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Sh*t Chicagoans Say

They sound like ohio transplants that moved to lakeview about 5 years ago.

reply to djdanska
I need to go visit my old home town. I need a really great Italian Beef Sandwich, to drive Lake Shore Drive, ride the Illinois Central line electric passenger train routes, and see the giant model railroad in the Museum of Science and Industry.

You sound like an old Hyde Parker David!
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reply to hambonepat
Totally Pat. In a Facebook post I said Ceder Rapids or Terre Haute.

I guess it's what white, under 35, transplanted Chicagoans who live between North Avenue and Devon might say.
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reply to jsinaiko
I grew up near the 9000 S Jeffery area. I rode the CTA to the museums, parks, libraries, and beaches. There was a great Italian sandwich shop on 87th street between Jeffery and Stoney Island. Great food also on 71st Street. I lived there from 1966 to 1975.

Jeffrey Manor - Pill Hill. Pretty tough shape these days. The IC is now the Mertra but the Jeffrey Express is still there.

The South Side will abide and persevere no matter what shit some transplanted North side pseudo-hipsters say.
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The Pill Hill, if I remember started at 91st street. I guess the end was the East-West railroad line to the south. Walking through that long viaduct to get to or from 95th street was nerve racking. There was never enough light from the electric lights, puddles most of the time, and the city rarely cleaned it excellently. I seem to remember some kind of amusement park set up along 95th street to the west of the shopping centers on Jeffery. Maybe it was a seasonal thing in a parking lot.

Funtown, Funtown for the kids and you, 95th and Stony Island Avenue FUNTOWN!
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reply to djdanska
I agree, more like what new Lakeview residents would say. Still a funny watch.

They missed some other fun commercials that I'm sure is imprinted in everyones memory: Golf Mill Ford, Victory Auto Wreckers, and Eagle Man.

I still see that Victory Auto Wreckers commercial on tv.

I used to make fun of my friend in HS that he looked like that guy.

I wonder when leather wristbands watches will make a comeback?

reply to djdanska
Also what about the iconic fun places like, Time Square, Chicago Game room, Dennis Place for Games? Or Old Chicago, Kiddie Land, Santa's Village, That Western Place ( ?) oh yeah these "Chicagoans" prob just moved here 2 years ago. Extreee Extreee read all about it.

Rock a bye your baby.

My parents used to take us to Old Chicago. I mostly only remember the roller coaster and I think there was a castle of some sort.Don't remember what that was. I was pretty young.

Edit: there it is. Still don't remember what it was for.

That Victory ad is from about 1980 -a 30-year run on local TV. Has to be some sort of record.

Most of the cars in the photo of the bone yard are from the early 60s and 50s. And the guy is wearing flared Levis, which went out - very, very out, by 1981.

Great old home-made ad.

How long did Great Chicago last - only a few years in the late 70s and early 80s if I remember. I used to sit there off of I-55, a great looming hulk.
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Opened in 75, closed in 80.

reply to Warzau
The Western Place? You mean the greatest of them all, this side of Coney Island? The one and only Riverview on Belmont and Western?

Closed 1967. I was just old enough to go on my own with friends. Really fun scary place.

It was pretty common to:

Get chased by greasers
Ger chased by tough black kids
From some perv to try and molest someone
To get lost
To take the el the wrong way

Not counting the great rides: the Skyrocket, the Mad Mouse, Alladin's Castle, the infamous Bobs (very scary roller coaster).
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reply to djdanska
I sold 2 old cars to Victory auto wreckers, back in the eighties, and I bought a front clip for my '84 Dodge from them to repair damage after hitting a deer.

I still have the T-Shirt they gave me when I bought the clip.

Does anyone remember the jingle from Dispensa's castle of toys?

Holy crap I remember that commercial! Anyone remember McDade's?

Catalog house I think?

Hell, there were all sorts of businesses that git hit by a bad economy, or over-extended themselves, got run out by the big boxes, or just plain old screwed the pooch.

Ever have a Wimpy's burger? They used to be all over the place.
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