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    Author: Pete Kastanes

    I am the admin of Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page. I am on also on Twitter, Instagram, Reddit, Tumblr, Linkedln, Pinterest and YouTube. I have over 20 pages on Facebook page and groups that I am the admin.

    Episode 186: My Earliest Memories Of My First Christmas Tree, And The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman Film Shorts.

    Episode 186: I will discuss my earliest memories of my first Christmas tree and The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, and Frosty The Snowman film shorts.  — Send… Read more “Episode 186: My Earliest Memories Of My First Christmas Tree, And The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman Film Shorts.”

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    20 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 185: Part 4 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Christmas Movies on WGN Family Classics On Channel 9 In Chicago.

    Episode 185: I will discuss Part 4 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2022, and Christmas movies on WGN Family Classics… Read more “Episode 185: Part 4 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Christmas Movies on WGN Family Classics On Channel 9 In Chicago.”

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    17 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 184: Part 3 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, And Candy Cane Lane In The Schorsch Village Neighborhood In Chicago.

    Episode 184: I will discuss Part 3 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, and Candy Cane… Read more “Episode 184: Part 3 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, And Candy Cane Lane In The Schorsch Village Neighborhood In Chicago.”

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    12 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 183: Part 2 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary Of Shock Theater, And A Merry Polk Brothers Christmas.

    Episode 183: I will discuss Part 2 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary of Shock Theater, and… Read more “Episode 183: Part 2 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary Of Shock Theater, And A Merry Polk Brothers Christmas.”

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    10 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 182: Part 1 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Tributes To Bob McGrath From Sesame Street And Actress Kirstie Alley.

    Episode 182: I will discuss Part 1 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2022, tributes to Bob McGrath from Sesame Street, and… Read more “Episode 182: Part 1 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Tributes To Bob McGrath From Sesame Street And Actress Kirstie Alley.”

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    6 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies.

    Episode 181: Memories of unique Christmas decorations from the 1970s in Chicago, singer Christine McVie, and Salerno Christmas Cookies. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message https://traffic.megaphone.fm/APO2515849280.mp3Podcast:… Read more “Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies.”

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    3 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies.

    Episode 181: Memories of unique Christmas decorations from the 1970s in Chicago, singer Christine McVie, and Salerno Christmas Cookies. — Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/pete-kastanes/message https://anchor.fm/s/52805d48/podcast/play/61526266/https%3A%2F%2Fd3ctxlq1ktw2nl.cloudfront.net%2Fproduction%2Fexports%2F52805d48%2F61526266%2F5193a7c67f994347090f97fc0a560354.m4aPodcast:… Read more “Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies.”

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    3 Dec 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 180: Bad And Weird Christmas Songs Of The 1970s, Memories Of Christmas At Ford City Mall In Chicago In The 1970s, And More!

    Episode 180: I will discuss bad and weird Christmas songs of the 1970s, memories of Christmas at Ford City Mall in Chicago in the 1970s, and more! —… Read more “Episode 180: Bad And Weird Christmas Songs Of The 1970s, Memories Of Christmas At Ford City Mall In Chicago In The 1970s, And More!”

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    29 Nov 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 179: Vintage Chicago Christmas Store Catalogs, The 30th Anniversary Of The Death Of Superman, Actress Irene Cara, And Memories Of The Day After Thanksgiving.

    Episode 179: I will discuss vintage Chicago Christmas store catalogs, The 30th Anniversary of The Death of Superman, actress Irene Cara, and memories of the day after… Read more “Episode 179: Vintage Chicago Christmas Store Catalogs, The 30th Anniversary Of The Death Of Superman, Actress Irene Cara, And Memories Of The Day After Thanksgiving.”

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    27 Nov 2022 by Pete Kastanes

    Episode 178: Andy’s Steak House In Oak Brook, IL , Memories Of World Book Encyclopedias In The 1970s, And Thanksgiving Memories In Chicago.

    Episode 178: I will discuss Andy’s Steak House in Oak Brook, IL, memories of World Book Encyclopedias in the 1970s, and Thanksgiving memories in Chicago. — Send… Read more “Episode 178: Andy’s Steak House In Oak Brook, IL , Memories Of World Book Encyclopedias In The 1970s, And Thanksgiving Memories In Chicago.”

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    22 Nov 2022 by Pete Kastanes

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    Episode 196: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Legend Bobby Hull And Actresses Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams from The TV Shows, The Addams Family, And Cindy Williams Of Laverne And Shirley.
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    Episode 196: I will discuss hockey Chicago Blackhawks legend Bobby Hull and actresses Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams from The TV shows, The Addams Family, and Cindy Williams of Laverne & Shirley. 

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    Episode 196: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Legend Bobby Hull And Actresses Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams from The TV Shows, The Addams Family, And Cindy Williams Of Laverne And Shirley.
    Episode 196: Chicago Blackhawks Hockey Legend Bobby Hull And Actresses Lisa Loring, Wednesday Addams from The TV Shows, The Addams Family, And Cindy Williams Of Laverne And Shirley.
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    Episode 195: Holsum Bread And The Suitery Men's Clothing Stores In Chicago.
    28 Jan 2023
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    Episode 194: My Tribute To Radio Disc Jockey Lin Brehmer From WRXT-FM 93 In Chicago.
    24 Jan 2023
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    Episode 193: The 55th Anniversary Of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show And My Memories Of Watching The Show In Chicago.
    21 Jan 2023
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    Episode 192: Herman's World Of Sporting Goods Stores In Chicago. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland.
    17 Jan 2023
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    Episode 191: The 50th Anniversary of Schoolhouse Rock Which Aired on WLS-TV Channel 7 In Chicago.
    15 Jan 2023
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    Episode 190: Chicago Weatherman John Coughlin, And Suncoast Motion Picture Company Video Stores In Chicago.
    14 Jan 2023
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    Episode 189: My Memories of Restaurants With Banquet Halls Owned By Greeks, And Mayflower Super Foods Grocery Stores In Chicago.
    6 Jan 2023
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    Episode 188: My Memories of Telephone Booths In Chicago And A Tribute to Barbara Walters.
    3 Jan 2023
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    Episode 187: The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Memories Of Watching The Marx Brothers On New Year's Eve On Television In Chicago.
    27 Dec 2022
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    In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will discuss my memories of Snipets. Plus, WGN-TV anchorman Jack Taylor.
    Jack Taylor, the longtime anchorman at WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago, has passed away. He was 94. I will do a tribute podcast episode on Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast soon! So sad.
    Here is a 1960 photo of a station wagon featuring the WCFL-AM 1000 radio station logo at a parade on State Street in Chicago. Notice The Mandel Brothers Department Store which eventually closed, and Wieboldt’s.
    Today is World Cancer Day. We need to be aware, prevent, and treat this horrible disease. As a prostate cancer survivor, I am still fighting this. We can all beat this!
    Here are four photos of The Ford City Bowling Center that was located at Ford City Shopping Center in Chicago. I used to go there a lot when I was a teenager. Fun times! Photos credited by Bill Slusarczyk.
    Here is a photo of two boys in their living room playing a video game on a Atari 2600 home video game console. Notice the ONTV subscription box on top of the TV set. The photo is from the early 1980s.
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