The original card is available here (at least it was at time of posting): Edgewater Addition
February 10, 2011
Edgewater Beach Hotel Under Construction
Edgewater Beach Hotel, Unit 2, Now Under Construction for occupancy in 1924:
The original card is available here (at least it was at time of posting): Edgewater Addition
The original card is available here (at least it was at time of posting): Edgewater Addition
February 9, 2011
1957 Ad for Apartments at 4200 Marine Drive, Chicago
Frick Co. refrigeration ad featuring the apartments at 4200 Marine Drive in Chicago. Original can be purchased here: 4200 Marine Drive Chicago
1904 Sheridan Park Cookbook, Uptown Chicago, St. Simon's Mission
I love old cookbooks, and here's an interesting one currently on eBay. The cook book is from St. Simon's Mission of Sheridan Park, Chicago, and is dated 1904.
You can purchase it (at time of posting) from here: Sheridan Park Cookbook
You can purchase it (at time of posting) from here: Sheridan Park Cookbook
February 6, 2011
Shenandoah at Sunnyside and Kenmore
We've featured this image before, but I wanted to give readers a head's up that there is another original postcard available of it on eBay. Go here: The Shenandoah
Barouge Lounge Trade Token, 1203 Wilson Avenue
Back in November, we featured an exterior shot of the Barouge Lounge on Wilson taken during the fifties. See it here: Barouge Lounge.
Reader John Mutch sent us these images of a trade token from the Barouge.
A note from John: "There are many Chicago trade tokens — most of them don't say Chicago on them, but quite a few have a street address. I enjoy being able to find old photos that show the storefronts. One I am working on right now is from the South Side during WWII: Bill & Jim's Old Bar Inn at 5212 Lake Park Ave. So far no luck in finding a picture."
Can anybody help John out? Drop a note in the comments section.
If you have any Uptown collectibles you'd like to share, send a photo of it to editor(a)compassrose.com along with any details you know about it.
Reader John Mutch sent us these images of a trade token from the Barouge.
A note from John: "There are many Chicago trade tokens — most of them don't say Chicago on them, but quite a few have a street address. I enjoy being able to find old photos that show the storefronts. One I am working on right now is from the South Side during WWII: Bill & Jim's Old Bar Inn at 5212 Lake Park Ave. So far no luck in finding a picture."
Can anybody help John out? Drop a note in the comments section.
If you have any Uptown collectibles you'd like to share, send a photo of it to editor(a)compassrose.com along with any details you know about it.
An Explanation of Chicago Trade Tokens
Editor's Note: We've recently featured a number of images of trade tokens from local area watering holes. (Type "token" into the search bar at the top and they should pop up.) Regular correspondent Bill Matteson explains their purpose.
Bill Matteson
Uptown Chicago History Correspondent
In most bars in the 30s 40s and into the early 50s there was a "26 girl." She was in a small booth or kiosk as we would describe it today. Her job was to entice customers into spending more money by gambling, shaking the container with dice in it. They would play a game called 26.
I think if you threw the five dice and it totaled up to 26 points you won. But they couldn't give you money--that's gambling. But this being Chicago, there was always a way around the law.
You were paid off in tokens or chits that were good for drinks only. If you lost, the "26 girl" kept the money and at the end of the night she would split with the bar. Of course, she would accept drinks from all the patrons, which she never drank; she would split that money, also. And she got tips.
When my mom would find tokens or chits in my dad's pocket, there was hell to pay; she was only 4'11", but when she got her Irish up, we all ran.
Speaking of working around the law. Bingo was outlawed, too. Hello Darto! We had carnivals come around the neighborhood every so often. In a vacant lot on Leland, just east of Winthrop, a carnival with rides and pitch games would set up for a day or two before moving to Leland and Clarendon. They played Darto, since Bingo was outlawed. Numbered balls were pulled just like in Bingo. It was strange to hear the caller: D5 A22 R30...
Only in Chicago
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If you have questions for Bill of what it was like to grow up in Uptown, e-mail us at editor(a)compassrose.com and we'll pass them along. Also, if you have your own memories of Uptown you'd like to share, we'd love to hear them. And if you have pictures, all the better!
Bill Matteson
Uptown Chicago History Correspondent
In most bars in the 30s 40s and into the early 50s there was a "26 girl." She was in a small booth or kiosk as we would describe it today. Her job was to entice customers into spending more money by gambling, shaking the container with dice in it. They would play a game called 26.
I think if you threw the five dice and it totaled up to 26 points you won. But they couldn't give you money--that's gambling. But this being Chicago, there was always a way around the law.
