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Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Vanished Chicagoland Stories

By Pete Kastanes

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.
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Episode 110: Adventureland Amusement Park in Addison, IL.

Vanished Chicagoland StoriesMar 08, 2022

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Episode 316: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm In Libertyville IL, And The TV Animated Series Rocket Robin Hood.

Episode 316: The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm In Libertyville IL, And The TV Animated Series Rocket Robin Hood.

Episode 316: I will discuss The Hawthorn Mellody Dairy Farm in Libertyville, IL, and the TV animated series Rocket Robin Hood.

Mar 17, 202428:17
Episode 315: My High School Memories Of Dining At The White Castle Restaurant In Chicago And The Rock Group The American Breed.

Episode 315: My High School Memories Of Dining At The White Castle Restaurant In Chicago And The Rock Group The American Breed.

Episode 315: I will discuss my high school memories of dining at The White Castle Restaurant in Chicago and The rock group The American Breed.

Mar 12, 202432:38
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.

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.

Episode 314: I will discuss 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.

Mar 10, 202430:35
Episode 313: The Blob From The B.J. And Dirty Dragon Show And A Tribute To Singer Steve Lawrence.

Episode 313: The Blob From The B.J. And Dirty Dragon Show And A Tribute To Singer Steve Lawrence.

Episode 313: I will discuss The Blob from The B.J. and Dirty Dragon Show and a tribute to singer Steve Lawrence.

Mar 09, 202436:23
Episode 312: The Jackson Park CTA Rapid Transit Station In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The Big Blue Marble TV Show.

Episode 312: The Jackson Park CTA Rapid Transit Station In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The Big Blue Marble TV Show.

Episode 312: I will discuss The Jackson Park CTA Rapid Transit Station in Chicago and The 50th Anniversary of The Big Blue Marble TV Show.

Mar 05, 202427:42
Episode 311: The Jeffery Theater in Chicago And My Tribute To Comedian Richard Lewis.

Episode 311: The Jeffery Theater in Chicago And My Tribute To Comedian Richard Lewis.

Episode 311: I will discuss The Jeffery Theater in Chicago and my tribute to Comedian Richard Lewis.

Mar 02, 202432:33
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.

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.

Episode 310: I will discuss WGN Chief Meteorologist Tom Skilling's Retirement, my memories of The Ford City Drive αnd Bridge in Chicago, and Vintage Romper Room Toys.

Feb 27, 202431:58
Episode 309: My Memories Of The Vanished Businesses In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.

Episode 309: My Memories Of The Vanished Businesses In The Roseland Neighborhood Of Chicago.

Episode 309: I will discuss my memories of the vanished businesses in The Roseland neighborhood of Chicago.

Feb 25, 202436:55
Episode 308: My Memories Of Submarine Sandwich Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Latest News About My Health.

Episode 308: My Memories Of Submarine Sandwich Restaurants In The Chicagoland Area And The Latest News About My Health.

Episode 308: I will discuss my memories of submarine sandwich restaurants in the Chicagoland area and the latest news about my health.

Feb 24, 202433:09
Episode 307: The Limelight/Excalibur Nightclub In Chicago And Jello Pudding Pops.

Episode 307: The Limelight/Excalibur Nightclub In Chicago And Jello Pudding Pops.

Episode 307: I will discuss The Limelight/Excalibur Nightclub in Chicago and Jello Pudding Pops.

Feb 18, 202435:37
Episode 306: Comedian Jack Benny And Jimmy Wong's Cantonese Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 306: Comedian Jack Benny And Jimmy Wong's Cantonese Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 306: I will discuss Comedian Jack Benny And Jimmy Wong's Cantonese Restaurant in Chicago.
Feb 13, 202437:15
Episode 305: The Skittle Pool And Pivot Pool Toy Billiards Games And Flagg Brothers Shoe Stores In Chicago.

Episode 305: The Skittle Pool And Pivot Pool Toy Billiards Games And Flagg Brothers Shoe Stores In Chicago.

Episode 305: I will discuss The Skittle Pool And Pivot Pool Toy Billiards Games And Flagg Brothers Shoe Stores In Chicago.

