Compiled by Neil Gale, Ph.D.
Saturday, July 28, 2018
The Chicago Beach Hotel, Chicago, Illinois.
The Chicago Beach Hotel was a luxury resort hotel located at 53rd Boulevard on the lakeshore in the "Indian Village" neighborhood of the Kenwood community, Chicago, Illinois.
The hotel was built in 1892 by Warren Leland and was one of many speculative hotels built to accommodate the hordes of tourists drawn by the upcoming World's Columbian Exposition of 1893. It contained 450 rooms, with 175 bathrooms. The property included private access to Lake Michigan's beach front.
The building resembled the Hyde Park Hotel and probably shared architects. Many Chicagoans of high social standing became residents and members. The building had private access to the beach until 1915 when the city created an adjacent bathhouse. It lost its beach frontage entirely in 1920 when the shoreline was moved more than a block eastward with a landfill project that created South Lake Shore Drive.
In 1921 a huge 12 story, 545-room addition was constructed on the eastern portion of the property. The original structure, by now outdated, was then demolished in 1927.
During World War II, the hotel served as a hospital for the army. After the war, the former hotel was used as apartment space before the entire structure was razed and the space became the location of the upscale Regents Park Apartments. The Algonquin Apartments, designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe, were built on the site of the original wing in 1950.
Compiled by Neil Gale, Ph.D.
Compiled by Neil Gale, Ph.D.
1960s & 70s Devon Avenue Bakeries in Chicago.
Devon Avenue in Chicago's West Ridge and Rogers Park communities was loaded with bakeries in the 1960s & 70s. If you know a bakery that belongs on this list, please leave the name and address in a comment below.
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| They are still open on Devon Avenue. |
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| Tel-Aviv is still open on Devon Avenue. |
Devon Avenue in Chicago's West Ridge and Rogers Park communities was loaded with bakeries in the 1960s & 70s. If you know a bakery that belongs on this list, please leave the name and address in a comment below.
DEVON AVENUE BAKERIES, EAST TO WEST.
Arfa Bakery, 1348 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoLitberg's Bakery, 1519 W Devon Avenue, Chicago.Nelson's Bakery, 2245 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoHeinemann's Bakery, 2255 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoDevon Bakery, 2301 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoBurny Bros. Bakery, 2433 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoSchlosser's Bakery, 2433 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoFarber's Bakery, 2502 1/2 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoGross Bakery, 2546 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoLeonard's Bakery, 2651 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoKuznitsky's Bakery, 2745 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoGitel's Kosher Pastry Shop, 2745 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoKnopov's Bakery, 2815 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoLevinson's Bakery, 2856 W Devon Avenue, ChicagoTel-Aviv Kosher Bakery, 2944 W Devon Avenue, Chicago
I lived one block North of Devon at 2800 West in the 1970s. We visited different bakeries to get what we loved: rye bread from one bakery, chocolate pastries from another, a special bakery to order awesome birthday cakes from, and Pecan Rolls from Levinson's Bakery, 2856 W Devon Avenue, with a pecan glaze to hold on to all the nuts.
We'd slice the tall, roundish (envision an upside-down cupcake) and 5 inches high. We'd cut the rolls into thirds, butter the inside and both sides of the middle slice, and put them in a hot skillet, butter side down, to toast. They still are the best ever!
Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.
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