CHICAGO COMMUNITY HISTORIES — WEST RIDGE & ROGERS PARK

IN THE BEGINNING:

THIS PRIMER IS RECOMMENDED READING:

The Intertwined History of Rogers Park & West Ridge Communities of Chicago.

 

COMMUNITY: ROGERS PARK, CHICAGO

NEIGHBORHOODS: LOYOLA, ROGERS PARK

 Birdcage Apartments at 6901 North Ridge Boulevard, Chicago, built in 1959.

Chicago’s Rogers Park, Morse Avenue Memories and The Famous Jackie Gleason Visit.

Chicago's Rogers Park Movie Theaters History.

Emma C. Kennett was a female architect and real estate developer in Chicago.

FOOD - Ashkenaz Restaurant & Deli of Chicago, Illinois. (Family Owned 1910-2012)

FOOD - No Exit Café & Gallery, Rogers Park, Chicago, Illinois. 

Lost Towns of Illinois - No-Man's Land, Illinois.

PARK - Lifeguards on Leone's Touhy Beach made 10,000+ rescues during Sam's 40 years.

The Murder of Labor Racketeer Timothy "Big Tim" Murphy in 1928 Rogers Park, Chicago.

Vivian Dorothea Maier is "the unknown Chicagoland urban photographer."

COMMUNITY: WEST RIDGE, CHICAGO

NEIGHBORHOODS: WEST ROGERS PARK, NORTOWN, PETERSON PARK,

                                   ROSEHILL, WEST RIDGE

Chicago Fresh Air Hospital is in the West Ridge Community.

Chicago's West Ridge Movie Theaters History.

Cut-Rate Toys at 2424 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois (1958-1991). My Story.

Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois, A Brief History.

Edgewater Golf Club in Chicago, Illinois.

FOOD ARTICLE - Chicago's West Ridge Community, CLOSED RESTAURANTS

FOOD - Bagel Restaurant and Deli of Chicago, Illinois.

FOOD - Fluky's Hot Dog Stands & Restaurant in Chicago, Illinois.

FOOD - Frankenstein's Bar, 2235 West Howard Street, Chicago, Illinois.

FOOD - Kow Kow Chinese Restaurant, Chicago, Illinois

FOOD - Original Il Forno Pizzeria & Restaurant is in West Rogers Park, Chicago.

FOOD - "Original Sally's Bar-B-Q Restaurant" on Western Avenue.

FOOD - The Red Hot Ranch at 3114 West Devon Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.

Lincoln Village Theater was the last movie palace built in Chicago.

PARK - Chippewa Park in Chicago, Illinois.

PARK - Hollywood Kiddieland, McCormick Blvd & Devon Ave, Chicago.

PARK - Indian Boundary Park, Chicago, Illinois; The Rich & Complete History.

The Oldest House in Chicago's West Ridge Community.

"The Spirit of the Fighting Yank," WWII Memorial on Devon Avenue in Chicago, Illinois.

Thillens Stadium, Little League Baseball Park in West Rogers Park neighborhood of Chicago.