Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Hello everyone! Today I am writing about my memories of the places that I bought Wacky Packages. They were a series of humorous trading cards featuring parodies of North… Read more “Buying Wacky Packages at stores that are no longer around.”

My new story on my blog is coming soon! The photo shown here is a little hint of what I’m going to write about. Stay tuned! Should… Read more “New story coming up soon!”

Hello everyone. Today I will be talking about my memories of Salerno Cookies. They are still around, but this entry will focus on the ones that were… Read more “Salerno Cookies: The ones we truly remember and miss so much.”

Here is something we all know and love!

Hello everyone, today I will be talking about my beginnings of going to school and working in the travel industry. It all started when I worked at… Read more “25 years ago this month, I embarked on a new career in the travel industry.”

Hello everyone. Today on my blog, I will be talking about my memories of Peacock Alley. It was located at the lower level of Ford City Shopping… Read more “My memories of Peacock Alley at Ford City Shopping Center where it existed.”

A photo of The South Shore National Bank once located at E 71st & S Jeffery Blvd in The South Shore neighborhood of Chicago. Photo credit by… Read more “Photo of The South Shore National Bank in South Shore.”

Good morning everyone! Sunday mornings in Chicago always start the day differently weather-wise. Whether it is cold, sunny, rainy, snowy, humid, cloudy or pleasant. To me, Sundays… Read more “Starting off with a Sunday treat from Dressel’s Bakeries.”

Hello everyone, This morning at 3:30 am, the building that occupied Gatelys Peoples Store was on fire. Gatelys closed around 1980/1981 and the building was vacant for… Read more “R.I.P. Gatelys Peoples Store Building”