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  • Post #61 - September 2nd, 2012, 2:03 pm
    Post #61 - September 2nd, 2012, 2:03 pm Post #61 - September 2nd, 2012, 2:03 pm
    A couple more restaurant postcards for you. Pickin's have been a bit slim this summer, should pick up in a few weeks.

    Bismarck Hotel - Berlin Room
    Harry’s New Yorker exterior
    Huppelers Café
    Royal Garden restaurant in Ambassador West Hotel

    Check out that Huppeler's Cafe.
  • Post #62 - September 4th, 2012, 8:28 am
    Post #62 - September 4th, 2012, 8:28 am Post #62 - September 4th, 2012, 8:28 am
    Thanks! It is always a treat to check your collection updates.

    Regards,
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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  • Post #63 - October 20th, 2012, 8:35 am
    Post #63 - October 20th, 2012, 8:35 am Post #63 - October 20th, 2012, 8:35 am
    Hello everyone,

    More new restaurant postcards have been loaded up to chicagopc.info for your enjoyment!

    Agostinos Restaurant
    Arnold & Eddie Restaurant
    Auditorium Hotel Annex - Pompeyian Room
    Bonne Bouche Coffee House
    Caffarellos Restaurant
    Dao Thai Restaurant and Noodle Palace
    Italian Court Restaurant
    Landa’s Restaurant
    Mod Restaurant
    Otto’s Restaurant
    Penny’s Restaurant
    Tavern Buffet & Restaurant, Elks Building
    Rancho Restaurant - Century of Progress
    Schlitz Palm Garden - Century of Progress
    Victor Vienna Garden Café - Century of Progress

    I am assuming no one remembers eating at the Century of Progress establishments!
  • Post #64 - October 23rd, 2012, 8:13 pm
    Post #64 - October 23rd, 2012, 8:13 pm Post #64 - October 23rd, 2012, 8:13 pm
    Hi-

    New to the forum.

    I have this memory from my childhood, in the 60s, of going to a restaurant with my family, and there was a big stuffed blue swordfish mounted on the wall. The restaurant would have been in the north west suburbs, probably near Park Ridge or Niles or Northbrook. My dad thinks it might have been Allgauer's Fireside Inn on Lincoln. I'm thinking it could even have been the Wagon Wheel. Anybody out there who can identify my fish?

    John O
    Currently in Columbus, Ohio
  • Post #65 - October 23rd, 2012, 9:11 pm
    Post #65 - October 23rd, 2012, 9:11 pm Post #65 - October 23rd, 2012, 9:11 pm
    JohnO1961,

    If you look at my website, chicagopc.info, under Restaurants, go down to the newer section of restaurants and look at the Allgauer's card. On the right side of the one card, there is a fireplace and what appears to be a large stuffed fish over it. It looks more like a shark, though. Maybe this is what you remember?
  • Post #66 - October 24th, 2012, 7:28 am
    Post #66 - October 24th, 2012, 7:28 am Post #66 - October 24th, 2012, 7:28 am
    Thanks.

    I did see that card and for a moment I thought I had found it, but 1) I don't think we ever went to the restaurant on Ridge road and 2) I know it wasn't a shark. We went to the restaurant several times and I remember being really interested in this giant blue swordfish. My kids were watching a cartoon last night that featured a swordfish and this memory came flooding back.

    Love the postcards, by the way.

    John O
  • Post #67 - March 23rd, 2013, 1:40 pm
    Post #67 - March 23rd, 2013, 1:40 pm Post #67 - March 23rd, 2013, 1:40 pm
    March 23, 2013

    Here is a list of my newest restaurant postcard additions on the website.

    Boston Oyster House, Mural Room wait staff
    Agostino Restaurant
    Cameo Club
    Hardings Colonial Room
    Hayes Hotel Breakfast Room
    Karigans Restaurant
    Marty’s Restaurant
    Nielsens Restaurant
    Old Town multi views of restaurant signs
    Rector Hotel kitchen
    The Ridge Inn
    Rush Street at night
    Saratoga Grill
    Spoke N Yoke Inc.
    Stewart Lounge And Liquors
    Swift & Co research bakery
    Teddy’s Italian Restaurant
    The Golden Ox Restaurant
    Tip Top Inn Italian Room
    Toppers Restaurant And Cocktail Lounge

    Worlds Fair cards
    Jolly Mermaid Inn
    Canadian Club Café
    Pabst Blue Ribbon Casino

    Hope these bring back memories of happy eating!
  • Post #68 - March 23rd, 2013, 3:26 pm
    Post #68 - March 23rd, 2013, 3:26 pm Post #68 - March 23rd, 2013, 3:26 pm
    Could you post your link again. Thanks!
  • Post #69 - March 23rd, 2013, 4:48 pm
    Post #69 - March 23rd, 2013, 4:48 pm Post #69 - March 23rd, 2013, 4:48 pm
    Sure, here it is.

    http://www.chicagopc.info/
  • Post #70 - November 23rd, 2013, 11:15 am
    Post #70 - November 23rd, 2013, 11:15 am Post #70 - November 23rd, 2013, 11:15 am
    Finally, here are some new Chicago restaurant postcards for your enhjoyment.

