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1936 Newspaper Advertisements for Elmlawn Wilgus Sanitarium

July 25, 2023Amber

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Addresses, Advertising, Alcohol, Buildings, Business, General, Medical, Physicians 4500 N 2nd St, 4500 N. 2nd Street, Alcohol, drugs, Elmlawn Sanitarium, Nervous and Mental Diseases, Sanitarium, treatment, Wilgus Sanitarium

Michaels closes its doors September 29, 1997

January 25, 2022Marie

Source: Rockford Register Star Monday September 29, 1997 pg.1 and pg.6

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Addresses, Alcohol, Buildings, Business, Groceries, Markets, People, Restaurants 1431 N. Main St., 15th Avenue Food Market, 4320 Newburg Road, 4433 Charles St., 601 N. Perryville Road, Bishop's Buffet, Charles Street, Cliffbreaker's, Clock Tower, Five Points Drive-In, Giovanni's, Hollywood Restaurants, Italian grocery store on wheels, Joel's Restaurant & Oyster Bar, Josephine Milone, Josephine Orlando, Michael Verace, Michael's, Michaels at Perryville, Mimma Orlando, St. James Envoy. Greater Rockford Area Airport, The Grotto, Tom Milone, Verace, Vincent Verace

The Sky Room, Greater Rockford Airport, 1955-1986

March 15, 2021Jean

Source: Rockford City & County Map, 1963 (Courtesy Maps, 427 Park St.)

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Airport, Alcohol, General, Liquor, Restaurants Cocktail lounge, Greater Rockford Airport, New Terminal Building, Sky Room

Playboy Lounge, 206 N. Church Street, 1961-1969

March 13, 2021Jean

Source: Rockford City & County Map, 1963 (Courtesy Maps, 427 Park St.)

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Addresses, Advertising, Alcohol, General, Liquor, Maps, People 1961-1969, 206 N. Church St., Cocktails, Nigh Club, Playboy Lounge, Tony Calcione

The Ground Round Menu

The Ground Round Menu

February 22, 2021February 22, 2021Marie

Source: Ebay

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Addresses, Advertising, Alcohol, Business, Food, General, Liquor, Restaurants, streets 4002 E. State St., East State Street, free peanuts, Ground Round, Menu, Payless Shopping Plaza

Rainbo Room Hotel Faust April 21,1935

Rainbo Room Hotel Faust April 21,1935

January 12, 2021Marie

Source: Morning Star April 21,1935 pg.24

Source: Ebay Image

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Addresses, Alcohol, Architecture, Business, Celebrities, Clubs, Dance and dancers, General, Hotels, Liquor, Music and Musicians, People Al Kvale, Balaban Theaters, Beloit college graduate, circular bar, Cocktail lounge, dance, Dance team, dancing girls, dinner dancing, Faust, floor show, Frank Doyle, Hotel, Illinois Hotel Association, Johnny Jones, Judge Edward P. Allen, Katz Theaters, NBC broadcast band, Night Club, Pierre Andre, Rainbo Room, Secretary of the Hotel Association, singer, society magician, WGN announcer, Zack Jenkins

The Red Garter 308 East State 1958 owners Bob Salamone and Phil Salamone

January 11, 2021Marie

Source: Register Republic February 1, 1958 pg.16

Post Card- Ebay image

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Addresses, Advertising, Alcohol, Business, General, Liquor, People, Restaurants 308 East State, ABC Refrigeration Equipment, Alcohol, Bar, Bob Salamone, Cherry Valley Company, Club, dinner, drinks, Earle J. Anderson, Lunch, night spot, Phil Salamone, Piano Bar, Red Garter, Restaurant, Robert O. Burton, Salamone, Sun Ray Fixture Manufacturing Co., Walter Karlzon

Domino Liquors

July 6, 2020July 6, 2020Jean

Source: Rockford Morning Star, May 28, 1964

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Advertising, Alcohol, Business, General, Liquor, Liquor Traffic, People Domino Liquors, Franklin MacCormack, Mrs. Ann Ginestra, Rockton Center Shopping Center, Rockton Centre, Store of the Month, Tony Domino

Earl’s Drive In Liquor

Earl’s Drive In Liquor

May 18, 2020May 18, 2020Marie

Source: Howdy Neighbor: Welcome to Rockford R917.733 H83 1964

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Addresses, Advertising, Alcohol, Business, General 1017 East State St., beer, champagne, ear, Earl Halbin, Earl's Drive In Liquors, gin, Liqueres, Vodka, Whiskey, wine

Prohibition: The Noble Experiment That Failed

April 14, 2020Jean

Source: Northwest Quarterly, Summer/Fall 2019

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Alcohol, Celebrities, Gambling, General, Guns, Liquor, Liquor Traffic, People, police, Rockford Police Dept. Al CApone, Arthur Bassett, bootleggers, Frances Willard, George "Bugs" Moran, hooch, Joe Giovingo, Jon McGinty, Kathi Kresol, Louis J. Milani, Mabel Walker Willebrant, Noble Experiment, Northwest Quarterly, Paul Giovingo, Police Detective Folke Bengston, Police Detective Roy Johnson, Temperance, Tom Perra, Volstead act, WCTU, Women's Christian Temperence Union

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