tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.comments2024-03-18T20:48:09.964-05:00The Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal™ Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.http://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comBlogger4026125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-91481142535905462072024-03-18T20:45:18.206-05:002024-03-18T20:45:18.206-05:00In high school I had a part time job at a discount...In high school I had a part time job at a discount store on Harlem Ave in Norridge. There was an Amy Joy nearby where we would go for a donut on our breaks. Later, I found the store on Milwaukee in Niles and would stop there to bring donuts home for my kids. My favorit was blueberry cake.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-53044661026938805272024-03-17T22:40:23.287-05:002024-03-17T22:40:23.287-05:00Cinders were used to "pave" many Chicago...Cinders were used to "pave" many Chicago alleys into the 1960s.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-80528730557567033522024-03-17T16:18:25.730-05:002024-03-17T16:18:25.730-05:00I worked there too. Great memories I worked there too. Great memories Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-72714958324962342482024-03-17T09:07:20.064-05:002024-03-17T09:07:20.064-05:00Does no on e remember ash alleys on the far south ...Does no on e remember ash alleys on the far south side? Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-44856694633338282042024-03-16T15:27:02.410-05:002024-03-16T15:27:02.410-05:00What you refer to as the grade school was the seco...What you refer to as the grade school was the second school building & served all grades until the HS.was built. The town as it was platted is celebrating 150 years this July 20th. A wealth of history, going back to well before the railroads went through will be on display under one roof & around the town.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-7780762826069040002024-03-16T14:12:02.618-05:002024-03-16T14:12:02.618-05:00In the 60's and 70's there was another ta...In the 60's and 70's there was another taffy Apple facility on the 2600 or 2700 block of North Ashland , does anybody remembers the name?Manny Rojasnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-67824934063358784932024-03-16T08:08:17.190-05:002024-03-16T08:08:17.190-05:00As far as I know, Devon Avenue's Schlosser'...As far as I know, Devon Avenue's Schlosser's Bakery was the same family.Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.https://www.blogger.com/profile/10605531495401356831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-35395113958600230672024-03-16T06:56:16.057-05:002024-03-16T06:56:16.057-05:00While eating "New York Style Crumb Cake"...While eating "New York Style Crumb Cake" purchased at my local Florida supermarket my mind jumped to a crumb cake I ate as a young adult. I lived in the Belmont-Central neighborhood and my mom bought bakery goods at Schlosser's Bakery on Belmont Avenue. I don't know if they were affiliated with the Schlosser's Bakery on Devon. This was in the 50's and early 60's. M,M good!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-44262359047876757002024-03-16T06:22:38.602-05:002024-03-16T06:22:38.602-05:00Omg, same story for me. My Dad always ordered tama...Omg, same story for me. My Dad always ordered tamales with a Chicago dog or Italian beef, we loved them! And would you believe my sister and I live in Sarasota and go to Tony's Italian Beef frequently, and keep enjoying my Dad's ( and our)favorite food ever!! I almost fainted reading your comment, small world, parallel lives! Supreme tamales the best.Nancy Colenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-49223364454725957872024-03-12T17:52:14.133-05:002024-03-12T17:52:14.133-05:00I just purchased an old collection of postcards an...I just purchased an old collection of postcards and one of them is from the Blackhawk restaurant. Exactly the same as the one pictured in the blogpost but with a different orchestra on the marquee.<br />Mine is Russ Carlyle and his orchestra.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-5000860524775209102024-03-12T12:55:31.137-05:002024-03-12T12:55:31.137-05:00After a delicious prime rib meal on March 2nd, 196...After a delicious prime rib meal on March 2nd, 1963 the love of my life proposed to me at Elliot's...I can hear the fireplace crackling and remember the room we were in. We were so young and so in love. We just celebrated our 60th wedding anniversary in January. What wonderful memories of that wonderful restaurant.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-64494039899210792852024-03-11T15:31:56.984-05:002024-03-11T15:31:56.984-05:00The history you presented about Peoria is very int...The history you presented about Peoria is very interesting. I read where my 4th great grandfather married his daughter Elizabeth to Samuel Miller in Peoria.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-52939682736881567522024-03-11T10:29:57.571-05:002024-03-11T10:29:57.571-05:00Excellent article - thank you for posting. I´m a r...Excellent article - thank you for posting. I´m a relative of Maillet (Malette in Canada). Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-89221193619404320822024-03-10T10:09:49.260-05:002024-03-10T10:09:49.260-05:00Thankyou for sharing this historical time in our n...Thankyou for sharing this historical time in our nation’s history. It is so interesting!