Business List Updated!

Thank to everyone who has added to the list! LEt's try and break 100!
1). Marshall Fields (now Macy's)
2). Wiebolts
3). Main Street (now Kohl's)
4). Jack In The Box (still in other states and southern Illinois)
5). Chicken Delight ("Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight", still in other states)
6). Robert Hall
7). Winchell Donuts
8). Silo Electronics
9). Sounds Good Music
10). Flipside Records
11). Pacific Stereo
12). Mayflower Supermarket
13). Kohls Supermarket
14). Standard Gas Stations
15). Handy Andy Home Improvments
16). Service Merchandise
17). McDades
18). United Audio
19). Fotomat
20). Montgomery Wards
21). M&R Movie Theaters
22). Plitt Movie Theathers
23). Wags Restaurants
24). Woolworths
25). Kresges (Merged into K-Mart)
26). Ames Dept. Stores
27). JoJo's Restaurants
28). Venture 29). Turnstyle
30). Polk Brothers
31). Poppin' Fresh Pies (now Baker's Square)
32). Morrie Mages Sporting Goods
33). Bosa Donuts
34). Franks Nursery and Crafts
35). A&P Foods
36). Kroch and Brentanos Bookstore
37). Crown Books
38). National Tea
39). Jewel Tea (now just Jewel)
40). Madigans Clothing
41). Bargin Town (now Toys 'R Us)
42). Dog N' Suds Drive-Ins
43). Sinclair Gas Stations
44). Yankee Doodle Dandy Fast Food
45). Chas. A Stevens Clothing
46). Highland Electronics
47). Big Boy Restaurants
48). Amaco Gas Stations
49). Community Discount
50). Kroger Foods
51). Playback Electronics (I used to buy all my car stereos and 8 tracks there)
52). Cock Robin Ice Cream
53). BJ's Warehouse Club
54). Pacific Stereo
55). Shakey's Pizza (sing along pizza place, follow the bouncing ball)
56). Ponderosa Steak House
57). Bonnanza Steak House
58). Ground Round
59). Chicken Unlimited
60). Goldblatts
61). Thom Mcann Shoes
62). Zayre
63). Lee Wards Crafts
64). Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips
65). Sizzlers 66). Texaco Gas Stations
67). Purple Martin Gas Stations
68). Ground Round Restaurants (throw your peanut shells on the floor)
69). Saxons Paint and Wallpaper
70). Mr Donut 71). Hot Sam Pretzels (only in malls)
72). Orange Julius (used to be one in Woodfield and I think one in Yorktown Malls)
73). Docktor's Pet Stores
74). Lord and Taylor
75). Merry-Go-Round Clothing Stores
76). Amy Joy Donuts
77). Stuart Anderson's Cattle Company
78).Eggheads Software
79). Herman's Sporting goods
80). Builders Square (thanks for this one, I was going crazy trying to think of the name of this place. This was owned by KMart)
81). PharMor
82). Golden Bear Restaurants
83). Peppers Waterbeds
84). Thompson's
85) Wanzer Dairy
86). Steinberg Baum
87). Shoppers World
88). Omni Food Store
89). Highland Appliances
90). Galyans
91). Child World
92). Eagle Food
93). W.T. Grants
94). E.J.Korvettes
95). HomeBase
96). Italian U-Boat Submarines

List of Businesses No Longer in the Chicago Metro Area

The demise of Marshall Fields name in the Chicago area had me doing some reminscing about other businesses that have either left the area, gone out of business or were bought by another company. I am just thinking larger businesses. See what you can add and I will keep a running list.