Feb 11, 202433:30
Episode 304: The 60th Anniversary Of The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show And The 17 Westchester CTA Bus Route.

Episode 304: The 60th Anniversary Of The Beatles On The Ed Sullivan Show And The 17 Westchester CTA Bus Route.

Episode 304: I will discuss The 60th Anniversary of The Beatles on The Ed Sullivan Show and The 17 Westchester CTA Bus Route.

Feb 10, 202433:52
Episode 303: The Comparisons Of The ON-TV And Spectrum Subscriptions TV Services And The Harvest House Cafeterias In Chicago.

Episode 303: The Comparisons Of The ON-TV And Spectrum Subscriptions TV Services And The Harvest House Cafeterias In Chicago.

Episode 303: I will discuss the comparisons of the ON-TV and Spectrum subscriptions TV services and The Harvest House Cafeterias in Chicago.

Feb 06, 202428:28
Episode 302: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Good Times, The Leader Cleaners Stores In Chicago, And A Tribute To Actor Carl Weathers.

Episode 302: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Good Times, The Leader Cleaners Stores In Chicago, And A Tribute To Actor Carl Weathers.

Episode 302: I will discuss The 50th Anniversary of The TV Show Good Times, The Leader Cleaners Stores in Chicago, and a tribute to actor Carl Weathers.

Feb 04, 202440:44
Episode 301: Brands of Root Beers Past and Present In Chicago, And My Tribute To Movie Director Norman Jewison.

Episode 301: Brands of Root Beers Past and Present In Chicago, And My Tribute To Movie Director Norman Jewison.

Episode 301: I will discuss brands of root beers past and present In Chicago and my tribute to movie director Norman Jewison.

Jan 30, 202430:35
Episode 300: My 300th Milestone Episode And My Tribute To Actor And Comedian John Belushi.

Episode 300: My 300th Milestone Episode And My Tribute To Actor And Comedian John Belushi.

Episode 300: I will discuss my 300th milestone episode and my tribute to actor and comedian John Belushi.

Jan 28, 202439:44
Episode 299: The Chicken Delight Restaurants In Chicago And Wrap Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Episode 299: The Chicken Delight Restaurants In Chicago And Wrap Up Of Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Episode 299: I will discuss The Chicken Delight Restaurants in Chicago and wrap up my past posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Jan 27, 202441:36
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.

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.

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.

Jan 21, 202437:51
Episode 297: Peppers Waterbed Stores In Chicago And My Memories Of Using Telephone Books.

Episode 297: Peppers Waterbed Stores In Chicago And My Memories Of Using Telephone Books.

Episode 297: I will discuss Peppers Waterbed Stores in Chicago and my memories of using telephone books.

Jan 20, 202432:28
Episode 296: My Grade School Class Reunion This Past Weekend And My Tributes To Actor Bill Hayes And Actress Joyce Randolph.

Episode 296: My Grade School Class Reunion This Past Weekend And My Tributes To Actor Bill Hayes And Actress Joyce Randolph.

Episode 296: I will discuss my grade school class reunion this past weekend and my tributes to actor Bill Hayes and actress Joyce Randolph.

Jan 17, 202437:42
Episode 295: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Happy Days And Zimmerman's Cut Rate Liquor Store In Chicago.

Episode 295: The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Happy Days And Zimmerman's Cut Rate Liquor Store In Chicago.

Episode 295: I will discuss The 50th Anniversary Of The TV Show Happy Days And Zimmerman's Cut Rate Liquor Store in Chicago.

Jan 09, 202432:13
Episode 294: My Tribute To Actress Cindy Morgan And The Demise Of Fruit Stripe Gum.

Episode 294: My Tribute To Actress Cindy Morgan And The Demise Of Fruit Stripe Gum.

Episode 294: I will discuss my tribute to actress Cindy Morgan and the demise of Fruit Stripe Gum.

Jan 07, 202433:04
Episode 293: The Home Juice Company From Chicago And My Tributes To Glynis Johns And David Soul.

Episode 293: The Home Juice Company From Chicago And My Tributes To Glynis Johns And David Soul.

Episode 293: I will discuss my memories of The Home Juice Company from Chicago and my tributes to actress Glynis Johns and actor David Soul.

