Lincolnwoodhttp://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/en-US2010-07-30T02:15:09ZSquarespace Site Server v5.11.5 (http://www.squarespace.com/)Sauganash Cyclehttp://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/24/sauganash-cycle.htmlMark Potash2009-04-24T20:48:38Z

This is an advertisement for Schwinn bikes from a 1960s "Boys Life" magazine. We bought our Schwinn's at Sauganash Cycle, which I think was on Cicero near Peterson, right? Always wanted an "Orange Krate" or at least a "Fastback" with the 5-speed stickshift, but ended up with the classic Stingray. For $86.95 (1960s dollars), I can see why my dad wouldn't pop for the Orange Krate.

]]>Jack's Restaurant -- before it was Jack'shttp://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/22/jacks-restaurant-before-it-was-jacks.htmlMark Potash2009-04-22T19:30:30Z

One of the great late-night hangout spots in Lincolnwood lore was Jack's Restaurant on Touhy across the Edens in Skokie. This is a postal card from the 1950s, when the place was called Jake's after owner Jake Joseph. I guess he changed his name to Jack sometime soon after that.

Unfortunately, smoking ordinances killed Jack's late-night business and it now is only open until like 3 p.m. or something. I know know for sure because I haven't been there in a long time, which is too bad.

]]>Doralhttp://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/22/doral.htmlMark Potash2009-04-22T19:26:42ZThis is a postal card from Doral Restaurant at Touhy and Kilpatrick, not far from Biasetti's. We used to go there a lot. It's a Greek restaurant now, I think.

]]>Anybody remember this place?http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/12/anybody-remember-this-place.htmlMark Potash2009-04-12T06:03:37ZDoes anybody remember the Hickory Pit. It was on Lincoln Ave., across from Gabby Hartnett's -- probably just north of the bank, I think:

]]>WCFL Top 40 -- April 8, 1971http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/12/wcfl-top-40-april-8-1971.htmlMark Potash2009-04-12T05:08:51ZTom Jones, The Temptations, the Carpenters, The Ides of March, Alice Cooper, Paul McCartney, Janis Joplin, Marvin Gaye, The Patridge Family, Santana and the Jackson 5. It's no wonder I developed eclectic tastes in music.

]]>Hangoutshttp://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/7/hangouts.htmlMark Potash2009-04-07T20:53:18ZThanks to Davis Glassberg for forwarding these photos of Lincolnwood-area hangouts. As I told Davis, if anyone has a photo of King Coal on Touhy and Crawford, I would love to see it.

Here is the Bunny Hutch, where they sold Green River.

And here is the former Dairy Queen, home of Mr. Mistees and where I once saw the world's tallest man, 8-foot-2 Don Koehler, driving from the back seat of his car.

And here's a fire truck from Kiddieland at McCormick and Devon, right behind Lincoln Village. They also had great batting cages there.

]]>Guess who?http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/4/guess-who.htmlMark Potash2009-04-04T23:24:16ZCan you guess which member of the Lincoln Hall Class of '73 this is? Does anybody else still have their's?

]]>Niles West Class of '77 reunion, 2008http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/1/niles-west-class-of-77-reunion-2008.htmlMark Potash2009-04-01T21:50:32ZHere's the group photo from our 31-year class reunion in 2008. I apologize if it doesn't show up very clearly:

]]>The Lincoln Hall Class of 1973http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/1/the-lincoln-hall-class-of-1973.htmlMark Potash2009-04-01T21:24:34ZHere is the "Class Roll Call" from our graduation ceremony at Lincoln Hall on June 14, 1973. All I remember was the speaker's story was about Charles Walgreen, who started the Walgreens drug store chain ("And the man's name was Charles Walgreen"):

]]>Does anybody remember this movie?http://www.dailynewschicago.com/lincolnwood/2009/4/1/does-anybody-remember-this-movie.htmlMark Potash2009-04-01T00:47:31ZWhen we were in sixth grade, I think, we saw a series of movie clips. One of them was the opening scene to "Pride of the Yankees." Another was this movie, "The Boy With The Green Hair." I can't remember what the purpose of showing us those clips was, but I remember the movies. Here's a clip from "The Boy With The Green Hair." Probably not the clip we saw in school, but it still brought back fond memories of my youth:

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