We were never trouble makers, just a group unafraid to push back when pushed. In retrospect, we were good role models.
Lil Gents 1953
A Funny Fellow Remembers Albany Park
He attended Haugen Elementary School and graduated from Roosevelt High School; he had been a fountain boy at S&L and a regular at Purity Delicatessen; he got kishke to go from Harvey’s Deli and sold shoes at Maling’s, and he still has his Funny Fellows club jacket.
I Scream, You Scream, We All Screamed for Loree’s
In this summer of record-breaking temperatures, my mind is on ice cream. I’ve been remembering the hot fudge sundaes topped with multicolored whipped cream at Loree’s Snack Shop on Foster at Sawyer. Could go for one right now.
Art world and underworld collide in The Icon Thief
As I read Oak Park author Alec Nevala-Lee’s first novel I kept saying to myself, I can’t believe this is a first novel.
Connections at the Crossroads
It’s not just the stop sign that looks so unfamiliar. Where’s the traffic light at the northeast corner of Kimball and Bryn Mawr, the busy crossroads at the heart of Chicago’s Hollywood Park neighborhood?
Seeing the poetry in Hollywood Park
In his deeply evocative poem, “Up from the Alleys,” Martin Marcus recaptures public history and private moments of joy and sadness from his 1940s-era childhood spent in Chicago’s Hollywood Park neighborhood.
75 candles for the Von Steuben High School class of 1955
Howard Glantz, regular contributor to this blog, asked me to help spread the word about the upcoming 75th birthday celebration for Von Steuben’s January and June 1955 classes. If you know other members of the ’55 class, please tell them about the event. Knowing Howard, this will be a great time. When: July 21, 2012 Where: Mission […]
Member number one of the Albany Park Deborah Boys Club
We welcome a guest post from Dr. Earl Jann, who grew up at Troy and Lawrence.
Meet the Top Hats
The Top Hats were a Roosevelt High School Club.
On the air
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.