Jan 06, 202435:50
Episode 292: WGN Channel 9 Reporter John Hogan, Comedian Shecky Greene, And Mama Batt's Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 292: WGN Channel 9 Reporter John Hogan, Comedian Shecky Greene, And Mama Batt's Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 292: I will discuss WGN Channel 9 reporter John Hogan, comedian Shecky Greene, and Mama Batt's Restaurant in Chicago.

Jan 02, 202434:42
Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.

Episode 291: My Year-In-Review For 2023 For My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page And My Tributes To Tom Smothers And Joey Meyer.

Episode 291: I will do my year-in-review for 2023 for my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page and my tributes to Tom Smothers and Joey Meyer.

Dec 30, 202340:21
Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.

Episode 290: A Tribute To Actor Mike Nussbaum And My Memories Of The Day After Christmas In Chicago.

Episode 290: I will discuss my tribute to actor Mike Nussbaum and my memories of the day after Christmas in Chicago.

Dec 26, 202330:58
Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.

Episode 289: My Memories Of Christmas Fruit Cakes In Chicago, And The 50th Anniversary of The 1973 Movie The Exorcist.

Episode 289: I will discuss my memories of Christmas fruit cakes in Chicago and the 50th anniversary of The 1973 movie The Exorcist.

Dec 23, 202329:57
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.

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.

Episode 288: I will discuss the 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.

Dec 17, 202335:35
Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children's Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.

Episode 287: My Memories Of Vintage Christmas Children's Books And A Tribute To Actor Andre Braugher.

Episode 287: I will discuss my memories of vintage Christmas children's books and a tribute to actor Andre Braugher.

Dec 16, 202325:15
Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.

Episode 286: The 1990 Movie Home Alone And My Memories Of Fisher-Price Toys When I Was A Child In Chicago.

Episode 286: I will discuss The 1990 movie Home Alone and my memories of Fisher-Price Toys when I was a child in Chicago.

Dec 12, 202336:10
Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.

Episode 285: My Earliest Christmas Memories As A Child And My Fourth Anniversary Of Being Diagnosed With Prostate Cancer.

Episode 285: I will discuss my earliest Christmas memories as a child and my fourth anniversary of being diagnosed with prostate cancer.

Dec 10, 202336:54
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.

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.

Episode 284: I will discuss my tribute and memories of watching the TV shows produced by Norman Lear in Chicago. Also, my tribute to actor Ryan O'Neal.

Dec 09, 202336:10
Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.

Episode 283: The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion That Happened In Chicago Television And The Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls Craze In The 1980s.

Episode 283: I will discuss The Max Headroom Broadcast Signal Intrusion that happened in Chicago television and the Cabbage Patch Kids Dolls craze in the 1980s.

Dec 06, 202332:56
Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Episode 282: My Memories Of Service Merchandise Stores In Chicago And Wrap Up Past Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Episode 282: I will discuss my memories of Service Merchandise Stores in Chicago and wrap up past posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page.

Dec 05, 202342:59
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.

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.

Episode 281: I will discuss The Rock On Chicago TV Show on WLS-TV Channel 7 in Chicago and The Santa Claus and Snowman, which were on sale by the Polk Brothers Appliance Stores in Chicago.

Dec 03, 202330:33
Episode 280: The Unsolved Case Of Actress Karyn Kupcinet And My Memories Of Chicago Department Store Gift Certificates.

Episode 280: The Unsolved Case Of Actress Karyn Kupcinet And My Memories Of Chicago Department Store Gift Certificates.

Episode 280: I will discuss the unsolved case of actress Karen Kupcinet and my memories of Chicago Department Store gift certificates.

Dec 02, 202333:54
Episode 279: My Memories Of Watching TV Shows Created By Sid & Marty Kroft In Chicago In The 1970s And Neisner's Department Stores.

Episode 279: My Memories Of Watching TV Shows Created By Sid & Marty Kroft In Chicago In The 1970s And Neisner's Department Stores.

Episode 279: I will discuss my memories of watching TV shows created by Sid & Marty Kroft in Chicago in the 1970s and Neisner's Department Stores.

