tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post1916910464230015112..comments2023-11-27T21:41:30.009-08:00Comments on The Daily Postcard: Streetcar Sunday - Chicago, IllinoisChristine H.http://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-78455982076001092432010-09-15T19:31:49.341-07:002010-09-15T19:31:49.341-07:00Boy, that story sounds somewhat familiar. Hi Dad!Boy, that story sounds somewhat familiar. Hi Dad!Christine H.https://www.blogger.com/profile/09786732494496282743noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-40047333002513813892010-09-15T18:01:29.530-07:002010-09-15T18:01:29.530-07:00I remember Carson Pirie Scott quite well, working ...I remember Carson Pirie Scott quite well, working there in the evenings wrapping christmas packages in late Nov and Dec until Christmas 1953. This was in addtition to my day time job at Dean Witter & Co as runner at the Board of Trade and keeping charts on soybean spreads after the close of trading. It helped paying back the $225 I had borrowed for the fare coming over to New York Nov 11th 1953 and arriving in Chicago Friday the 13th. In January I got a better 2nd job as busboy at the Berghof restaurant as it included free dinner at breaktime and a beer (the latter only until they found out that I was only 18). By the end of March I was drafted into the army and started basic training in Ft. Leonard Wood, MO (beer was ok in the army at 18). <br />the card brought back memories and Chicago was a go go city and lots going on (not a nice climate though).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-84309404476762917982010-09-12T22:23:27.146-07:002010-09-12T22:23:27.146-07:00I'm pretty sure I would have just ducked into ...I'm pretty sure I would have just ducked into Louis Sullivan's Carson Pirie Scott department store on the left corner and done some shopping, or at least admired the decorative metal work, rather than deal with that traffic!! I find the way they broke up the text on the front of the card quite peculiar, seems 'Chicago' should have gone on top, and 'Busiest Corner in the World' on the bottom...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-65613599479831427922010-09-12T20:33:54.567-07:002010-09-12T20:33:54.567-07:00Postcard history lessons, such fun and so interest...Postcard history lessons, such fun and so interesting.Lavender and Vanilla Friends of the Gardenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05403418150146893599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-66494288397273496632010-09-12T19:49:56.513-07:002010-09-12T19:49:56.513-07:00The traffic and crowds haven't changed much! T...The traffic and crowds haven't changed much! This reminds me of my trips to downtown Chicago with friends when I was in college!Aimee Darshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17808228065018937275noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-47271721536740494142010-09-12T19:35:57.156-07:002010-09-12T19:35:57.156-07:00Wow. You'd better have not been in a hurry an...Wow. You'd better have not been in a hurry and in a vehicle. Great postcard.Brian - PaperSpongehttp://www.papersponge.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3323012003780250968.post-78253118578447183422010-09-12T06:50:13.056-07:002010-09-12T06:50:13.056-07:00A great city. Love the clog of vehicles and pedest...A great city. Love the clog of vehicles and pedestrians. Vibrant.Lindahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11954692169914973706noreply@blogger.com