Melb31…The Southtown was a great show, lots of coins in the “pond,” and a great snack bar. The other shows were the Stratford, Englewood, and Linden. Dont forget the Ace & Empress on Halsted. I had a Times paper route on west side Aberdeen 63d to 67th during fall & winter 1950-51.
Roger W.
Flickchick, That sounds like quite a map. I have not set foot on MDW since ‘01. On 62d Street I recall the firehouse at Green, and Our Lady of Solace at Sangamon ? I recall walking to Kelly Library I think on Saturday mornings. (Very quiet inside & kind of intimidating). One book I remember taking out twice but could not read more than a few pages…too many big words. A few years ago I bought a used copy of that book just because. The title is “War Paint and Powder Horn,” a western. Likely a carryover from my Sat afternoons at the Ace & Empress & the movies of Johnny Mack Brown, Buster Crabbe, Lash LaRue, & Sunset Carson. Wha’ chu' think ?
Flickchick,
I am aghast. I did not think we were still in Englewood…reality being what it is, unfortunately, it would be extremely dangerous, and impossible to live a “normal” life. And yes, it appears the Englewood boundaries have been extended. I’m not sure but west of Ashland may have been Ogden? (Lawndale ? Chicago Lawn police sta is at 63d & Lawndale; & Gresham near 83d Halsted ?). I lived all over Englewood…5916 Halsted; 658 W.62d; 6529 Morgan; 6316 Racine; had Times routes 63rd-64th Eggleston; 63d-65th Peoria-Halsted; 63d-67th May-Aberdeen. My first library card (1946) was Kelly-Normal Branch.
Back in 1980 I drove to 63d & Green & parked in the old Wieboldts parking lot under the “L”, just like the old days. With no doors, you could look thro' Wieboldts from Green to Peoria (very dark & trashy inside). That site and the nearly vacant streets bro’t to mind newsreels of ‘45-46 showing what was left of the cities in Germany. Very different from '48-49 when I had a Times route 63d to 65th Peoria to Halsted, and never a concern making cash collections after dark. I presume the neighborhood has since been improved upon.
Flickchick…where you live? I last visited my old haunts about 20 yrs ago. I recall my room at Beale school had a huge map of Englewood with borders of 55th, 74th, State, and Ashland ???
I too walked many times from 59th street to 63rd & Halsted, and later from 62nd & Union (before Union went thro'). Many saturday afternoons in the Ace and Empress. In my teens saturday afternoons at the Planet 76th & Racine, thence Sunday afternoons at the Southtown. Got lots of phone numbers. Its a real shame the neighborhood has grown totally hostile to Euros.
Melb31…The Southtown was a great show, lots of coins in the “pond,” and a great snack bar. The other shows were the Stratford, Englewood, and Linden. Dont forget the Ace & Empress on Halsted. I had a Times paper route on west side Aberdeen 63d to 67th during fall & winter 1950-51.
Roger W.
Flickchick, That sounds like quite a map. I have not set foot on MDW since ‘01. On 62d Street I recall the firehouse at Green, and Our Lady of Solace at Sangamon ? I recall walking to Kelly Library I think on Saturday mornings. (Very quiet inside & kind of intimidating). One book I remember taking out twice but could not read more than a few pages…too many big words. A few years ago I bought a used copy of that book just because. The title is “War Paint and Powder Horn,” a western. Likely a carryover from my Sat afternoons at the Ace & Empress & the movies of Johnny Mack Brown, Buster Crabbe, Lash LaRue, & Sunset Carson. Wha’ chu' think ?
Flickchick,
I am aghast. I did not think we were still in Englewood…reality being what it is, unfortunately, it would be extremely dangerous, and impossible to live a “normal” life. And yes, it appears the Englewood boundaries have been extended. I’m not sure but west of Ashland may have been Ogden? (Lawndale ? Chicago Lawn police sta is at 63d & Lawndale; & Gresham near 83d Halsted ?). I lived all over Englewood…5916 Halsted; 658 W.62d; 6529 Morgan; 6316 Racine; had Times routes 63rd-64th Eggleston; 63d-65th Peoria-Halsted; 63d-67th May-Aberdeen. My first library card (1946) was Kelly-Normal Branch.
Back in 1980 I drove to 63d & Green & parked in the old Wieboldts parking lot under the “L”, just like the old days. With no doors, you could look thro' Wieboldts from Green to Peoria (very dark & trashy inside). That site and the nearly vacant streets bro’t to mind newsreels of ‘45-46 showing what was left of the cities in Germany. Very different from '48-49 when I had a Times route 63d to 65th Peoria to Halsted, and never a concern making cash collections after dark. I presume the neighborhood has since been improved upon.
Flickchick…where you live? I last visited my old haunts about 20 yrs ago. I recall my room at Beale school had a huge map of Englewood with borders of 55th, 74th, State, and Ashland ???
I too walked many times from 59th street to 63rd & Halsted, and later from 62nd & Union (before Union went thro'). Many saturday afternoons in the Ace and Empress. In my teens saturday afternoons at the Planet 76th & Racine, thence Sunday afternoons at the Southtown. Got lots of phone numbers. Its a real shame the neighborhood has grown totally hostile to Euros.