My sister Nancye was class of 68 at kelly. Her and Linda Plonka both were in that class and both will be at a picnic my grammar school class is having on June 22nd on 95th between Willow SPrings rd. and LaGrange Rd. I was class of ‘71. Nedra my other sister was class of '70. At the last all years reunion Mr. Trybek and Mr. Prentergast were present. I have photos of them and Gerties too! We lived at 38th between Kedzie and Albany. Neil
Tshaffer if you email me at I can send you that photo and several others like Gerties, Silver Coin restaurant, Crane Company and a couple others like Archer and Kedzie before they put the Walgreens and Archer California before the new Kelly H. S. addition. So just email me and I can send you those. Oh I too saw House on Haunted Hill at the Brighton and I rememeber that skeleton coming at me! What fun memories are. The past is a great place to visit. Neil VS
Neisners was on Archer but if you walked towards Archer down Albany (from 38th where I lived) you ended up right across the street from Neisners. So Archer and Albany. Woolworths was right next to Gerties on the right hand side. I have a nice black and white photo of the street and you can see the Wo from the Woolworth sign next to Gerties and Wolf Furniture at the end of the block and of course the theater was there too. NeilVS
Neisners is the dimestore I remember and we also had Woolworths in the early 60’s. If you go there now the name (Neisners)of the store is still in the sidewalk. I recently walked up and down Archer from Kedzie to California and took pictures of the signs in the sidewalk. Archer Ave Big Store name is still there as is Standard Federal and Thom McMahn and a few others like York and Malings Shoes. All those names are still in the sidewalk and a few others too! Neil
When the value goes up up up and the prices go down down down Robert Hall is the reason for every season is how the jingle used to go. As I remember. Moreys liquor store was north of White Castles in the 60’s. I would get a new Easter suit every year from Rober Halls. Mom would buy her wine at Moreys. She was born at 44th and Troy in ‘22. Her mom was born in Brighton Park in 1900. I live about 15 blocks away. Grandma would take mom to the theater in the 30’s. I used to go there in the 60’s. I love the photos. Neil VS
My sister Nancye was class of 68 at kelly. Her and Linda Plonka both were in that class and both will be at a picnic my grammar school class is having on June 22nd on 95th between Willow SPrings rd. and LaGrange Rd. I was class of ‘71. Nedra my other sister was class of '70. At the last all years reunion Mr. Trybek and Mr. Prentergast were present. I have photos of them and Gerties too! We lived at 38th between Kedzie and Albany. Neil
Tshaffer if you email me at I can send you that photo and several others like Gerties, Silver Coin restaurant, Crane Company and a couple others like Archer and Kedzie before they put the Walgreens and Archer California before the new Kelly H. S. addition. So just email me and I can send you those. Oh I too saw House on Haunted Hill at the Brighton and I rememeber that skeleton coming at me! What fun memories are. The past is a great place to visit. Neil VS
Neisners was on Archer but if you walked towards Archer down Albany (from 38th where I lived) you ended up right across the street from Neisners. So Archer and Albany. Woolworths was right next to Gerties on the right hand side. I have a nice black and white photo of the street and you can see the Wo from the Woolworth sign next to Gerties and Wolf Furniture at the end of the block and of course the theater was there too. NeilVS
Neisners is the dimestore I remember and we also had Woolworths in the early 60’s. If you go there now the name (Neisners)of the store is still in the sidewalk. I recently walked up and down Archer from Kedzie to California and took pictures of the signs in the sidewalk. Archer Ave Big Store name is still there as is Standard Federal and Thom McMahn and a few others like York and Malings Shoes. All those names are still in the sidewalk and a few others too! Neil
When the value goes up up up and the prices go down down down Robert Hall is the reason for every season is how the jingle used to go. As I remember. Moreys liquor store was north of White Castles in the 60’s. I would get a new Easter suit every year from Rober Halls. Mom would buy her wine at Moreys. She was born at 44th and Troy in ‘22. Her mom was born in Brighton Park in 1900. I live about 15 blocks away. Grandma would take mom to the theater in the 30’s. I used to go there in the 60’s. I love the photos. Neil VS