Today I am writing about my memories of John’s Garage Restaurant. They were three locations in the Chicagoland area. Woodfield Mall in Schaumburg, IL, Hawthorne Shopping Center… Read more “My Memories of John’s Garage Restaurant and Filling Station at Ford City Shopping Center in Chicago.”
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.
Photo Gallery of my Canfield’s Soft Drinks Videos.
You can view the photos here or on my Facebook page Vanished Chicagoland. Thank you!
My new videos about Canfield’s Soft Drinks.
I have created five videos about Canfield’s Soft Drinks. I will have the links here: I hope you will like them. I will post them on my… Read more “My new videos about Canfield’s Soft Drinks.”
Happy 50th Anniversary to Sesame Street! My story on classic sketches, memorable cartoons, and forgotten characters.
Sesame Street premiered on November 10, 1969, on WTTW-TV Channel 11 in Chicago. I was in the first grade when I first watched it, and my family… Read more “Happy 50th Anniversary to Sesame Street! My story on classic sketches, memorable cartoons, and forgotten characters.”
Bargain Town! Bargain Town! Bargain Town! My memories of that wonderful toy store in Chicago.
Hi everyone! Today I will be writing that famous toy store, Children’s Bargain Town U.S.A. that was in business prominently in the late 1950s, 1960s and early… Read more “Bargain Town! Bargain Town! Bargain Town! My memories of that wonderful toy store in Chicago.”
Watching movies on TV with a VCR in the 80s and 90s in Chicago.
Hello everyone. Today I am writing my story on having a VCR in my house while I was growing up in Chicago in the 80s and… Read more “Watching movies on TV with a VCR in the 80s and 90s in Chicago.”