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My name is Pete Kastanes and, I am the creator of the Vanished Chicagoland account. I am on several social media accounts and have a podcast called Vanished Chicagoland Stories. I am also a prostate cancer survivor.
Joe Bohannon, also known as Jobo, has passed away at the age of 70. I used to listen to him and Eddie Volkman on their morning show on B96 in the 1980s. We became Facebook friends a couple of years ago. I will talk about him on my next podcast episode this weekend. I'm very sad.
24.11.2025 21:26 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
Joe Bohannon, also known as Jobo, has passed away at the age of 70. I used to listen to him and Eddie Volkman on their morning show on B96 in the 1980s. We became Facebook friends a couple of years ago. I will talk about him on my next podcast episode this weekend. I'm very sad.
24.11.2025 21:26 — 👍 10 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 2
Here is a shopping bag from High-Low Foods. That grocery store was in the Chicagoland area for many years and most people remember it today. Please share your memories. Thank you!
24.11.2025 18:46 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Here is a shopping bag from High-Low Foods. That grocery store was in the Chicagoland area for many years and most people remember it today. Please share your memories. Thank you!
24.11.2025 18:46 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Here is vintage printing block from Kroch’s & Brentano’s Bookstore in Chicago.
24.11.2025 03:49 — 👍 8 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 495 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is now available to listen to! I will discuss my Thanksgiving memories as a child, and read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago. youtu.be/XxvVRHV9XIw
23.11.2025 20:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 495 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is now available to listen to! I will discuss my Thanksgiving memories as a child, and read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago. youtu.be/XxvVRHV9XIw
23.11.2025 20:18 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 495 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! I will share my Thanksgiving memories from childhood, and I will read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago.
23.11.2025 05:57 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 495 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! I will share my Thanksgiving memories from childhood, and I will read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago.
23.11.2025 05:57 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will share my Thanksgiving memories from childhood, and I will read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago. This turkey roasting pan reminds me of the one my mom had. She hasn't used it in years. Coming soon!
22.11.2025 21:20 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will share my Thanksgiving memories from childhood, and I will read a 1961 Thanksgiving menu from The Water Tower Inn in Chicago. This turkey roasting pan reminds me of the one my mom had. She hasn't used it in years. Coming soon!
22.11.2025 21:20 — 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 2 📌 1
Episode 494 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is now available to listen to! I will discuss the Bluebird Coach Lines Buses and read a 1971 menu from Biasetti’s Restaurant in Chicago. youtu.be/9vyvWEjK7Ek
22.11.2025 18:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 494 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! I will read a 1971 menu from Biasetti’s Steakhouse Restaurant in Chicago, and I will discuss the Bluebird Coach Lines Buses.
22.11.2025 05:48 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 494 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! I will read a 1971 menu from Biasetti’s Steakhouse Restaurant in Chicago, and I will discuss the Bluebird Coach Lines Buses.
22.11.2025 05:48 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
One of my cherished childhood memories is visiting Woolworth’s. This photo reminds me of the one located at the corner of E 113th St & S. Michigan Ave in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. The building still stands there.
21.11.2025 19:56 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
One of my cherished childhood memories is visiting Woolworth’s. This photo reminds me of the one located at the corner of E 113th St & S. Michigan Ave in the Roseland neighborhood of Chicago. The building still stands there.
21.11.2025 19:56 — 👍 14 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 1
In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will read a menu from Biasetti’s Steakhouse Restaurant in Chicago, and I will discuss the Bluebird Coach Lines Buses. It's coming soon!
21.11.2025 18:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
In the next episode of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast, I will read a menu from Biasetti’s Steakhouse Restaurant in Chicago, and I will discuss the Bluebird Coach Lines Buses. It's coming soon!
21.11.2025 18:06 — 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Here's a 1954 photo of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Department Store on State Street celebrating its 100th anniversary. The store first opened in 1854.
20.11.2025 19:01 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
Here's a 1954 photo of Carson Pirie Scott & Co. Department Store on State Street celebrating its 100th anniversary. The store first opened in 1854.
20.11.2025 19:01 — 👍 18 🔁 2 💬 0 📌 0
This is one of my favorite photos taken at night — a Clark Gas Station. The exact location is unknown. It reminds me of the one in my old neighborhood at W 79th St and S Hamlin Ave, near Bogan High School in Chicago, where I graduated in 1981.
20.11.2025 05:45 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
This is one of my favorite photos taken at night — a Clark Gas Station. The exact location is unknown. It reminds me of the one in my old neighborhood at W 79th St and S Hamlin Ave, near Bogan High School in Chicago, where I graduated in 1981.
20.11.2025 05:45 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 0
My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook page now has 88,000 followers! Thank you, everyone, for making this page enjoyable! I really appreciate it! Let's keep it going so we can make it to 90,000 or 100,000!
19.11.2025 19:13 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook page now has 88,000 followers! Thank you, everyone, for making this page enjoyable! I really appreciate it! Let's keep it going so we can make it to 90,000 or 100,000!
19.11.2025 19:13 — 👍 7 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Here's a photo of Marriott’s Great America in Gurnee, IL, from the late 1970s. It is now called Six Flags Great America. Please share your memories of visiting the park. This photo is stunning! Thank you!
19.11.2025 16:06 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Here's a photo of Marriott’s Great America in Gurnee, IL, from the late 1970s. It is now called Six Flags Great America. Please share your memories of visiting the park. This photo is stunning! Thank you!
19.11.2025 16:06 — 👍 13 🔁 2 💬 1 📌 0
Have you ever eaten at Long John Silver’s Seafood Restaurant? I have eaten there a couple of times in the 1980s. I don't believe they are still located in the Chicagoland area. Please share your memories. Thank you!
18.11.2025 20:26 — 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 3 📌 1
Episode 493 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is now available to listen to! I will read ads from The Chicago Tribune from The Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL, and read a 1963 menu from Don The Beachcomber Restaurant in Chicago. youtu.be/5HbpvVIoPbg
18.11.2025 19:37 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 493 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! will read some pages from The Chicago Tribune about some of the stores from Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL. Also, I will read a 1963 menu from Don the Beachcomber Restaurant.
18.11.2025 04:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Episode 493 of Vanished Chicagoland Stories The Podcast is coming tomorrow! will read some pages from The Chicago Tribune about some of the stores from Old Chicago Indoor Amusement Park in Bolingbrook, IL. Also, I will read a 1963 menu from Don the Beachcomber Restaurant.
18.11.2025 04:52 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
