Pete Kastanes

Vanished Chicagoland Stories

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From Vanished Chicagoland's Facebook Page, I will record podcast episodes about my memories from businesses and events that happened while growing up in Chicago.

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Pete Kastanes

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History

Latest episode

Mar 1, 2026

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Episodes

Episode 195: Holsum Bread And The Suitery Men's Clothing Stores In Chicago. 28.01.2023

Episode 195: I will discuss Holsum Bread and The Suitery Men's Clothing Stores In Chicago. 

Episode 194: My Tribute To Radio Disc Jockey Lin Brehmer From WXRT-FM 93 In Chicago. 24.01.2023

Episode 194: I will discuss my tribute to radio disc jockey Lin Brehmer from WXRT-FM 93 in Chicago. 

Episode 193: The 55th Anniversary Of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV Show And My Memories Of Watching The Show In Chicago. 21.01.2023

Episode 193: I will discuss The 55th anniversary of Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In TV show and my memories of watching the show in Chicago.

Episode 192: Herman's World Of Sporting Goods Stores In Chicago. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland. 17.01.2023

Episode 192: I will discuss Herman's World of Sporting Goods Stores in Chicago. And a wrap-up of past posts on Vanished Chicagoland.

Episode 191: The 50th Anniversary of Schoolhouse Rock Which Aired on WLS-TV Channel 7 In Chicago. 15.01.2023

Episode 191: I will discuss the 50th anniversary of Schoolhouse Rock which aired on WLS-TV Channel 7 in Chicago. 

Episode 190: Chicago Weatherman John Coughlin, And Suncoast Motion Picture Company Video Stores In Chicago. 14.01.2023

Episode 190: I will discuss my memories of Chicago weatherman John Coughlin and Suncoast Motion Picture Company Video Stores in Chicago. 

Episode 189: My Memories of Restaurants With Banquet Halls Owned By Greeks, And Mayflower Super Foods Grocery Stores In Chicago. 06.01.2023

Episode 189: I will discuss my memories of restaurants with banquet halls owned by Greeks and Mayflower Super Foods Grocery Stores in Chicago. 

Episode 188: My Memories of Telephone Booths In Chicago And A Tribute to Barbara Walters. 03.01.2023

Episode 188: I will discuss my memories of telephone booths in Chicago and a tribute to Barbara Walters. 

Episode 187: The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Memories Of Watching The Marx Brothers On New Year's Eve On Television In Chicago. 27.12.2022

Episode 187: I will discuss the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2022 and memories of watching The Marx Brothers on New Year's Eve on television in Chicago. 

Episode 186: My Earliest Memories Of My First Christmas Tree, And The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, And Frosty The Snowman Film Shorts. 20.12.2022

Episode 186: I will discuss my earliest memories of my first Christmas tree and The Hardrock, Coco, Joe, Suzy Snowflake, and Frosty The Snowman film shorts. 

Episode 185: Part 4 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, And Christmas Movies on WGN Family Classics On Channel 9 In Chicago. 17.12.2022

Episode 185: I will discuss Part 4 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2022, and Christmas movies on WGN Family Classics on Channel 9 in Chicago.  

Episode 184: Part 3 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, And Candy Cane Lane In The Schorsch Village Neighborhood In Chicago. 12.12.2022

Episode 184: I will discuss Part 3 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Chicago Broadcaster Floyd Brown, and Candy Cane Lane in the Schorsch Village neighborhood in Chicago. 

Episode 183: Part 2 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary Of Shock Theater, And A Merry Polk Brothers Christmas. 10.12.2022

Episode 183: I will discuss Part 2 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, The 65th Anniversary of Shock Theater, and a Merry Polk Brothers Christmas. 

Episode 182: Part 1 Of The Most Popular Posts On My Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page In 2022, Tributes To Bob McGrath From Sesame Street And Actress Kirstie Alley. 06.12.2022

Episode 182: I will discuss Part 1 of the most popular posts on my Vanished Chicagoland Facebook Page in 2022, tributes to Bob McGrath from Sesame Street, and actress Kirstie Alley. 

Episode 181: Memories Of Unique Christmas Decorations From The 1970s In Chicago, Singer Christine McVie, And Salerno Christmas Cookies. 03.12.2022

Episode 181: Memories of unique Christmas decorations from the 1970s in Chicago, singer Christine McVie, and Salerno Christmas Cookies.

Episode 180: Bad And Weird Christmas Songs Of The 1970s, Memories Of Christmas At Ford City Mall In Chicago In The 1970s, And More! 29.11.2022

Episode 180: I will discuss bad and weird Christmas songs of the 1970s, memories of Christmas at Ford City Mall in Chicago in the 1970s, and more!

Episode 179: Vintage Chicago Christmas Store Catalogs, The 30th Anniversary Of The Death Of Superman, Actress Irene Cara, And Memories Of The Day After Thanksgiving. 27.11.2022

Episode 179: I will discuss vintage Chicago Christmas store catalogs, The 30th Anniversary of The Death of Superman, actress Irene Cara, and memories of the day after Thanksgiving. 

Episode 178: Andy's Steak House In Oak Brook, IL , Memories Of World Book Encyclopedias In The 1970s, And Thanksgiving Memories In Chicago. 22.11.2022

Episode 178: I will discuss Andy's Steak House in Oak Brook, IL, memories of World Book Encyclopedias in the 1970s, and Thanksgiving memories in Chicago.

Episode 177: Anchorman Bob McBride Of WBBM-TV Channel 2 In Chicago. And A Wrap-up Of Past Posts On Vanished Chicagoland. 15.11.2022

Episode 177: I will discuss Anchorman Bob McBride of WBBM-TV Channel 2 in Chicago. And a wrap-up of past posts on Vanished Chicagoland.

Episode 176: My Memories Of The First House I Lived In Chicago And Memories Of Bad And Forgotten Songs From The 1970s. 13.11.2022

Episode 176: I will discuss my memories of the first house I lived in Chicago and memories of bad and forgotten songs from the 1970s.

Episode 175: The Mill Run Playhouse And The Children's TV Program The Jobblewocky Place. 08.11.2022

Episode 175: I will discuss The Mill Run Playhouse and The children's TV program The Jobblewocky Place.

Episode 174: Wimpy's Hamburgers ,The Spiegel Company, And A Tribute To Meteorologist Roger Triemstra Of WGN-TV Channel 9 In Chicago. 05.11.2022

Episode 174: I will discuss Wimpy's Hamburgers, The Spiegel Company, and a tribute to meteorologist Roger Triemstra of WGN-TV Channel 9 in Chicago. 

Episode 173: Halloween Episode. Amling's Haunted House, Marty McNeeley, And My Favorite Movies On Creature Features On WGN-TV Channel 9. 30.10.2022

Episode 173: Halloween Episode. I will discuss Amling's Haunted House, Marty McNeeley,  and my favorite movies on Creature Features on WGN-TV Channel 9.

Episode 172: Stan Mikita Of The Chicago Blackhawks And WJMK Oldies Magic 104 FM Radio Station In Chicago. 23.10.2022

Episode 172: Stan Mikita Of The Chicago Blackhawks and WJMK Oldies Magic 104 FM Radio Station in Chicago. 

Episode 171: Borders Books & Music, Filene's Basement Clothing Stores, And What TV Shows I Watched When I Came Home After School In Chicago. 22.10.2022

Episode 171: I will discuss Borders Books & Music, Filene's Basement Clothing Stores, and what TV shows I watched when I came home after school in Chicago. 

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