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-89151977038852685172024-03-10T04:23:45.180-05:002024-03-10T04:23:45.180-05:00I really enjoyed this as I was born and raised in ...I really enjoyed this as I was born and raised in the suburbs of Chicago, and LOVED the food. 30+ years ago we moved to Billings, MT. It is a food wasteland. Fortunately, I've been a commercial and gourmet cook for 58 years. As a result, we eat well, and I can duplicate many of the ethnic dishes from northern Illinois. I also have an old copy of the Antionette and Francois School cookbook. In addition, I found a recipe for Shrimp DeJonghe witch is to DIE FOR. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-84853492522764345262024-03-10T01:02:46.724-06:002024-03-10T01:02:46.724-06:00These are pictures of me (Kathy Keroson) and my br...These are pictures of me (Kathy Keroson) and my brother (Kurt Keroson).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-38180436729266308732024-03-09T20:22:09.131-06:002024-03-09T20:22:09.131-06:00My father, Ed “Poggy” Poggensee played the trombon...My father, Ed “Poggy” Poggensee played the trombone at the Chez for years. As a child he brought my brother, mom and me to see Red Skelton. Dad took me to Mr. Skelton’s dressing room. I remember his big smile and kindness. Dad played for many of the big names and loved it, I have many autographs from the greats. I remember Dad saying he was in the elevator with Sophie Tucker after the show and she said “I can’t wait to take off my girdle.” While the kids on our blocks dads were coming home from work around 6 p.m., our dad was putting on his tux and fancy dress black knee high socks. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-9165926883907371452024-03-07T12:01:20.937-06:002024-03-07T12:01:20.937-06:00Hi. In Clayton MO we just had a building demolishe...Hi. In Clayton MO we just had a building demolished (our coveted bar next door due to an accident with a delivery truck) which unveiled hidden murals from Thomas Cusack Co. The community is excited by the discovery and the social media audience has been supportive in preservation options. I live next door and have the unique perspective of photographing the beautiful mural. If you would like to see lmk! I can't share a photo with my comment. Audra Harroldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16193521485199345697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-9949450492729613242024-03-06T18:38:57.568-06:002024-03-06T18:38:57.568-06:00What a colorful story!What a colorful story!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-19113411997542347312024-03-06T14:50:02.706-06:002024-03-06T14:50:02.706-06:00We lived in Skokie so we always kept about six or ...We lived in Skokie so we always kept about six or seven salamis hanging down in the basement in the laundry room. We were never out of them we just replenish the stock my dad love the garlic rings man we got all our deli from there hot dogs, corned beef,salamis garlic rings, and bologna. We also used to get skirt steaks and rib steaks from them too.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-70567445454164983112024-03-05T17:23:42.888-06:002024-03-05T17:23:42.888-06:00The Virden riot has a lesson to teach, but it is v...The Virden riot has a lesson to teach, but it is very different from what this article offers. A white men’s paramilitary militia that opens fire on a trainload of African American men, women and children cannot be defending a picket line or fighting for union rights. <br />Research into official state records has shown that there was only one African American coal miner left in Macoupin County Illinois ( where Virden is located) , ten years after the mine riot. This action, and the murders at Pana and Carterville, constituted a nakba for black coal miners in Illinois. A month after Virden, the UMWA local at Toluca, Illinois lynched a black man in revenge for the “massacre” at Virden.<br />This article says Virden was a great labor victory that we should honor, even as it had a “limit of success” with regard to the “scourge” of racism. But white supremacy is not inert. It is an active historical dialectic of class collaboration. If the governor is on your side, you must be doing something wrong.<br />Dennis Galliehttp://9898.us/virdennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-78715344620060924302024-03-04T00:50:40.912-06:002024-03-04T00:50:40.912-06:00I go back pretty far with Tom Tom tamales I was ju...I go back pretty far with Tom Tom tamales I was just a kid and Chicago in an Italian neighborhood poking Kenzie. I can’t believe that the house that my grandmother had is still standing in a whole block was torn down but you know what I remember most of all who’s going out in front to a wooden cart with an Italian man, selling me a Tom Tom tamale for a quarter wish them days were still here. God bless your company Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-62623636607467371082024-03-03T20:29:55.823-06:002024-03-03T20:29:55.823-06:00Another little known fact about Illinois! Thank yo...Another little known fact about Illinois! Thank you, Neil.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-20650282534023290752024-03-03T10:37:04.466-06:002024-03-03T10:37:04.466-06:00Very fascinating. Thank you!
Very fascinating. Thank you!<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2698674352470153088.post-5838206933224081172024-03-03T10:13:35.651-06:002024-03-03T10:13:35.651-06:00Worked there too. Cale was a good guy. Worked there too. Cale was a good guy. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com