    Chas. West Cafe - note the spitoons in the restaurant!
    Club Flamingo
    Gimbel's
    Jacques French Restaurant
    Lee's Canton Cafe
    Libby's Club Wonder Bar
    Lincoln Turner Hall
    Paul Feltman's Grill
    Pete Cleary's Magic Bar
    Showboat Sari's

    see these and all my Chicago postcards at www.chicagopc.info
  • Post #71 - November 23rd, 2013, 2:25 pm
    Post #71 - November 23rd, 2013, 2:25 pm Post #71 - November 23rd, 2013, 2:25 pm
    npchicago wrote:Finally, here are some new Chicago restaurant postcards for your enhjoyment.

    Chas. West Cafe - note the spitoons in the restaurant!
    Club Flamingo
    Gimbel's
    Jacques French Restaurant
    Lee's Canton Cafe
    Libby's Club Wonder Bar
    Lincoln Turner Hall
    Paul Feltman's Grill
    Pete Cleary's Magic Bar
    Showboat Sari's

    see these and all my Chicago postcards at http://www.chicagopc.info


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  • Post #72 - November 23rd, 2013, 6:13 pm
    Post #72 - November 23rd, 2013, 6:13 pm Post #72 - November 23rd, 2013, 6:13 pm
    Sorry, I don't, but you never know when one will show up!
  • Post #73 - November 23rd, 2013, 10:14 pm
    Post #73 - November 23rd, 2013, 10:14 pm Post #73 - November 23rd, 2013, 10:14 pm
    JohnO1961 wrote:Hi-

    New to the forum.

    I have this memory from my childhood, in the 60s, of going to a restaurant with my family, and there was a big stuffed blue swordfish mounted on the wall. The restaurant would have been in the north west suburbs, probably near Park Ridge or Niles or Northbrook. My dad thinks it might have been Allgauer's Fireside Inn on Lincoln. I'm thinking it could even have been the Wagon Wheel. Anybody out there who can identify my fish?

    John O
    Currently in Columbus, Ohio


    Any chance it was the Captain's Quarters on Milwaukee, in unincorporated Northbrook? It has a huge, blue swordfish mounted on the wall -- and it's only a block or two from the Allgauer's on Milwaukee.
    "All great change in America begins at the dinner table." Ronald Reagan

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  • Post #74 - July 6th, 2014, 9:53 am
    Post #74 - July 6th, 2014, 9:53 am Post #74 - July 6th, 2014, 9:53 am
    Premium content from today's Trib:
    In honor of Taste of Chicago, running Wednesday through Sunday, let's take a look at the city's savory restaurants and their sometimes unsavory customers. Eat it up:

    1/ Charlie Trotter, the influential Chicago restaurateur who died last year, once ordered his waitstaff to wear double-sided tape on the soles of their shoes so they would pick up carpet lint while they delivered the food.

    2/ About a century ago, when Cook County Jail was on the Near North Side, a nearby restaurant would supply 25 to 50 meals a day to inmates who could afford them. Those condemned to death got their last meal for free. The eatery was known as the Noose Coffee Shop. . . .

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/site/ct-p ... 8214.story
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #75 - July 6th, 2014, 6:19 pm
    Post #75 - July 6th, 2014, 6:19 pm Post #75 - July 6th, 2014, 6:19 pm
    OK, number one is brilliant!
    :lol:
  • Post #76 - September 13th, 2017, 6:09 pm
    Post #76 - September 13th, 2017, 6:09 pm Post #76 - September 13th, 2017, 6:09 pm
    Tru, Ed Debevic's, and Hot Doug's: Mapping our Chicago history with departed restaurants

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-restau ... olumn.html
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #77 - September 13th, 2017, 9:28 pm
    Post #77 - September 13th, 2017, 9:28 pm Post #77 - September 13th, 2017, 9:28 pm
    Dave148 wrote:
    Tru, Ed Debevic's, and Hot Doug's: Mapping our Chicago history with departed restaurants

    http://www.chicagotribune.com/ct-restau ... olumn.html

    Interesting column. I was thinking about my personal restaurant history:

    First restaurant memories: The Hut in Skokie (later Corner Hut), Cock Robin
    Growing up: Carson's Ribs in Skokie, Mandarin Village in Northbrook, Jake's Ribs in Northbrook
    College: Dave's Italian Kitchen, Pine Yard, Los Magueyes
    First House & job: Silk Road, in Niles, Pita Inn (every Friday for years)
    Second House: Taqueria Morelos, Monica's
    What is patriotism, but the love of good things we ate in our childhood?
    -- Lin Yutang
  • Post #78 - September 14th, 2017, 8:55 am
    Post #78 - September 14th, 2017, 8:55 am Post #78 - September 14th, 2017, 8:55 am
    OK, Joel, I'll bite, and seeing we're both from the same neck of the woods it should be interesting, all departed destinations:

    First sit-down restaurant: Mr. Ricky's (named after Rich Melman by his father), Skokie
    First fast food: Bay's (donuts plus @ Howard & Lincoln)
    First buffet: Obie's (Touhy/Kostner)
    First Chinese: Nankin (later worked delivery at Ah Fong)
    First pizza: Pinocchio's (Main/Tripp)
    First drive-in w/carhops: Richard's (Lincoln Ave. near Pratt near the original Lou Malnati's)

    A couple other things I remember about dining at an early age--my dad took me to a ton of Blackhawk games from the time I was young as he had season tix and my mom would rather stay home. When we would grab a quick bite it was always at Jumbo John's (later called Capizzi's) at Grand/Damen, where you'd walk in, grab a bottle of pop from the cooler and order a slice of pizza or spaghetti or mostaccioli. In and out in about 30 minutes max, I thought that was exotic, until one night I remember my dad's friend Dave wolfing down a combo with red sauce, the juice running down his arm--that was wild. He was also our 'muscle' when parking near the Stadium on one of the side streets and neighborhood boys would 'watch' our car for a price, usually fifty cents or a buck.

    But I remember one memorable night--3/12/66--when we pre-gamed with a bunch of other people--I was the only kid--at Barney's Market Club (named after owner Barney Kessel--"Yes, Sir, Senator!") at Randolph/Halsted. I had steak like the others and Bobby Hull broke the 50-goal season record later that night!

    Memories of sports & food, intertwined!
  • Post #79 - December 9th, 2018, 4:18 pm
    Post #79 - December 9th, 2018, 4:18 pm Post #79 - December 9th, 2018, 4:18 pm
    Just wondering if this thread is still active? Any of the old members here still remember me? I have a website of Chicago postcards, and used to keep you updated on new restaurant cards I uploaded. Haven't posted here in a LONG time! My Chicago postcard website was beginning to malfunction, being built on an outdated platform.

    I have totally rebuilt the website on Wordpress, and have uploaded lots more restaurant postcards since my last post here, too many to list.

    I am in the process of getting a new batch ready, will keep you updated. BTW, you can get to my website two ways; http://www.chicagopc.info, or http://www.chicagopostcards.info.
  • Post #80 - December 9th, 2018, 5:06 pm
    Post #80 - December 9th, 2018, 5:06 pm Post #80 - December 9th, 2018, 5:06 pm
    Hi,

    There is terrific news!

    I look forward to hearing for you soon!

    Regards,
    Cathy2
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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  • Post #81 - December 9th, 2018, 5:51 pm
    Post #81 - December 9th, 2018, 5:51 pm Post #81 - December 9th, 2018, 5:51 pm
    Why do we miss Chicago restaurants so much when they're gone? You could write a book

    https://www.chicagotribune.com/entertai ... story.html
    Never order barbecue in a place that also serves quiche - Lewis Grizzard
  • Post #82 - December 18th, 2018, 8:04 pm
    Post #82 - December 18th, 2018, 8:04 pm Post #82 - December 18th, 2018, 8:04 pm
    Finally, some new restaurant postcards. For those who are new to my website, use the new drop down menu on the side to find specific restaurants. "New" are postcards that are modern, colored photos, and "Old" are older printed or black and white cards. The list below is mixed.

    Here is the latest upload :

    Black Forest Restaurant
    Cafe de Paris
    Como Inn
    Dreamland Cafe
    Eaton Cafeteria
    Franz Dietrich's Cafe
    Guey Sam's
    Ivanhoe - Open Air Garden
    Joy Yet Lo Co
    Keogh's Cafe
    King Wah Lo
    Kinsley's Famous Restaurant
    Kiyo's Japanese Restaurant
    Lamb's Cafe
    Mikado Restaurant
    Morris Maroon Lounge
    Paradise Inn
    Planet Mars
    Pullman Cafeteria
    Royal Cafe
    Silver Moon Cafe
    Stuart's
    Sweden House
    The Midas Touch
    T J Sauerman Cafe
    Uptown Village

    Am working on more, but it may be several weeks or so until I get enough to make it worthwhile.

