CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – PACKAGE – CHICAGO – SALERNO SUGARED JINGLES – ORIGINAL PACKAGE – CAME OUT NOV 1952 WHEN WE LIVED IN HYDE PARK – APPEARED EACH YEAR AT CHRISTMAS SEASON – THIS BOX IS MARKED 1954 – NOW THE COMPANY AND THE COOKIE ARE GONE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – THE BAMBOO ROOM – COUNTRY CLUB HOTEL – 6930 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – “MOST INTIMATE ROOM IN TOWN” – 1950s

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – PHOTO – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – PRIVATE PORTION THEN CALLED NICHOLS BEACH – UNKNOWN GROUP POSING WITH PIER AND CHANGE HOUSES BEHIND – THIS WAS SOMEWHERE AROUND 76TH TO 77TH – 1914

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY (ACTUALLY AGFACHROME IN A FEW CASES) – 1968 OCT 11 – RAINBOW GARDENS – LOOKING N ON CENTER AISLE – IT WAS A DELIGHTFUL PLACE – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – RAINBOW GARDENS – ONE OF THE CRAB APPLE TREES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – RAINBOW GARDENS – CHUCKY SITTING IN HIS FAVORITE CORDUROY JACKET – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – WINDOWS OF THE MURRAY SCHOOL – BUILT NEAR THE OLD KENWOOD BRANCH COTTAGES – THE BROKEN WINDOWS REMIND ME OF DAYS AT KOZMYNSKI WHERE MORE THAN ONCE A SUPERINTENDENT WOULD COME IN TO FIX A WINDOW – THEY JUST SLAPPED A NEW PIECE OF GLASS OVER THE BROKEN PANE AND SWEPT UP THE GLASS ON THE FLOOR – SEEMED KIND OF SYMBOLIC OF THE DECAY UNDERWAY THEN – NEAR 53RD AND KENWOOD – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – KOZMYNSKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 936 E 54TH – SHOWING PLAY AREA – NOTE BLACK P STONE RANGERS GRAFFITI – IT WAS IN MY DAY (1953-4) JUST BLACKSTONE RANGERS – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – KOZMYNSKI ELEMENTARY SCHOOL 936 E 54TH – BEAUTIFUL OLD BUILDING BUT A PRETTY HATEFUL PLACE IN MY DAY WITH A GENUINELY SICK AND ABUSIVE TEACHER NAMED MR NEWMAN AND A SMALL GANG OF BLACK GUYS WHO RAN AROUND THE SCHOOL YARD HITTING KIDS OR KNOCKING THEM DOWN – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – KENWOOD ELEMENTARY TEMPORARY BRANCH 3 IN THE EARLY 1950s – WE CALLED THEM THE COTTAGES AND THEY WERE IN PARK AT 53RD AND KENWOOD – NOTE STORES ON 53RD – AMAZING THEY STILL STOOD WHEN I TOOK THE PHOTOS – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – KENWOOD ELEMENTARY BRANCH 3 IN THE EARLY 1950s – COTTAGES IN PARK AT 53RD AND KENWOOD – MY HOME SCHOOL IN HYDE PARK WAS SUPPOSED TO BE KENWOOD BUT THE OVERCROWDING IN THE POSTWAR YEARS WAS TERRIBLE WITH HALF-DAY CLASSES – THEY OPENED TWO TEMPORARY BRANCHES – THIS ONE (1951-2) WAS DELIGHTFUL WITH THE WINDOWS AND A PLAYGROUND JUST OUTSIDE AND I HAD A WONDERFUL TEACHER NAMED MRS NOLAN – I WAS AMAZED THESE COTTAGES (THAT’S WHAT WE CALLED THEM) STILL STOOD IN 1968 – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – CHUCKY BY THE SUKKOT BOOTH – JEWISH TEMPLE 5035 GREENWOOD – SERVED AS KENWOOD ELEMENTARY BRANCH 2 IN EARLY 1950s – HYDE PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 11 – 4740 KIMBARK – BEAUTIFUL OLD HOUSE BROKEN INTO APARTMENTS – MY MOM CALLED THIS PLACE BOB’S – I STARTED SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL FROM HERE – IT WAS THE MOST MISERABLE PLACE I EVER WENT – ALMOST ALL BLACK KIDS AND A WHITE-FACED KID WAS MADE TO FEEL UNWELCOME DAILY – NORTH KENWOOD CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 12 – APARTMENT BUILDING 7757 NORMAL – WHERE WE LIVED WHEN MY BROTHER BILL WAS BORN – AUBURN PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 12 – APARTMENT BUILDING AT 7929 HARVARD – FROM FURTHER BACK – WHERE WE LIVED WHEN CHUCKY WAS BORN – BASEMENT – AUBURN PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 12 – CHUCKY AND BILL SITTING BY LAGOON – NORMAL AVE AUBURN PARK – CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – CHUCKMAN KODACHROME COPY – 1968 OCT 12 – NORMAL AVE LAGOON PANORAMA – CHUCKY WENT FISHING HERE WITH DAD AS A VERY YOUNG BOY – AUBURN PARK CHICAGO

