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- Arresting photo
- The lady leans
- Oysters
- Oyjters?
- Cursive writing
- I know I'm a dinosaur
- Little circles
- Milnut Cream
- Long Gone
- Almost survived
- Now a house of luxury residence
- The original 'saul' food ?
- Loyola Water Tower Campus
- Cursed cursive
- Signs
- Brands still with us
- Holy Name Cathedral is a mob tour mainstay
- Eggs
- The Sainte-Chapelle of Chicago
- Get ready: Huron next !
- Here's the Church in the Middle
- Hard Hat Area
- Steps, Left to Right
- Holy Name Cathedral
- Huron & Dearborn
- The Methodist Book Concern
- Interesting hairstyle
- The hair
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White Tower: 1941
October 1941. "White Tower hamburger stand, the popular place in Amsterdam, New York." View full size. Medium-format nitrate negative by John Collier.
Johnny Rockets
Looks like a spitting image of the retro chain Johnny Rockets, except they're getting a bit more than 5 cents for a burger these days.
Kellogg's Pep!
I like that the bowl stands ready to serve the Kellogg's cereal, behind the waitress's head. That's… charming.
Bait and Switch
The exterior sign lures you with 5 cent hamburgers, but once inside you learn they are actually 9 cents. Still want to buy a bagful?
[Look again. The sign inside says Hamburgers 5¢. - Dave]
Tidy whitey, almost
Wow, at first glance, impeccable, clean and gleam until one notices the floor, but I'll still have a piece of pie for ten cents.
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