Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about the Japanese cartoon series Prince Planet. This show was my second favorite that was imported from Japan. Speed Racer… Read more “My fond memories of watching Prince Planet on WSNS-TV Channel 44 in Chicago during the 1970s.”

Hello everyone. Today’s story will be about Jerry Taft, the retired meteorologist who entertained us on our television screens for over forty years in Chicago. I was… Read more “My fondest memories of watching local meteorologist Jerry Taft in Chicago.”

Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about my memories of having a rotary dial telephone in my house while growing up in Chicago. Those types of… Read more “My fond memories of having a rotary dial telephone at my house in Chicago.”

Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about Fahey Flynn who was a local newscaster in Chicago for over forty years. He started working in Wisconsin and… Read more “My fond memories of watching Fahey Flynn on TV in Chicago.”

Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about my fond memories of shopping at Kresge’s. The store was in business for over a hundred years and is… Read more “My fond memories of shopping at S.S. Kresge’s in Chicago.”

Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about the movie Jaws. It was released in theaters on June 20, 1975. When the movie was released, existence changed… Read more “The 45th Anniversary of Jaws. The classic movie that I watched and didn’t watched.”

Here are the photos from the remake of Chicago’s Extinct Businesses first video that I created back in 2015. Here they are! Enjoy! Thank you. Pete Kastanes-Admin… Read more “Photos from my video: Vanished Chicagoland Volume 1.”