Saturday, February 15, 2020

What's Cooking Restaurant in Lincoln Village Shopping Center, Chicago, Illinois. (1978-2012)

The restaurant located in Lincoln Village Shopping Center at 6181 North Lincoln Avenue (in building 'D'), Chicago, first opened as Sammy and Lisa's What's Cooking; then Zelda's; the Village Inn; the Village Cart, which closed after a fire in the late 70s and finally What's Cooking opened in 1978 and closed 2012.
Chicago's Mayor Richard M. Daley posing with the staff of What's Cooking in the Lincoln Village Shopping Center after his breakfast meeting. (early 1990s)

Compiled by Dr. Neil Gale, Ph.D.

CTA Streetcar in front of Wrigley Field, 1957.

CTA streetcar № 7222, ("Green Hornet"), in front of Wrigley Field. The Chicago, Milwaukee, St. Paul and Pacific Railroad (aka "Milwaukee Road"), and the predecessor to the CTA, the Chicago Surface Lines, ran on the tracks adjacent to Wrigley Field. They were nicknamed Green Hornet streetcars because of their speed and the Chicago Surface Lines’ green paint job. 1957 was the last year of this streetcar service. (7-14-1957)