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Who knew The Congress Hotel had all that historical stuff for public display. 😊

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Used to drive our bikes from Bridgeview to Ford City as kids. Was a fun place to hang out back in the 80's. It's a shame what happened to that mall with all the violence.

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Riding the 79th St bus to Ford City as a teen is a great memory. Got my ear pierced at Piercing Pagoda in 1993. Watching Ford City and Evergreen Plaza decline the way they have just makes me feel old

I like this format and it really works outside on a beautiful day.

Back with the chair on the lawn! LFG!!

i hate that fuck ass building

Interesting. I've had a few friends that live there. Amazing building

I pass it sometimes coming back into the city from the south burbs,it always looks pretty much empty.

I used to call the old Chicago Brown Street Signs chocolate bar signs because they remind me of a chocolate Candy bar

i have lived in Buena Park for 14 years and what i like about it is its that its right next to Lakeview yet removed from it.Lakeview in my opinion is Chicagos most famous neighborhood .the downside to that is there are so many people walking around and the traffic is heavy. i can walk in to Lakeview and enjoy what it has to over and then come home to my nice quiet hood next store.

They need to renovate Ford City Mall ASAP! This will give people something to do and somewhere to work! AMEN!

I want to visit Chicago ASAP! I heard the food is delicious and It's always something to do! AMEN!

Video is back! Woo! Great episode and great interview! Chicago AF!!

Never been in the Carbide & Carbon Building but have passed by it many a time and it never fails to impress. Will have to check out the Newberry Library, never been there. I don't mind rain if its quick or comes and goes. Not a fan of it raining all day.

Thank you both! I was on a bus with my kid, I think it was the 146? I pointed out a few buildings but I didn't recall the Carbon & Carbide building. It's got presence even from a bus! I kept poking my son, pointing to make sure he saw it before we rode past it. So, thanks for this video on it and the Chicago Democrat! (And yeah, I'm ok with pitter patter rain, not the downpours we've been getting. It's like, damn!

I grew up blocks from here and spent so much time here as a teenager. I remember Christmas here just beautiful. Sad I will not shop for clothes on Amazon.

I grew up several miles away from Ford City mall and this was the place for teens to hang out back in the 1970's.

Check out NORTH RIVERSIDE MALL. AND YORKTOWN MALL.

My uncle worked at FORD MURPHY MOTORS and he knew the franchise owner of the FORD dealership.. was his next-door neighbor.

wow cannot tell the truth because democracts say so.

Tootsie Roll was NOT Ford City Mall. It was separated from the mall. Sweetheart Cup was another big plant next to Ford City Mall.

Man! Spaulding had a lot of balls! Great episode, y’all!

I love your vids, man. I always learn something cool

I remember the Tilt Arcade.

Not a great video. I have fond memories of the ford city bowling. Sunday morn doubles! I had some of my best series there. Peacock alley was a fun place in the 80's. Sorry that people that disrespect stores and steal don't know or care that it reflects the whole shopping complex!😮

Sad I'm in here now I haven't been here in about 20yrs ....& it will be Gome soon

Such a great interview.! Thanks for this in-depth dive. I have seen interviews with Mr. McCoy but nothing so detailed. I was excited to learn about his photography. Please check out his group Diasporal Rhythms which is a group of art collectors there in Chicago. They have a page here on RUclips with some amazing collections and interviews.

Hull House is one of the most legendary houses in the entire world. The famous story about it begins at 5:50. Its an old urban legend which inspired the book and movie "Rosemarys baby"

Love him!

The underground tunnels that connected the shopping areas was originally test cells to test the jet engines produced there. My dad worked there. This mall was also the factory where the Tucker was built in the late 40's.

Just a note on the costs of building the railroad... Illinois was always free so there would have definitely been labor costs.

I miss malls. Evergreen Plaza gone, Lincoln Mall in Matteson gone, River Oaks and Ford City just not the same anymore.

Back in the 70s all my girlfriends and I would spend Saturdays there. We loved the clothing store called Lerners.Thise we’re the days.🥰☀️👋

Love your channel. Please keep up your great channel. 🤗

I remember going there on Sundays after church. There are so many album photos of us when little, going to take pics with Santa, I saw my first movie Lion King when it came out in the theater there, would love the little camp they had there…sigh so sad to see malls deteriorating

Like the flow ? Really was actually interested until it just cut out maybe elaborate more in vids would love to hear it 🫡

Excellent interview about excellent documentary of Danny Sotomayor. I enjoyed this interview with Dan Andreis. Keep them coming!

They moved the cemetery because they were worried about it. Contaminating the water supply

I think it's getting abandoned I have been there to get my school uniforms

In the 70's my friends and I would ride our bikes inside from one end of the mall to the other, including thru the two huge fountains that were on either end back then. We would access the tunnels at the end of Peacock Alley and walk all the way to the bowling alley where a chain link fence blocked further access. We would sneak behind the counter at Orange Julius and unplug the machines. They would take a hour to figure out that's what happened, no matter how many times we did it. Their was a shop called Tabacco Teepee in the center of the mall. We would sneak peaks at the playboy magazines they had on display. We would buy Covered Wagon cigars which were huge novelty cigars like you would see on the 3 stooges and walk from end to end smoking them. Every Saturday there was Bottle cap movies at 8am at the theatre. 7 Pepsi bottle caps to get in. The movies were all the worst b movies available, but we went just to have fun. Alot of other memories than that, but it's a shame to see it like that now. Thanx for sharing.

🏢 love Chicago. Born and raised.

Bobak's used to have a buffet in Burr Ridge that my parents and I would go to!

So Trumbull park was built for WW2 vets and change over times. I was born and bread in Trumbull park on 106 in Oglesby and 106 in Bensley

I loved this episode. More spooky content please.

Great episode! I could spend hours taking in all that art!