Lincolnwood

Sauganash Cycle

Mark Potash — Fri, 24 Apr 2009 20:48:38 +0000

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's

Mark Potash — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:30:30 +0000

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.

Doral

Mark Potash — Wed, 22 Apr 2009 19:26:42 +0000

This 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?

Mark Potash — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 06:03:37 +0000

Does 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, 1971

Mark Potash — Sun, 12 Apr 2009 05:08:51 +0000

Tom 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.

Hangouts

Mark Potash — Tue, 07 Apr 2009 20:53:18 +0000

Thanks 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?

Mark Potash — Sat, 04 Apr 2009 23:24:16 +0000

Can 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, 2008

Mark Potash — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:50:32 +0000

Here'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 1973

Mark Potash — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 21:24:34 +0000

Here 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?

Mark Potash — Wed, 01 Apr 2009 00:47:31 +0000

When 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: