We welcome a guest post from Dr. Earl Jann, who grew up at Troy and Lawrence.
Member number one of the Albany Park Deborah Boys Club
by Frances Archer on 11. May, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
On the air
by Frances Archer on 08. May, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
Check out my interview about growing up in the North Park community on local television station WCIU’s program, Chicago.Now. I cannot believe I did not mention the park.
Because it’s Earth Day
by Frances Archer on 19. Apr, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
The history of gardening in Chicago’s North Park community goes back so far and has so many noteworthy characters and interesting stories it easily could fill a book.
They were singing a different tune in Albany Park in the early 1950s
by Frances Archer on 21. Mar, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
“Korea was a million miles away except for one of ours who was drafted and sent there. When he left it seemed the party was over. Nothing lasts forever.”
This was how they rolled in Albany Park
by Frances Archer on 13. Mar, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
“Back then there was a traffic law, you didn’t need a driver’s license if you were 14 years old and the bike was under 5 hp. Well, it was just a decal that gave the officer the hp. My bike was the exact same bike Marlon Brando rode in the movie The Wild One.”
This was Deborah, Part 3
by Frances Archer on 04. Mar, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
Today I’m sharing some photographs from the 2005 Deborah Boys Club reunion, but first let me tell you a bit about Jim Cash, who sent in these photographs. His story will bring back some 1960s-era Albany Park memories.
This was Deborah, Part 2
by Frances Archer on 27. Feb, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
Marcia Zuckerman contributed this blogpost about the history of Deborah Boys Club. When she was employed at JCYS (Jewish Council for Youth Services), Marcia was part of a research team that uncovered many wonderful aspects of early Jewish immigrant life, especially the Deborah Boys Club.
The Storyteller from Albany Park
by Frances Archer on 20. Feb, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
On Friday nights we went to the Terminal theater. It seemed like 5,000 teenagers were there. After the movie, we’d go to Purity deli for kishkes and cherry Cokes.
Albany Park Cool
by Frances Archer on 13. Feb, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
“We all hung out just west of Kimball on Lawrence, north side of the street. There were enough bikes and we made enough trouble that the police came.”
A look back at Lincoln Village Shopping Center
by Frances Archer on 29. Jan, 2012 in Chicago neighborhoods
If you only know from what Lincoln Village Shopping Center looks like today, then E. G. Shinner’s 1950 vision of a pleasant shopping environment makes no sense at all.
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Albany Park Cool
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Member number one of the Albany Park Deborah Boys Club
11. May, 2012
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Meet the Top Hats
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