North River Commission and the Albany Park Chamber of Commerce are partnering with Albany Park Dines (a project of Albany Park neighbors), Chicago for Chicagoans, Brick of Chicago, Nighthawk Chicago, and The Kedzie Inn for Tastes and Tours of Albany Park, a weekend filled with organized tours and activities highlighting the great community of Albany […]
1967 Top Hat jacket worn by Stewart Davidson. Photo courtesy of Jerry Alter. Guest blogpost by Charles “Chuck” Bordo I was a member of the Deborah Boys Club, and an active member of the Top Hats in 1961 and 1962. Where I lived in Budlong Woods was a relatively new neighborhood, and Mather High School […]
If you been in Chicago any time over the past, say, 50 or so years, and have had raisin pumpernickel or onion rye at one of Rich Melman’s Lettuce Entertain You restaurant; an onion pletzle at Ricky’s, Melman’s father’s restaurant; dinner rolls at the Palm or Carson’s the Place for Ribs or one of Gene […]
Enjoy these highlights from a Jewish History Walking Tour of Albany Park.
Ravenswood Terminal at Kimball and Lawrence Roosevelt class of 1966 alum and former Roosevelt Review photographer Marc Klowden shared four of the many, many photos he has taken in Albany Park. The photos in this post all date from 1968. Can someone explain the huts pictured outside the Ravenswood (i.e., the Brown Line) station house? I remember […]
Circa 1956. Courtesy of Janet (Fensin) Klee. TOP ROW (from left): Phyllis Schwartz Miller, Lillian Hoffman _______, Judy Cohen Kaiman, Beverly Stern Dolin, Alyce Cogan Ransom, Sherry Annex, Rozzie Zensiper Grossman FOURTH ROW: Maxine Kozlov Hyken, Rochelle ________, Rella Silvers, Marlene Absler Kaplan, Natalie Mann ________, Phyllis Freeman Geren THIRD ROW: J. Carole Atkin, Barbara […]
For decades, the building that housed the former Deborah Boys Club on Kimball and Ainslie was home to the Albany Park Community Center (APCC), an organization that carried on Deborah’s mission to support the community through social services. Recently, APCC consolidated all its programming into another landmark Albany Park building, the former location of Arie Crown Hebrew Day School, […]
All Hibbard alumni are welcome to come back to their roots and remember golden times. A short program will feature alumni remembrances and a musical performance by a group of Hibbard students. The building will be open for tours and connecting with old friends. Stories, laughter and cherished memories guaranteed. If you wish to make […]
Top row left to right: Mike Minsky, Elliot Kalina, Jerry Lazar, Lenny Nachbin, Marty Hordetsky, Kenny Keer, Larry Beck, Al Goodman, Shelly Chaplik. Middle row: Gary Silverman, Woody Wallace, Al Levy, Richie Feldman, Gary Morgan, Stu Fishman, Paul schrager, Gene Jackson. Bottom row: Al sperling, Arnie Bernard, Mike Lowy, Jerry Handel, Herb Singer, Albie Wagner […]
Although so many of you have remembered Maury’s in your comments on this blog, the story and his photo were missing from these pages. No longer.
