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Pages in category "1940s in Chicago" The following 21 pages are in this category, out of 21 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. 0–9.
In 1940, the German Carousel, two miniature steam locomotives, the Little Auto Ride, the Roto Whip and the Ferris wheel were added. The Roto Whip and Ferris wheel would remain as rides until the park's closing. The park saw its first major expansion in the 1950s with the addition of the Little Dipper and the merry-go-round. Fritz's adult ...
The origins of the business lie with Mortimer Birdsul Mills, who was born in 1845 in Canada West (today's Ontario, Canada) [3] but who later became a citizen of the United States, resident in Chicago, Illinois. Mortimer Mills would have 13 children. [4] One son, Herbert Stephen Mills, was born in 1872 when his father was about 27. [3]
A Certified / Centrella Grocery Store shared an oversized quonset with a Laundromat just west of the school. [4] The lease period evidently expired at the end of 1954 when all of the residents were required to vacate the units. They were demolished in late 1954 and early 1955. Only the fire hydrants remain where the gravel streets used to be.
Model 161, introduced in 1933. Majestic Radios was an American radio brand from 1927 to 1955, trademarked as "The Mighty Monarchs of the Air". Noted for their high quality, they were initially manufactured by the Grigsby-Grunow Company of Chicago. [1]
Riverview Park was an amusement park in Chicago, Illinois, which operated from 1904 to 1967.It was located on 74 acres (30 hectares) bound on the south by Belmont Avenue, on the east by Western Avenue, on the north by Lane Tech College Prep High School, and on the west by the North Branch of the Chicago River. [2]
Stewart-Warner had other locations, including at 2600 North Pulaski in Chicago, and in later years a distribution center in Elgin, Illinois, located just south of I-90 and east of Rt. 25. [2] The company also opened a plant in Harlow, Essex, England in the late 1950s, which became its European headquarters.