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Time stamp 15:26 red building on right (Willie's Hardware) my German great grandfather lived there in early 1900's and also had a hardware store in that exact store front. Thanks for taking us along for a drive.
Bridgeport and Town of Lake aka Back of the Yards were Lithuanian communities early in the 20th century. St. George's was the first Lithuanian parish in Chicago. I remember performing at the International Amphitheater in the 5th and 6th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festivals in 1976 and 1980. There was a general merchandise store st 3322 S. Halsted that was run by a friend of my father's and next door was a parcel service to Lithuania. Both of those businesses moved to Marquette Park in the 60s. The last remaining Lithuanian establishment in Bridgeport, Healthy Food Restaurant, closed just a few years ago. Halsted still had streetcars as late as 1954.
I grew up on Halsted street in the 50's and 60's. On the NW corner of Garfield Blvd that was LeMecs restaurant. Just north of that is now a grocery store. That used to be Colonial Savings Bank. Right across Halsted was the Halfield theatre. At 63rd and Halsted there was a gigantic Sears department store. That area was loaded with stores, restaurants, and theatres. It rivaled downtown. Sad to see when so many factories and businesses left the south side. There were jobs for everyone and those empty boarded up buildings had many black businesses. That time will never return.
In the 1970s there was a wrestler who went by the name of the One Man Gang, who said he was from S. Halsted St. I was wondering whether Halsted Street on the southside was a bad part of town. It seems like he chose that location as for a reason.
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Would be good to label the major cross streets. Grew up around 107th and Halsted.
Time stamp 15:26 red building on right (Willie's Hardware) my German great grandfather lived there in early 1900's and also had a hardware store in that exact store front. Thanks for taking us along for a drive.
Bridgeport and Town of Lake aka Back of the Yards were Lithuanian communities early in the 20th century. St. George's was the first Lithuanian parish in Chicago. I remember performing at the International Amphitheater in the 5th and 6th Lithuanian Folk Dance Festivals in 1976 and 1980. There was a general merchandise store st 3322 S. Halsted that was run by a friend of my father's and next door was a parcel service to Lithuania. Both of those businesses moved to Marquette Park in the 60s. The last remaining Lithuanian establishment in Bridgeport, Healthy Food Restaurant, closed just a few years ago. Halsted still had streetcars as late as 1954.
I loved it
I grew up on Halsted street in the 50's and 60's. On the NW corner of Garfield Blvd that was LeMecs restaurant. Just north of that is now a grocery store. That used to be Colonial Savings Bank. Right across Halsted was the Halfield theatre. At 63rd and Halsted there was a gigantic Sears department store. That area was loaded with stores, restaurants, and theatres. It rivaled downtown. Sad to see when so many factories and businesses left the south side. There were jobs for everyone and those empty boarded up buildings had many black businesses. That time will never return.
19:51 that's my neighborhood!
very little traffic and activity. Nice captures though
Thank you.
@@accyocam291 can you drive on a densely populated street.
Lived over by 81st, and Halsted in the 60's. Its a shame how 79th. St. looks now. Was a bustling street corner in my days.
Should start at 127th & Halsted and go north
In the 1970s there was a wrestler who went by the name of the One Man Gang, who said he was from S. Halsted St. I was wondering whether Halsted Street on the southside was a bad part of town. It seems like he chose that location as for a reason.
total ghetto
Pedestrians not allowed out...???
6:52 C-C-G 77th
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South side looks different from the west side
Incredibly sad!
It gets better the farther north and the farther south it gets more fucked up!
Yep! Farther south takes you into Harvey which is just as fucked up!
You sure can tell when you out the black neighborhood!