Built by Stuyvesant "Jack" Peabody on a 12 acre plot of a larger 450-acre farm (Lemont horse farm in the early 1920s). It struck gold...

The Taco Bell restaurant at 6956 Ogden Ave was originally a "Prince Castles", an Ice Cream store back in 1941. It was a chain established...

At 7020 Ogden Ave. was " Carl Slerba. Standard " listed in 1957. We believe it is the current tire shop at 7000 Ogden. It has a curved...

Turn right along 16th St. and head north for seven blocks to visit a former cottage-style Phillips 66 gas station. At 6801 16th St, to...

Turn left along South Harlem and head north for almost one mile. At 3011 South Harlem Ave. is the classic building that housed Richards...

At 6609 Ogden Ave. Ogden Top & Trim is a three generation business founded by Frank Nesladek in 1919. Restorations of classic cars and...

On the SW corner of Lombard Ave with Ogden Ave, at 6226 Ogden Ave, is Paisans Pizzeria and Bar, with its "mini-spindle" (a car kebag)...

This is the Oldest Original Site of the White Castle chain on Route 66. The building dates back to 1939, and has been modernized over the...

At 6150 W Ogden Ave., Cicero. The 19 foot tall that stood here is now located in Atlanta, Illinois, as the Muffler Man Holding Hot Dog...

Berwyn’s Toys & Trains is a family owned toy and hobby shop located in Berwyn since 1992. Our original location was on Harlem avenue, but...

The Cindy Lyn Motel opened in 1960 with 18 rooms. The Cindy Lyn Motel was built on Historic Route 66 to attract travelers headed into...

In 1946 Bill Henry was a shipping clerk for the Crane Company, a manufacturer of plumbing fixtures in Chicago. That summer he hauled a...

Drive west, and on the corner with Kildare (4300 Ogden) is a former 1940s gas station that has been modified, its three service bays have...

Continue west along Ogden and, to your right on the SW corner of Ogden and S Western Ave. (1254 S Western Ave) is a vintage service...

1622 W Jackson Blvd, Chicago. This hotel which is still open, now as the "Hotel Chicago" used to be the Rosemoor Hotel , which as listed...

1676 W Ogden Ave. Chicago. The photograph below in its credits tells us that this was a "Typical Standard Oil gas station" of the 1970s,...

Built in 1856 Drive west along Adams St. On the NW corner with S Desplaines St (700 W Adams) is the oldest standing church in Chicago ,...

One block past the river, to your left is  Chicago's   Union Station , the railway depot. Ho inside to take a peek at its Beaux-Arts...

Cross the Chicago River's South Branch using the Original Route 66 Bridge that carried Route 66, built in 1927 and rehabilitated in 1996,...

Continue westwards passing under the Elevated Railroad at Wells St. On the next block, at S. Franklin St. (233 South Wacker Drive) is the...