Nov 28, 202333:59
Episode 278: The 50th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV Special And My Memories Of Winchell Donuts in The Chicagoland Area.

Episode 278: The 50th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV Special And My Memories Of Winchell Donuts in The Chicagoland Area.

Episode 278: I will discuss The 50th Anniversary Of A Charlie Brown Thanksgiving TV special and my memories of Winchell Donuts in The Chicagoland Area.

Nov 21, 202331:24
Episode 277: Naugles Tacos And Hamburgers Restaurants In Chicago And My Memories Of Bozo The Clown Merchandise.

Episode 277: Naugles Tacos And Hamburgers Restaurants In Chicago And My Memories Of Bozo The Clown Merchandise.

Episode 277: I will discuss Naugles Tacos And Hamburgers Restaurants in Chicago and my memories of Bozo the Clown merchandise.

Nov 19, 202329:21
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.

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.

Episode 276: I will discuss 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

Nov 18, 202337:21
Episode 275: Snider's Catsup, And My Childhood Memories Of Ice Cream Cake Rolls In Chicago.

Episode 275: Snider's Catsup, And My Childhood Memories Of Ice Cream Cake Rolls In Chicago.

Episode 275: I will discuss Snider's Catsup and my childhood memories of Ice Cream Cake Rolls in Chicago.

Nov 14, 202327:20
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.

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.

Episode 274: I will discuss Captain Whammo (Jim Channell) from WMET 95 1/2 FM, my memories of canned fruit juices from the 1970s, and my visit to The Elmhurst History Museum at The Lost Chicagoland Department Stores Exhibit.

Nov 12, 202337:18
Episode 273: The Bunte Brothers Candy Company In Chicago, And The Kayo Chocolate Flavored Drink.

Episode 273: The Bunte Brothers Candy Company In Chicago, And The Kayo Chocolate Flavored Drink.

Episode 273: I will discuss the history of The Bunte Brothers Candy Company in Chicago And The Kayo Chocolate Flavored Drink. Clips from the show are credited by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (www.FuzzyMemories.TV) by Rick Klein.

Nov 05, 202332:34
Episode 272: Henrici's Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Clark Gum Brand.

Episode 272: Henrici's Restaurant In Chicago And My Memories Of The Clark Gum Brand.

Episode 272: I will discuss Henrici's Restaurant in Chicago and my memories of The Clark Gum Brand.

Nov 04, 202340:45
Episode 271: My Favorite Ten Horror Movies That Aired On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.

Episode 271: My Favorite Ten Horror Movies That Aired On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago.

Episode 271: I will discuss my favorite ten horror movies that aired on Creature Features on WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago.

Oct 31, 202322:38
Episode 270: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 2.

Episode 270: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 2.

Episode 270: Halloween episode. I will discuss Chicago businesses I would like to return from the dead part 2.

Oct 29, 202330:41
Episode 269: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 1.

Episode 269: Halloween Episode: Chicago Businesses I Would Like To Return From The Dead Part 1.

Episode 269: Halloween episode. I will discuss Chicago businesses I would like to return from the dead part 1.

Oct 28, 202330:42
Episode 268: My Tribute To TV Anchorman And Reporter Harry Porterfield, The 1938 Movie In Old Chicago, And Peanuts Parperback Books In The 1970s.

Episode 268: My Tribute To TV Anchorman And Reporter Harry Porterfield, The 1938 Movie In Old Chicago, And Peanuts Parperback Books In The 1970s.

Episode 268: I will discuss my tribute to TV anchorman and reporter Harry Porterfield, the 1938 movie In Old Chicago, and Peanuts Paperback books in the 1970s.

Oct 24, 202329:26
Episode 267: My Memories And Comparison Of The TV Animated Shows Speed Racer And Prince Planet And Hillman's Pure Food Stores In Chicago.

Episode 267: My Memories And Comparison Of The TV Animated Shows Speed Racer And Prince Planet And Hillman's Pure Food Stores In Chicago.

Episode 267: My Memories and Comparisons of the TV animated shows Speed Racer and Prince Planet and Hillman's Pure Food Stores in Chicago.

Oct 22, 202347:57