You were paid off in tokens or chits that were good for drinks only. If you lost, the "26 girl" kept the money and at the end of the night she would split with the bar. Of course, she would accept drinks from all the patrons, which she never drank; she would split that money, also. And she got tips.
When my mom would find tokens or chits in my dad's pocket, there was hell to pay; she was only 4'11", but when she got her Irish up, we all ran.
Speaking of working around the law. Bingo was outlawed, too. Hello Darto! We had carnivals come around the neighborhood every so often. In a vacant lot on Leland, just east of Winthrop, a carnival with rides and pitch games would set up for a day or two before moving to Leland and Clarendon. They played Darto, since Bingo was outlawed. Numbered balls were pulled just like in Bingo. It was strange to hear the caller: D5 A22 R30...
Only in Chicago
-----
If you have questions for Bill of what it was like to grow up in Uptown, e-mail us at editor(a)compassrose.com and we'll pass them along. Also, if you have your own memories of Uptown you'd like to share, we'd love to hear them. And if you have pictures, all the better!
Baseball in Uptown Chicago Back in the Day
Bill Matteson
Uptown Chicago History Correspondent
We Played Baseball.
We played ball without the help of our parents, adult supervision, or Little League organizations. Yet we managed to get along and learned how to play ball and use good sportsmanship. The team you had was the kids on your street; the kids on the next street were another team. We considered ourselves lucky to have a baseball and a bat; we would share gloves and we had special rules if we couldn't fill out a team. Then it was right field out, and /or pitchers hands out.
But most ball playing was soft ball--not the 12" ball, but Chicago Softball, a big 16 incher. There were two official balls that could be accepted in a game, the Windy City Ball of the Clincher. The Windy City Ball had regular seams like a league ball and the Clincher had an accordion or staggered seam.
Now, I lived at 4737 Kenmore--it used to be postal zone 40--and I played in Alderman Freeman's midget league. Alderman Freeman was in the 48th ward then.
There were a lot of teams playing at Clarendon Park. Some of them even had uniforms. I had a shirt that had "48th Ward" on it and that was the extent of it.
I still have a 16" Clincher and the kids and grandkids laugh at it.
Editor's Note: Did you used to play baseball or softball in Uptown? We'd love to see the pictures! Send them to editor(a)compassrose.org and we'll be sure to post them.
We love to hear from our readers. If you have memories of growing up in Uptown, we'll publish them here. Just drop us a line at editor(a)compassrose.com.
Uptown Chicago History Correspondent
We Played Baseball.
We played ball without the help of our parents, adult supervision, or Little League organizations. Yet we managed to get along and learned how to play ball and use good sportsmanship. The team you had was the kids on your street; the kids on the next street were another team. We considered ourselves lucky to have a baseball and a bat; we would share gloves and we had special rules if we couldn't fill out a team. Then it was right field out, and /or pitchers hands out.
But most ball playing was soft ball--not the 12" ball, but Chicago Softball, a big 16 incher. There were two official balls that could be accepted in a game, the Windy City Ball of the Clincher. The Windy City Ball had regular seams like a league ball and the Clincher had an accordion or staggered seam.
Now, I lived at 4737 Kenmore--it used to be postal zone 40--and I played in Alderman Freeman's midget league. Alderman Freeman was in the 48th ward then.
There were a lot of teams playing at Clarendon Park. Some of them even had uniforms. I had a shirt that had "48th Ward" on it and that was the extent of it.
I still have a 16" Clincher and the kids and grandkids laugh at it.
Editor's Note: Did you used to play baseball or softball in Uptown? We'd love to see the pictures! Send them to editor(a)compassrose.org and we'll be sure to post them.
We love to hear from our readers. If you have memories of growing up in Uptown, we'll publish them here. Just drop us a line at editor(a)compassrose.com.
Trade Token for the Press Inn, 4110 Sheridan Road
Thanks to reader L. for giving us the head's up on this item. It's a trade token for the Press Inn; as near as I can figure it was a saloon once located at 4110 Sheridan Road. The token was worth 25 cents.
This original bit of Uptown history is available for purchase here: Press Inn
This original bit of Uptown history is available for purchase here: Press Inn
February 4, 2011
Back Porch of 4532 N. Magnolia, Uptown Chicago, circa 1912
Every once in a while, it's nice to put a real face on the people who lived in Uptown. Here we have Joseph Richard Zettelman (49) and Henry Joseph Zettelman (5) on the back porch of 4532 Magnolia Ave, Uptown, Chicago.
Original image available for purchase here: 4532 N. Magnolia
Original image available for purchase here: 4532 N. Magnolia
February 3, 2011
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