Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Pete Kastanes

From Vanished Chicagoland's Facebook Page, I will record podcast episodes about my memories from businesses and events that happened while growing up in Chicago.

471 Episodes

Episode 479: Karrs Five And Dime Store And Stan Mikita's Village Inn Restaurant in Oak Brook, IL
9/30/2025
33:19
Episode 479: I will discuss Karr's Five and Dime Store in Chicago, and I will read a menu from Stan Mikita's Village Inn restaurant in Oak Brook, IL.
Episode 478: Lytton's Department Store And The Cart Restaurant In Chicago.
9/28/2025
36:47
Episode 478: I will discuss The Lytton's Department Store and read a 1963 menu from The Cart Restaurant in Chicago.
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Episode 477: The 60th Anniversaries Of TV Shows That Debuted in 1965, And The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show Restaurant In Chicago.
9/21/2025
40:28
Episode 477: I will discuss the 60th anniversaries of TV shows that debuted in 1965, and I will read a 1976 menu from The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 476: The 55th Anniversaries Of Creature Features & Screaming Yellow Theater And That Steak Joynt Restaurant In Chicago.
9/20/2025
40:24
Episode 476: I will discuss my memories of Creature Features and Screaming Yellow Theater. Also, I will read a menu from That Steak Joynt Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 475: NewsCenter 5 And Doro's Italian Restaurant & Lounge In Chicago.
9/16/2025
34:19
Episode 475: I will discuss my memories of NewsCenter 5 on WMAQ-TV Channel 5 in Chicago in the 1970s, and I will read a menu from Doro's Italian Restaurant & Lounge in Chicago.
Episode 474: Toys By Rizzi Toy Store And Armando's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.
9/14/2025
33:55
Episode 474: I will discuss The Toys by Rizzi Toy Store and read a menu from Armando's Italian Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 473 The 1979 Album "Breakfast In America" By Supertramp, And Agostino's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.
9/9/2025
35:08
Episode 473: I will discuss my memories of the 1979 album "Breakfast in America" by Supertramp and read a 1962 menu from Agostino's Italian Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 472: My Memories Of Late-Night TV Reruns on WFLD-TV Channel 32 In The Late 1970s And Maxim's de Paris Restaurant in Chicago
9/7/2025
33:46
Episode 472: I will discuss my memories of watching late-night reruns on WFLD-TV Channel 32 in the late 1970s, and read a 1976 menu from Maxim's de Paris Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 471: The Zenith Flash-Matic Remote Control And Adolph's Restaurant In Chicago.
9/6/2025
31:47
Episode 471: I will discuss the Zenith Flash-Matic Wireless Remote Control and read a 1962 menu from Adolph's Restaurant in Chicago.
Episode 470: The Flying Turns At Riverview Park And The William Tell Restaurant In Chicago.
8/30/2025
36:30
Episode 470: I will discuss the Flying Turns Roller Coaster at Riverview Park, which was in the news recently, and read a menu from the William Tell Restaurant in Chicago.

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Vanished Chicagoland Stories

Pete Kastanes

471 Episodes

Episode 479: Karrs Five And Dime Store And Stan Mikita's Village Inn Restaurant in Oak Brook, IL

Episode 478: Lytton's Department Store And The Cart Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 477: The 60th Anniversaries Of TV Shows That Debuted in 1965, And The Great Gritzbe's Flying Food Show Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 476: The 55th Anniversaries Of Creature Features & Screaming Yellow Theater And That Steak Joynt Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 475: NewsCenter 5 And Doro's Italian Restaurant & Lounge In Chicago.

Episode 474: Toys By Rizzi Toy Store And Armando's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 473 The 1979 Album "Breakfast In America" By Supertramp, And Agostino's Italian Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 472: My Memories Of Late-Night TV Reruns on WFLD-TV Channel 32 In The Late 1970s And Maxim's de Paris Restaurant in Chicago

Episode 471: The Zenith Flash-Matic Remote Control And Adolph's Restaurant In Chicago.

Episode 470: The Flying Turns At Riverview Park And The William Tell Restaurant In Chicago.