940 W. Winona, Chicago (circa 1925)

 

The scene today:


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Howey's Old World Inn Matchbook, 5120 Broadway at Winona

Matchbook currently available on eBay: item 330586281085.

Matchbook Howey's Old World Inn, 5120 Broadway

For additional images of the restaurant, see: Howey's Postcard.

Winona at Evanston Avenue (now Broadway), circa 1910

What a difference a hundred years makes! Before the L Tracks stretched this far north, Winona was a pleasant residential street. This view is taken looking eastward from Evanston Avenue, which we all know today as Broadway. Here's the same intersection below, courtesy of Google.

Winona Beach, Chicago

You can see a bit of the Edgewater Beach Hotel at the top.

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Howey's 5120 Broadway at Winona

Neither one of these images of 5120 Broadway show the building as it is today. The first one shows it as a single story! The second one, circa 1983, shows a tower quite different from what is seen now:
Today, the building houses the South-East Asia Center. I have to admit, a small part of me wishes that the building still served as an entertainment destination. It would make a fabulous beer garden today, wouldn't it?