Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Hello everyone. Oh boy, where do I start on this one? The animated cartoon series, Speed Racer remains one of the most memorable shows that still sticks… Read more “My fond memories of watching Speed Racer on Channels 32 & 44 in Chicago.”

  Welcome, everyone. When The 1967 Blizzard hit Chicago on January 26, 1967, my mother told me of her memories of that day. She remembered it like… Read more “My story of The Chicago 1967 Blizzard.”

Out of the all the stories I have written on my blog since June of last year, this is got to be the toughest. This morning, I… Read more “A tribute to my former boss at American Express Travel, Steve Ginardi. Manager, friend, and a wonderful human being.”

Hello everyone. Today I will be talking about Chicken Unlimited restaurants that were very prominent in the 60s and 70s in the Chicagoland area. The chicken was… Read more “My memories of eating at Chicken Unlimited in Chicago.”

Today I am writing about the TV cartoon series, The Funny Company. The show debuted in 1963 in syndication, and it is fondly remembered by everyone who… Read more “My memories of watching The Funny Company on WGN-TV in Chicago.”

Here are the most popular posts from each month from 2019. Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page is fast approaching to 50,000 likes in 2020. Happy New Year everyone!

Now, will it be easy for me to begin to write a story about three animated cartoons that aired in Chicago during our favorite children’s shows on… Read more “Watching Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake and Frosty The Snowman on WGN-TV Channel 9 while growing up in Chicago.”