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE RESIDENTIAL HOTEL – HYDE PARK – 1454-64 HYDE PARK BLVD (51ST) – ONE BLOCK FROM ILLINOIS CENTRAL – NICE VERSION – 1916

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH (CALLED THEN MANHATTAN BATHING BEACH) – 75TH AND LAKE – HUGE CROWD – NOTE FAIR STORE AD ON PAVILION – TINTED – c1910

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – CHICAGO BEACH HOTEL – HYDE PARK – NOT THE ORIGINAL – EAST HYDE PARK BLVD AND THE LAKE – AERIAL PANORAMA – TINTED

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BEACH – HYDE PARK – GIRLS IN DRESSES IN WATER – PEOPLE SITTING ON BEACH – PEOPLE SITTING ON BENCHES BY TREES – TINTED – c1910

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK BEACH – HYDE PARK – HIGH WAVES – THREE MEN WALKING ALONG – REFECTORY IN DISTANCE – TINTED – c1910

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – 75TH AND EXCHANGE – LOOKING N E – SOUTH SHORE STATE BANK AND REAL ESTATE RENTAL OFFICE – THE BANK LOCATION LATER BECAME THE STRATOLINER LOUNGE – THE SMALL MOVIE THEATER AT RIGHT END IS THE WINDSOR PARK WHICH LATER BECAME THE RAY THEATER AND THEN THE RAY BALLROOM – c1920

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – HAMILTON THEATER – 2150 E. 71ST STREET – 1929

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – JEFFERY THEATER – 1952 E. 71st – ENTRANCE LOBBY AND STAIRCASE – SEATED NEAR 1800 – BUILT 1923 – THE FIND OF THE YEAR – STUNNING ARCHITECTURAL IMAGE – 1943

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – 64TH JUST W OF STONY ISLAND – CSL STREETCARS – PULLMAN AND TIGER-STRIPED PCC – NOTE PAINTED WALL SIGN FOR JAYS POTATO CHIPS – 1940s – EDITED FROM AN IMAGE ON TROLLEYDODGER SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – DEL PRADO HOTEL TERRA COTTA DETAILS – TODAY DEL PRADO APARTMENTS – 5307 S HYDE PARK BLVD – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – HARPER THEATER – 1452-64 E 53RD AT HARPER – RESTORED BY UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO – FAIRLY CONTEMPORARY

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – PICCADILLY THEATER – AUDITORIUM – 2500 SEATS – 1443 E HYDE PARK BLVD – 1927 – EDITED FROM CHARMAINE ZOE’S SITE

:CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – PICCADILLY THEATER – ROTUNDA – 2500 SEATS – 1443 E HYDE PARK BLVD – 1927 – EDITED FROM CHARMAINE ZOE’S SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – PICCADILLY THEATER – 1443 E. HYDE PARK BLVD – STAIRWAY – 2500 SEATS – 1927 – EDITED FROM CHARMAINE ZOE’S SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – JACKSON PARK THEATER – 67TH AND STONY ISLAND – ACROSS FROM JACKSON PARK – 1500 SEATS

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – MATCHBOOK – CHICAGO – AVALON CURRENCY EXCHANGE – AVALON SAFE DEPOSIT VAULTS – 7853 STONY ISLAND AVE – JUST N OF WALGREENS

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – TOKEN – CHICAGO – FRAN AND BILL’S CHATTERBOX – 1622 E 79TH – ONE DOLLAR IN TRADE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – TOKEN – CHICAGO – CHATTER BOX – 1622-24 E 79TH – ONE DOLLAR IN TRADE – OCTAGONAL

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – COUNTRY CLUB HOTEL – 6930 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – TINTED – LATE 1930s

CHUCKMAN PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE APARTMENT INTERIOR – 6733 MERRILL – WE HAD SUCH BEAUTIFUL APARTMENTS – EDITED FROM A REAL ESTATE IMAGE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – YOUNG WOMAN GRADUATE WITH DIPLOMA AND RIBBONS – SMIT AND YOUNG STUDIO – 9035 COMMERCIAL AVE – c1950 – I HAVE NO IDEA OF HER IDENTITY BUT SHE SEEMS SUCH A SWEDISH TYPE COMMON IN AND AROUND SOUTH SHORE – SHE MUCH RESEMBLES ANN MARIE SANDBERG

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – PHOTO – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – TWO WOMEN DOING STUNT – 1929 – EDITED FROM AN IMAGE ON THE CHRON SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – PHOTO – CHICAGO – RAINBOW BEACH – PILE-UP STUNT – 1929 – EDITED FROM AN IMAGE ON CHRON SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – SHORE THEATER – 2507 E 75TH – HALFWAY BETWEEN KINGSTON AND ESSEX – SITE OF 25-CARTOON SHOWS ON SATURDAYS – OPENED IN 1927 – 1930s

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – AVALON THEATER – THE AVALON A PERSIAN THEATRE – NATIONAL THEATRES CORP – 1926

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – AVALON THEATER – RESTORED AS NEW REGAL – LOBBY FROM BALCONY – EDITED FROM AN IMAGE AT OPENHOUSECHICAGO SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – JEFFERY THEATER – 71ST STREET – EVENING – PEOPLE WAITING – SONG OF THE SOUTH WAS RE-RELEASE – SNAPSHOT – 1956

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GEORGE F HARDING MUSEUM – 4853 LAKE PARK – TWO KNIGHTS MOUNTED – HOW I LOVED THIS PLACE AS A BOY – 1946

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – HYDE PARK CHICAGO – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – GEORGE F HARDING MUSEUM – 4853 LAKE PARK – TWO KNIGHTS MOUNTED – BACK – HOW I LOVED THIS PLACE AS A BOY – 1946

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – 7500 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – ENTRANCE AREA – THIS WAS WHERE PAT GOLDEN LIVED – EDITED FROM A REAL ESTATE SALES IMAGE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – 7500 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – COURTYARD – EDITED FROM A REAL ESTATE SALES IMAGE – THIS WHOLE BUILDING IS NOW FOR SALE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – PHOTO – CHICAGO – 7500 SOUTH SHORE DRIVE – CORNER APARTMENT 501 – INTERIOR – EDITED FROM REAL ESTATE SITE

CHUCKMAN’S PLACES – SOUTH SHORE CHICAGO – POSTCARD – CHICAGO – SOUTH SHORE COUNTRY CLUB – STAIRWAY – MY ONLY CONNECTION WITH THE COUNTRY CLUB WAS ONE SUMMER WORKING AS A CADDY – 1920s