    Enjoy!
  • Post #83 - January 1st, 2019, 9:33 pm
    Post #83 - January 1st, 2019, 9:33 pm Post #83 - January 1st, 2019, 9:33 pm
    If it is old(er) color postcards | matchbooks from old(er) Chicago venues (restaurants | hotels), you will do very well delving into John Chuckman's Chicago Nostalgia weblog (on my bookmark page which not enough of you click on :cry:).
    I have found there numerous transit photographs, including ones never reproduced in Central Electric Railfans' Association books, on this site.
    Valuable links for survival, without the monetization attempt: https://pqrs-ltd.xyz/bookmark4.html
  • Post #84 - September 13th, 2020, 9:48 am
    Post #84 - September 13th, 2020, 9:48 am Post #84 - September 13th, 2020, 9:48 am
    Hi, it's been a while! Life took a very strange turn a while back, and some things got lost in the shuffle. I am still maintaining my website, chicagopostcards.info, and have added an Instagram account, @chicagopostcards, where I post 5 postcards a week from my collection. Of special interest here, I always post a restaurant card on Friday, alternating between old and more modern restaurants. Check it out!

    I used to post lists of my latest restaurant card additions, I will try to be more diligent about that. In case you forgot, on my website, I have categories of restaurants, but I also list some large eating establishments under Entertainment /Music /Dancing /Dining. If a restaurant is in a hotel, it may be with the hotel, also. Places like catering halls, banquet facilities, etc., may be under Retail /Small Businesses.

    So here we go, with restaurants I have added cards for since my last post.

    Belden Hotel dining room
    Bismarck Garden - Marigold Room, and others
    Bismarck Inn
    Blackhawk Restaurant
    Boston Oyster House
    Cape Cod Room, Drake Hotel
    Cocktail Lounge, Great Northern Hotel
    Coliseum Garden
    El Mar Cafeteria
    Emil Kuehn's Restaurant
    Eitel's Heidelberg Inn
    Finnegan's Ice Cream Parlor
    Fritzel's
    Georgian Room, Country Club Hotel
    Green Mill Summer Garden
    Harlequin Room
    Heidelberg Restaurant
    Henrici's
    Hill's Cafeteria
    Knickerbocker Hotel, Boat Bar
    Kungsholm Restaurant
    Lutz's Conditorei Cafe
    Mann's Million Dollar Rainbo Gardens
    McGowan's Lounge
    Mickelberry's
    Morrison Hotel, Terrace Garden
    North American Restaurant
    Palmer House, Empire Room
    Planters Hotel Cafeteria
    Rickett's Restaurant
    Riverview Amusement Park, Refreshment vendors & picnic groves
    Roma Italian Restaurant
    Sandy's Parisian Lounge
    Sans Souci Park Cafe, under Amusement Parks
    Saranecki Brothers Banquet Rooms - Garden Walk, Sherwood Room, Golden
    Platter
    States Restaurant
    Sully's Restaurant
    Swedish Rococo House
    Tavern Buffet
    That Steak Joynt
    Tip Top Tap, Allerton Hotel
    Vogelsang's Restaurant
    Wing Yee Restaurant
    Winter Garden Restaurant
    Wonderland Ballroom - catering

    Hope you enjoy these postcards! Will try to post more often!
  • Post #85 - September 13th, 2020, 8:35 pm
    Post #85 - September 13th, 2020, 8:35 pm Post #85 - September 13th, 2020, 8:35 pm
    Thank you!

    I am always glad when your thread is updated with new information.

    Hope you are well!

    Regards,
    Cathy2
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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  • Post #86 - September 14th, 2020, 2:08 pm
    Post #86 - September 14th, 2020, 2:08 pm Post #86 - September 14th, 2020, 2:08 pm
    Thanks, Cathy2! Yes, we have stayed well, despite some family members having been virus tested 3 times due to exposure to people who later tested positive! We just had one of life's curveballs thrown at us, when we were expecting a fat, slow one right over the plate! You know how that is.
  • Post #87 - January 2nd, 2021, 10:35 am
    Post #87 - January 2nd, 2021, 10:35 am Post #87 - January 2nd, 2021, 10:35 am
    Thought I would post an update to start the new year! To address the obvious subject, my wife and I, my 88 year old mom, and most of my extended family have had the virus, and all came through great, with no hospitals involved! Not to start a political debate, but I live in an area where precautions are more a political issue than a common sense solution, so the virus has run rampant.

