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06-02-2008, 11:25 PM
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chicago
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The lunch/breakfast counters in the Walgreens were way better than the Wags.
I miss the same lunch/breakfast counters in the Woolworths. Those were better than Walgreens. 
I remember you could smoke in them even still when I was a kid.   |
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06-02-2008, 11:28 PM
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The Piper at the Gates of Dawn
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Join Date: Aug 2007
Location: Chicago
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Quote:
Originally Posted by cobolt
...The Walgreens lunch counter. We used to get pumpkin pie and hot chocolate there in the winter while waiting for the bus to take us to our dance lessons near Lincoln Square...
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That Walgreens and the whole block is going to be torn down soon for yet more crappy condos. 
Hopefully you will get back here before they tear it down. |
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06-03-2008, 10:10 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2007
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Shoney's is the chain that bought wags... it just came to me.
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06-03-2008, 10:42 AM
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Member
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gardener34
Shoney's is the chain that bought wags... it just came to me.
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Shoney's is another one! They had 20+ locations in Chicago area and disappeared after a few short years. |
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06-03-2008, 10:48 AM
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Sayer of true stuff
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Join Date: Oct 2007
Location: And I'm moving, yet again ... KC here I come
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I really only seem to see Shoney's now down south these days. There used to be more in Illinois and Missouri (I think there's one in Indiana)
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06-03-2008, 11:21 AM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Apr 2008
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Quote:
Originally Posted by gardener34
Shoney's is the chain that bought wags... it just came to me.
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WOW! The mere mention of Shoney's is enough to make be recall unpleasant indigestion... |
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06-03-2008, 01:09 PM
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Member
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Join Date: Jun 2008
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Originally Posted by chet everett
WOW! The mere mention of Shoney's is enough to make be recall unpleasant indigestion...
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When you let the bean-counters take over, that's what happens.
Lowest quality ingredients prepared by low-paid kids who could care
less about working = bad food, disappearing restaurant chains.
Don't need to be Nostradamus to predict this. |
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06-03-2008, 01:48 PM
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Hangin' With King Friday
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Neighborhood of Make Believe
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Originally Posted by inspect2
And who can forget the Walgreen's cafeteria across from Marshall Field's on State Street. Remember you walked right in and the escalator takes you down to a good salisbury steak meal. Boy does time fly..
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OMG. The salisbury steak was the BEST! When we would hit Fields for the Christmas decorations every year, we would do the salisbury steak dinner with those yummy mashed potatoes. Man I totally forgot about that until you brought it up! |
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06-03-2008, 01:50 PM
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Hangin' With King Friday
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Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: The Neighborhood of Make Believe
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Avengerfire
That Walgreens and the whole block is going to be torn down soon for yet more crappy condos.
Hopefully you will get back here before they tear it down. |
Really? How many crappy condos do we need? |
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06-03-2008, 07:32 PM
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Senior Member
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Join Date: Sep 2007
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What about Bill Knapps. There was one at Warrenville and Naperville Rd. Loved that place. They were all over MI and ventured into IL but didn't make it. I also have fond memories of Wags and Shoneys! Not a chain, but I loved Z's pancake house on Roosevelt in Glen Ellyn. Anyone from that area will remember the yummy food |
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