N Broadway Avenue
by photographer Patty Carroll
1987- 88 via Ebay
1987- 88 via Ebay
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Murphy's Red Hots
1211 W Belmont Avenue
The interior view of its first year 1987
the owners probably mid 1990's
'Since the mid-eighties, north side hot dog aficionados
have had the opportunity to visit this nostalgic restaurant. Bill Murphy has
created and nurtured a more hands-on sense for his business and the community.
With his wife and daughters close by, Bill is able to get his business, family,
and neighborhood activities all in one. With jumbo grilled polish sausages, hot
dogs and a vast menu, Murphy’s is located just a few blocks from Wrigley
Field. It’s a great place to carry out
from this true Chicago eatery when going to the ball game – as many fans
continue to do.' - Vienna Beef
a patch - Ebay
postcard - Ebay
Sectional advertisements
John Ortiz holding sign - late 1960's or early 70's
El Jardin South
1995-2016
photos - Harmony Grill website
Higgins Tavern
photos - their Facebook page mosty
photo - East Lake View by Matt Nickerson
1887
photo below- DNAinfo
The Sun-Times header - 2015
zoomed below - the original garage was sliced in two - parking north to Cornelia was west on Broadway
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The replacement
photos - Lakeview Roscoe Chamber of Commerce
city-wide vs Lake View only
July 2020
This cafe was located at the northeast corner of Broadway/Diversey
and not Clark as indicated in both postcards. Decades later the same owner would build an apartment hotel
just east of the cafe. The cafe would be replaced by
a paper mat with a zoomed view below
The Cove
at Hotel Belmont
both sides of menu
each side of menu
Franksville
and
tri-fold size menu
some good recipes
the owners below
their next door restaurant & bar
The interior view of its first year 1987
“Bill Murphy was a Chicago icon, with 30 years of hot dogging under his substantial belt, and his customer service skills are as sharply honed as his hot dog making” according to a 'Chicago Now' 2014 article and according to 'Serious Eats' “the hot dog alone guarantees Murphy's status as one of the premier stands in the city, which explains why I've never tried anything else.”
photos - Saul Plambeck
The Clark Street Dog
3040 N Clark Street
*still in business as of 2022*
1988 photo - Growing up in Chicago/Facebook
photo below - Lake View Patch
Franksville Restaurant
1110 W Addison Street/Clark
zoomed view of canvas - Ebay
Full view of canvass - Ebay unknown artist
from Chicago Tribune
1965
1966
1967
photo - Chicago Tribune
owner Wiro ('Victor') Worrsangusilpa
who was a immigrant from Thailand
The Royal Palace
intersection of Clark/Newport
1966
Relish
the Thought
3207 N Halsted Street
owner Wiro ('Victor') Worrsangusilpa
who was a immigrant from Thailand
“Stopped by after our walk-by of Wrigley Field and were
wanting to try some Chicago hot dogs. We found this place pretty easily and
were greeted by the owner/cook right away, he was such a nice and personable
man. We ordered the 2 Chicago style dogs with fries special for $5.99 and also
got 2 drinks, very decent prices for sure. We sat down with our drinks and then
our food was ready pretty fast, too. The dogs were super good and the fries had
a little batter on them and were perfectly crunchy. The owner chatted us up and
made sure we were happy with our food. The place is a little hole in the wall,
but I loved it. I'd be back again if in the area. It also wasn't too busy for a
Saturday afternoon, just a few more people got their orders to go after we
stopped in.”
- a 2013 Yelp review via JoAnne L.
The Royal Palace
intersection of Clark/Newport
photo - 1989 Julia Baker, Forgotten Chicago on Facebook
once located on the northwest intersection
of Newport, Sheffield & Clark
of Newport, Sheffield & Clark
with a 2019 Google view of the location
Dub L Dog
3239 N Lincoln Avenue
2000 photo - Mark2400 via Flickriver
2000 photo - Mark2400 via Flickriver
Still Going Strong
in 2023!
a video from the title above
photo above - their website
artwork by Eric Kessler
And The Biggest Hot Dog Joint
both photos - Mark Reiner 1975-76
Living History of Illinois and Chicago
photo - William DeShazer Chicago Tribune 2013
below photo - SB Nation 2014
El Jardin
below photo - SB Nation 2014
still in business as of 2022
1989 photo - Robert Krueger Collection,
Chicago Public Library
and
El Jardin Cafe
3400 N Clark Street/Newport
building was demolished for the Belmont L Overpass by 2018
3159 N Southport Avenue
Since opening in 1995, Harmony Grill has been serving up
pre-show meals to concert-goers and hungry patrons at the adjacent Schubas
Tavern. On Sunday, January 22, the restaurant will serve its final plate of mac
and cheese before closing to make way for a forthcoming renovation and
expansion of the venue's dining area.
