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From Vanished Chicagoland's Facebook Page, I will write stories about my memories about businesses and events that happened while I was growing up in Chicago.

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    Here are the twelve photos from each month of 2020 of the most popular posts from my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page! There was too much nonsense, and my illness made this year unforgettable. It’s almost over!

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    30 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    Merry Christmas, everyone! Here is a photo of Candy Cane Lane at Marshall Field Department Store in Chicago in 1954.

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    25 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    The photos from my Christmas video, Vintage Chicago Christmas Catalogs

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    20 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    My new Christmas video is now published! It’s called Vanished Chicagoland Presents Vintage Chicago Christmas Catalogs. It will also be posted on my other social media accounts. Thank you!

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    19 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    My memories of watching the reruns of the classic television series The Night Gallery on WFLD-TV Channel 32 in Chicago.

    Today I will be writing about the most memorable and bizarre television series I have ever watched as a child. Night Gallery premiered on December 16, 1970,… Read more “My memories of watching the reruns of the classic television series The Night Gallery on WFLD-TV Channel 32 in Chicago.”

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    16 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    My favorite Christmas toys as a child growing up in Chicago.

    Everyone’s favorite memory as a child was fondly receiving their favorite toy or game at Christmas time. I will write my favorites here in my new story.… Read more “My favorite Christmas toys as a child growing up in Chicago.”

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    13 Dec 202013 Dec 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    My fondest memories of watching Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, and Frosty The Snowman on WGN-TV Channel 9 while growing up in Chicago.

    I will now begin to write a story about three animated cartoons that aired in Chicago during our favorite children’s shows on WGN-TV Channel 9 that were… Read more “My fondest memories of watching Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, and Frosty The Snowman on WGN-TV Channel 9 while growing up in Chicago.”

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    29 Nov 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    Fond memories at Bogan High School in Chicago. My freshman year.

    Hello everyone! Around this time, 43 years ago, I attended my first day at Bogan High School as a freshman. That day I entered a world that… Read more “Fond memories at Bogan High School in Chicago. My freshman year.”

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    22 Nov 202022 Nov 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    Polk Brothers Appliance Store memories. What merchandise I bought in Chicago.

    Hello everyone. Today I will be writing about my fondest memories of shopping at Polk Brothers Appliance Stores in Chicago. They were one of the most well-known… Read more “Polk Brothers Appliance Store memories. What merchandise I bought in Chicago.”

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    15 Nov 202015 Nov 2020 by Pete Kastanes

    My fondest memories of watching Alex Trebek on Jeopardy and other game shows on television while growing up in Chicago.

    Hello everyone. Today I will be writing a tribute story about Alex Trebek. He was a long time host of the television game show Jeopardy. He started… Read more “My fondest memories of watching Alex Trebek on Jeopardy and other game shows on television while growing up in Chicago.”

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    8 Nov 20208 Nov 2020 by Pete Kastanes

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    My new story about Chicago’s vanished hamburger restaurants is now published! www.vanishedchicagoland.blog
    Coming soon, my new story on my blog will be about the hamburger restaurants that are no longer in the Chicagoland area. www.vanishedchicagoland.blog
    Tonight we celebrate my brother's birthday, living in California now, and my mother's, which was yesterday. She baked a yellow cake, and it was delicious!
    50 years ago tonight, Creature Features on WGN-TV Channel 9 aired the 1932 movie The Mummy on March 6, 1971.
    Here is a photo of The Oyster Restaurant. Once located at 1801 W Lawrence Ave in Chicago. Photo credit by Robert W. Krueger.
    Here is a photo of State Street in the 1960s in Chicago. 149 Stateliner CTA Bus and Woolworth’s are shown in the photo.
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