    Anyway, I have added more restaurants to my website, here is a list of the most recent.

    Fritzel's
    Horn Palace
    Le Petit Gourmet
    Nielsen's
    The House of O'Sullivan

    Sorry I missed the last time I updated. I have a lot of things I have been juggling, and it is easy for things to fall through the cracks.

    Here's hoping for a much calmer New Year.
    Yankee Doodle Doo
  • Post #88 - January 23rd, 2021, 3:08 pm
    Post #88 - January 23rd, 2021, 3:08 pm Post #88 - January 23rd, 2021, 3:08 pm
    I arranged this program on postcards, though not specifically restaurants, which may be of interest.

    The Happy Invention
    The History and Significance of Picture Postcards


    Image

    Highland Park Historical Society will host ‘ The Happy Invention: The History and Significance of Picture Postcards’ with Katherine Hamilton-Smith on February 24, 2021 at 7:00 pm via Zoom. This event is presented as part of the Illinois Humanities Road Scholars Bureau outreach.

    The first picture postcards were published for the 1889 Paris Exposition, celebrating the completion of the Eiffel Tower. In America, the first such postcards were printed for the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, making Illinois the birthplace of the American picture postcard. Since those flowery Victorian originals, uncountable numbers of postcards of every aspect of life have been printed, depicting train stations and bandstands; street views and cartoons; ads for products and services; social history, both whimsical and dark; and everything in between. An early mention of postcards is in the 1870 diary of a Welsh curate, who called them “a happy invention.”

    In 2016, the world’s largest public collection of postcards and related materials, the Curt Teich Postcard Archives, was given to the Newberry Library by the Lake County Forest Preserve District. Katherine Hamilton-Smith, the founding curator of the Teich Archives, presents a look at the documentary power and significance of picture postcards. She touches on the Curt Teich Company of Chicago, the role Illinois played in the history and development of postcards, and on the picture postcard as a cultural icon.

    Katherine Hamilton-Smith, the founding curator of the Curt Teich Postcard Archives for the Lake County Forest Preserve District, was responsible for creating and developing the archives. She managed its growth, working with private collectors and other institutions to create the unparalleled assemblage that was acquired by the Newberry Library in 2016 and is now one of the Newberry’s 11 Core Collections. Ms. Hamilton-Smith is currently Director of Public Affairs & Development for the Forest Preserve District.

    Admission is free. For further information or a zoom link, please contact the Highland Park Historical Society: 847.432.7090 or archives@highlandparkhistory.org.

    About the Highland Park Historical Society: The mission of the Highland Park Historical Society is to preserve our community’s past, to inspire an appreciation of our history and culture, and to share with the community and scholars the rich history of Highland Park, Illinois. The Society is a 501(c)(3) charitable organization and is administered by a volunteer Board of Directors. The Archives and Research Collections are housed in the Highland Park Public Library. For more information about the Highland Park Historical Society, visit https://highlandparkhistory.com

    About Illinois Humanities: Illinois Humanities strengthens the social, political, and economic fabric of Illinois through constructive conversation and community engagement. Founded in 1974 as the state affiliate of the National Endowment for the Humanities, Illinois Humanities is the only statewide proponent of the public humanities in Illinois. Through public programs, education, and training, and grantmaking, Illinois Humanities connects Illinoisans who might not otherwise encounter one another.
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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  • Post #89 - January 30th, 2021, 6:42 pm
    Post #89 - January 30th, 2021, 6:42 pm Post #89 - January 30th, 2021, 6:42 pm
    A few new restaurants and hotel dining rooms have been added to the website!

    Brevoort Hotel Rainbow Room
    Club D'Amato
    Del Prado Hotel Dining Room
    Edgewater Beach Hotel Dining Room
    Jacques French Restaurant
    Mickelberry's
    Moravian House Restaurant
    Ricketts at the Watertower
    Simon's Twin Bars


    Been kind of slim pickings this last year with shows being canceled, but I still managed to get a few.
  • Post #90 - January 30th, 2021, 7:15 pm
    Post #90 - January 30th, 2021, 7:15 pm Post #90 - January 30th, 2021, 7:15 pm
    Hi,

    I took a virtual tour of the overhauled Old Post Office. They have a feature wall of old postcards you may want to check out someday.

    Regards,
    Cathy2
    Cathy2

    "You'll be remembered long after you're dead if you make good gravy, mashed potatoes and biscuits." -- Nathalie Dupree
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