Higgins Tavern
3259 N Ashland Avenue
an vacant lot by 2019
a Google view
its replacement by 2021
A Butcher Shop ...
Paulina Meat
Market
*Still in business as of 2023*
*Still in business as of 2023*
First located at 3352 N Paulina Avenue
and then 3501 N Lincoln Avenue
We’re always going to try to get the best [product]. If it’s not the best, we don’t keep it. We send it back,” said Bill Begale, the owner of the marketplace. Begale has been at Paulina since 1984, except for a brief stint with a cheese business, and has owned the marketplace since 2006 when he bought it from the sons of the founder, Sigmund Lekan. In 2009 he purchased the property as well. “This used to be a strictly German market because this was a German neighborhood,” he explained. “But I saw a German deli not too far from here go out of business because they wanted to stay strictly German. And they’re gone.” Asked about the key to Paulina’s long-term success and sterling reputation, he cited consistency, “and always try[ing] to evolve with the times.
Owner Sigmund Lekan on April 26, 1976. Lekan opened the butcher shop in 1949, originally at 3352 N Paulina, and as business blossomed it expanded across 3 storefronts. In 1984, Paulina Meat Market moved to it's current location at 3501 N. Lincoln Avenue. Born on Chicago's Northwest Side to Polish immigrants, Lekan acquired a taste for his trade when he worked in a family friend's meat shop while a student at Lane Tech High School. After serving in the Army Air Corps during World War II, he set about founding a business that endures today.
- Chicago Tribune
via Mariana Nicasio, Historic Chicago/ Facebook
making the sausage
photo - Ravenswood Lake View Historical Association-Facebook
via Paulina Meat Market
the new location at 3501 N Lincoln
1984 photos - Robert Krueger
1990 photos - Robert Krueger, Chicago Public Library
photo below - unknown source
Restaurant Menu's
in 1986
Chicago Epicure: a Menu Guide to the Chicago
Area's Finest Restaurants
by Barbara Grunes & Barbara Revsine
book donated by Jackie Arreguin
Chicago Epicure: a Menu Guide to the Chicago
Area's Finest Restaurants
by Barbara Grunes & Barbara Revsine
book donated by Jackie Arreguin
Le Creperie
photo - East Lake View by Matt Nickerson
photo - East Lake View by Matt Nickerson
Nancy's Pizza
published in 2017
photo - East Lake View by Matt Nickelson
published in 2017
I Eat Here A Lot!!
photo - East Lake View by Matt Nickerson
An Artist View
of Three Restaurants
part of my collection
and
Yoshi's
3257 N Halsted Street
More on this Unique Spot
2021 Google Map views
I contend that the shell of the building an post Civil War design
Rascher's Altas Maps
1891
with a pre 1909 address of 1680 N Halsted listed as a store. The building to the south is probably an add-on to the current to 1680.
probably the same building
the owner, the chef,
the force
photo above - Chicaog Magazine
photo - Chicago Sun-Times
8 years later -2023
per Chicago Magazine
food photos - Trip Advisor
the food was a hell a lot better than these photos!!
I edited the best I could.
Covid-19:
Wear a Mask & Shot - Booster
July 2020
Business Closures in 2015
Evergreen Fine Foods
on Broadway & Belmont Avenue
northeast corner
3460 N Broadway
1963-2018
their first store in Chicago
and the first to sell international food products
photo - local tourist
the newer facade below - Chicago Tribune
an article in 1983
Google Views:
2009 photo angles via Google Maps
view southwest from Broadway above
view northwest from Broadway below
2017 photo angles via Google Maps
view southwest from Broadway above
view northwest from Broadway below
A garage/sales office per this 1950 Sanborn Fire Map
2014 interior view - Yelp
2014 interior view - Yelp via Loretta P
2014 interior view - Yelp via Marie F
A 1950 view of the area via Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
1963-2018
their first store in Chicago
and the first to sell international food products
the newer facade below - Chicago Tribune
a full page ad in 1963
an article in 1976
an article in 1983
Google Views:
2009 photo angles via Google Maps
view northwest from Broadway below
view northwest from Broadway below
A 1950 view of the area via Sanborn Fire Insurance Map
This store was retro-fitted from a 100 car capacity garage. The grocery store keep the garage south of it for their own parking; demolish as of 2022 for a hotel
zoomed below - the original garage was sliced in two - parking north to Cornelia was west on Broadway Its Replacement
Mi Tierra Cocina
Mexicana
1039 W Belmont Avenue
1983-2017?