1). Marshall Fields (now Macy's)
2). Wiebolts
3). Main Street (now Kohl's)
4). Jack In The Box (still in other states and southern Illinois)
5). Chicken Delight ("Don't cook tonight, call Chicken Delight", still in other states)
6). Robert Hall
7). Winchell Donuts
8). Silo Electronics
9). Sounds Good Music
10). Flipside Records
11). Pacific Stereo
12). Mayflower Supermarket
13). Kohls Supermarket
14). Standard Gas Stations
15). Handy Andy Home Improvments
16). Service Merchandise
17). McDades
18). United Audio
19). Fotomat
20). Montgomery Wards
21). M&R Movie Theaters
22). Plitt Movie Theathers
23). Wags Restaurants
24). Woolworths
25). Kresges (Merged into K-Mart)
26). Ames Dept. Stores
27). JoJo's Restaurants
28). Venture
29). Turnstyle
30). Polk Brothers
31). Poppin' Fresh Pies (now Baker's Square)
32). Morrie Mages Sporting Goods
33). Bosa Donuts
34). Franks Nursery and Crafts
35). A&P Foods
36). Kroch and Brentanos Bookstore
37). Crown Books
38). National Tea
39). Jewel Tea (now just Jewel)
40). Madigans Clothing
41). Bargin Town (now Toys 'R Us)
42). Dog N' Suds Drive-Ins
43). Sinclair Gas Stations
44). Yankee Doodle Dandy Fast Food
45). Chas. A Stevens Clothing
46). Highland Electronics
47). Big Boy Restaurants
48). Amaco Gas Stations
49). Community Discount
50). Kroger Foods
51). Playback Electronics (I used to buy all my car stereos and 8 tracks there)
52). Cock Robin Ice Cream
53). BJ's Warehouse Club
54). Pacific Stereo
55). Shakey's Pizza (sing along pizza place, follow the bouncing ball)
56). Ponderosa Steak House
57). Bonnanza Steak House
58). Ground Round
59). Chicken Unlimited
60). Goldblatts
61). Thom Mcann Shoes
62). Zayre
63). Lee Wards Crafts
64). Arthur Treachers Fish & Chips
65). Sizzlers
66). Texaco Gas Stations
67). Purple Martin Gas Stations
68). Ground Round Restaurants (throw your peanut shells on the floor)
69). Saxons Paint and Wallpaper
70). Mr Donut
71). Hot Sam Pretzels (only in malls)
72). Orange Julius (used to be one in Woodfield and I think one in Yorktown Malls)
73). Docktor's Pet Stores
74). Lord and Taylor
75). Merry-Go-Round Clothing Stores

Krazy Kids Items - a photoset on Flickr

Krazy Kids Items - a photoset on Flickr

This is fun! I remember many of these products from my youth. I really remember the Kelloggs Presto Pizza, which is kind of a Pop Tart Pizza. If I remember correctly, these were pretty tasty! My great-aunt Doris used to buy these for my lunch in grammer school. Does anyone know if they still make the small ceral boxes the opened up into a bowl? I always got a kick out of those.

America on the Move

I found a fun fitness website name AmericaOnTheMove.Org it's full of tips on healthy eating, fitness and recipes. Check it out. I'm doing the Steptember Challange. This involvles pick a virtual trail to walk on the website. There are about 5 to choose from. I'm doing the Alaska Military Trail. You have to wear a pedometer and enter the number of steps you walk each day into the website. You then move along the trail and you have to finish by a certain date. The trail I picked involves walking an average of 3560 steps per day to meet the goal of finishing the trail. Certain physical activities translate into more steps, like working out on a crosstrainer gives you 218 steps a minute. It's fun and it's free, give it a try!

The Johnny Appleseed Festival is this Saturday, September 23rd in Historic Downtown Crystal Lake. Stop on by to talk to Johnny himself or enjoy world famous brats or hot dogs from the Knights of Columbus. Watch the Great Ball Race! This year, there is even a special twist to the race. You have to see it to believe it!

Crystal Lake Cemetery Walk

Sunday, September 17, 2006 is the Annual Crystal Lake Cemetery Walk. This years theme is "Crystal Lake Firsts". I will be the actor playing the part of George Irwin, the first and only first person killed harvesting ice on Crystal Lake. Stop by and see me!

1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
$5.00 for adults
$3.00 for students
Keepsake booklet, tour and refreshments included

Union Cemetery

On Woodstock Street just west of Dole Avenue.
call 815-455-1151 for more info!

See ya there!

God's Billboard

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