Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Episode 75: I will be talking about Forgotten & Defunct Chicago Professional Sports Teams.

Episode 74: Vinyl Record, 8-Track Tape, Tape Cassette, or Compact Disc? Which audio format did you like? I will discuss my memories of all of them. A couple of corrections: I mentioned the book store…

Episode 73: I will be talking about my memories of watching the TV series, The Electric Company in Chicago.

Episode 72: I will be talking about my Halloween memories growing up in Chicago. Good and bad. Well, mostly bad. 

Episode 71: I will be talking about my memories of the toys from The Ideal Toy Company when I was a child in Chicago.

Episode 70: I will be talking about Altman Camera Company, Connie Szerszen of WSDM-FM 98, and Evans Furrier Store in Chicago.

Episode 69: I will be talking about Drewrys Beer, Forgotten Hostess Snack Cakes, and McLaughlin's Manor House Coffee. 

Episode 68: I will be talking about Jewel Grand Bazaar, John T. Shayne Clothing Store, Kiddytown Amusement Park, and Chicago Police Officer Leonard Baldy.

Episode 67: I will talk about celebrating The 70th Anniversary of I Love Lucy. My Chicago memories of watching the show. Clips from the show are credited by The Museum of Classic Chicago Television (…

Episode 66: I will be talking about The Zenith Display Salon Store The Blue Fairy, and my favorite Salerno Cookie when I was a kid. 

Episode 65: I will be talking about Screaming Yellow Theater, 1800 N Clybourn Ave Shopping Mall, and the closing of Riverview Park. 

Episode 64: I will be talking about The 60th Anniversary of The Dick Van Dyke Show & Schulien's Restaurant in Chicago. I started watching The Dick Van Dyke Show in reruns on WGN-TV Channel 9 when I w…

I will be talking about The 60th Anniversary of the TV series Hazel. Reruns aired on WGN-TV Channel 9 & WSNS-TV Channel 44.

The first episode of my new podcast. It is called Vanished Chicagoland Stories. This is just a test. We will see how it will progress.

Episode 62: I will be talking about Bramson Women's Clothing Store, Aylward's Round-Up Restaurant, and Stuart Brent Bookstore in Chicago.

Episode 61: I will be talking about Vintage Wacky Packages, Sandy The Clown from Bozo's Circus, and The Chicago American Newspaper.

Episode 60: I will be talking about The Closing Sears Stores in Chicago and attending my Bogan High School 40th Reunion Party. 

Episode 59: I will be talking about Bozo: The World's Most Famous Clown Cartoon Show, Toot-A-Loop Radio, Allison Payne from WGN-TV Channel 9, and more.

Episode 58: I will be talking about Part 4 of Vanished Chicagoland, celebrating Bozo's Circus Month, the 60th Anniversary of The Dick Tracy Show, hosted by Ray Rayner. It too debuted on September 11,…

Episode 57: Part 3 of Vanished Chicagoland celebrating Bozo's Circus  Month. Debuted on September 11, 1961. I will discuss the history of Bozo's Circus. Clips from the show are credited by The Museum…