Kaufmann quiz: That used to be...
How well do you know famous Chicago landmarks and locations that are no longer around?
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Chicago Northside Toyota is located at 6060 N. Western Avenue. What car dealership with its flashy neon sign was there before?
Correct answer: Z Frank Chevrolet
Scottie Pippen Dodge
Z Frank Chevrolet
Howard Pontiac
Celozzi Ettleson
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Before the AI art took over the Brooks Brothers building off the Kennedy Expressway, what billboard stopped traffic?
Correct answer: Dennis Rodman's hair
Marlboro Man
Dennis Rodman's hair
Magikist
Portillo's hot dogs
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What was the Chicago bank called before being bought up by Bank of America?
Correct answer: LaSalle Bank
Corus Bank
First National Bank
First Chicago Bank
LaSalle Bank
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Gibson's Steak on Rush Street is one of Chicago's most famous restaurants. But what famous club was in that same spot years before?
Correct answer: Mr. Kelly's
London House
Mr. Kelly's
The Playboy Club
The Aquarius
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The Pick Me Up Cafe is thriving in Uptown. But where was it located for over 20 years before moving there?
Correct answer: 3408 N. Clark Street
2350 N. Lincoln Avenue
3650 W. Armitage Street
3408 N. Clark Street
2232 W. Cermak Road
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The new Hyde Park Labs just opened in the same spot of this famous grocery store that stood there for 75 years.
Correct answer: Hyde Park Co-op
Moo & Oink
Treasure Island
Hyde Park Co-op
The Hyde Park Butera
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This former Ravenswood staple on Lawrence Avenue is now apartments next to a shiny new(ish) Mariano's.
Correct answer: Sears
Budacki's Hot Dogs
Sears Department Store
The Rookery
A1 Carpet and Tile
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This was in the parking lot of the Cermak Plaza Shopping Center in Berwyn. Now it's gone, but the parking lot remains.
Correct answer: The Spindle
The Spindle
Cows on Parade
The Picasso
The Camera Hut
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Most Chicago improvisers know the Old Town bar called Corcoran’s, or before that, The Last Act. But this spot was folk royalty before it closed in 1984.
Correct answer: Earl of Old Town
Gate of Horn
Old Town School
Earl of Old Town
Folk Junction
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This Randolph Street building is about to be a Raisin' Canes, but before that it was Little Goat Diner. What restaurant was in that space in the 1990s?
Correct answer: Red Light
Ina's
The Brauhaus
Red Light
The Blackhawk
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