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all photos - Yelp
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What will be missed on Belmont Avenue
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photo below - 44th ward office
The Farmer's
Markets:
photo - Lake View Chamber of Commerce
photo - Moss Design
photo - Moss Design
photo - DNAinfo
photo - DNAinfo
photo below - Windy City Cosmos
photos for 2023
Chicago Nettelhorst's
photo - Bensidoun USA
photo - Bensidoun USA
photo - Bensidoun USA
photo - Dana K via Yelp
photo - Dana K via Yelp
photo below - Bradley S via Yelp
Out Door
Dining
since 2018
Post Notes:
Shops that have
Endured
According to recent statistics, only 50% of small
businesses make it past the five-year mark, and only 25% make it past 15 years,
Windy City Sweets
40 years
Windy City Sweets is a chocolate covered community
staple. In 1983, Jerry Sherwood opened the doors, and in 2011 John Manchester
and his wife Jill took over. Upon walking in the doors, you are transported in
a nostalgic candy land that makes you feel… well, like a kid in a candy store!
There’s a wall of Jelly Bellies, jars of sours & gummies galore, and
counters full of freshly dipped chocolate goods. They sell all the classics,
and always have a creative seasonal goodie on deck. Read more ....
Rocks Lake View
18 years
Tim and I opened our first location on October 25th, 2005
in ROCKS Lincoln park. Working every day bartending and managing there together
along with an all-star staff, we built the base of a brand we thought was
perfect to expand on. And then in 2008 the opportunity was presented to us to
bring the ROCKS concept into the Lake View neighborhood into the long-time
Samuel’s Deli spot. We opened at the end of July that same year after building
the space out from scratch. To read more ...
My Private Collection of
Historical Eateries:
Turn Verein Lincoln
now the Lincoln Park Athletic Club
This German-American club was a combination of a gym/dining & cafe that was established in the Township of Lake View.
now the Lincoln Park Athletic Club
This German-American club was a combination of a gym/dining & cafe that was established in the Township of Lake View.
The southern border of the township/city of Lake View
was Fullerton Avenue.
Their Anniversary Booklet
1885-1935
currently
Lincoln Park Athletic Club
Rienzi Cafe
and not Clark as indicated in both postcards. Decades later the same owner would build an apartment hotel
just east of the cafe. The cafe would be replaced by
The Curtiss building (see apt hotel section above)
Gastis (Swedish) Restaurant
Johnny's Restaurant
Jaeger's Road House
Gastis (Swedish) Restaurant
below is a shopping bag from this restaurant
and Lounge
Marty's Restaurant
Marty's Restaurant
& Cocktail Lounge
folded postcard
Sheridan Restaurant
folded postcard
full menu
A Photo Album
Bissetti's
on Irving Park Road
at Hotel Belmont
each side of menu
Kenessey Gourmet Internationale
at the Hotel Belmont
Gruss Dom Deutschen Erk
Franksville
at Wrigleyville
once across street from Wrigley Field
on the southwest corner
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once across street from Wrigley Field
on the southwest corner
Cornelia's
on Cornelia Avenue
1986 menu
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1987 menu
Martha Washington
Candy's
Isbell's Restaurant
and Lounge
Gate of Horn
on Broadway
Homestead Foods
Place Mat
'The Other Brother'
on Cornelia/Halsted
Hutch
American Bistro
3301 N Clark Street
the corner's evolution
2013-2023
photos below - Yelp
and
before that
Socca
before that ...
a gay to gay-friendly restaurant/bar
1988 - 2004
by Tracy Baim
2004-04-07
Owners George Brophy and Martin Enright have been pursued by developers for some time. This time, the offer was just too good to refuse. With the closing of yet another longtime gay establishment, Lakeview continues a long slide toward gentrification, as a core of the gay community continues to be priced out and pushed north. This is part of a decades-long trend, as the gay business community was once based in the Gold Coast, then Old Town, and then continued its move north. The Lakeview area, also known as Boys Town, has resisted change longer than previous neighborhoods in part because many of the gay businesses there actually own their properties. But that was also the case for Buddies'—Brophy and Enright owned the building the bar and restaurant operated within. The sudden shuttering of the gay bar left management and staff in shock. Brophy explained that he and Enright were under a gag order not to discuss the plans with anyone until the sale went through.
Pictured below is Mayor Richard Daley who inducted Buddies' into the city's Gay and Lesbian Hall of
Fame last fall. The bar's owners are pictured: Martin Enright (center) and
George Brophy.
Ann Sather
(Swedish) Diner
*still exists 2023*
first address
925 W Belmont Avenue
second address
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the first location menu
tri-fold size menu
and then moved to ...
full size menu
Pastoral
2947 N Broadway
2004-2019
photos - their social media
their retail space
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