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?
Scottie Pippen Dodge
Z Frank Chevrolet
Howard Pontiac
Celozzi Ettleson
Correct answer: Z Frank Chevrolet
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Before the AI art took over the Brooks Brothers building off the Kennedy Expressway, what billboard stopped traffic?
Magikist
Portillo's hot dogs
Dennis Rodman's hair
Marlboro Man
Correct answer: Dennis Rodman's hair
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What was the Chicago bank called before being bought up by Bank of America?
First Chicago Bank
LaSalle Bank
Corus Bank
First National Bank
Correct answer: 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?
The Playboy Club
Mr. Kelly's
London House
The Aquarius
Correct answer: Mr. Kelly's
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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?
3650 W. Armitage Street
2232 W. Cermak Road
3408 N. Clark Street
2350 N. Lincoln Avenue
Correct answer: 3408 N. Clark Street
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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.
Hyde Park Co-op
Treasure Island
The Hyde Park Butera
Moo & Oink
Correct answer: Hyde Park Co-op
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This former Ravenswood staple on Lawrence Avenue is now apartments next to a shiny new(ish) Mariano's.
A1 Carpet and Tile
Sears Department Store
The Rookery
Budacki's Hot Dogs
Correct answer: Sears
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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.
The Spindle
Cows on Parade
The Picasso
The Camera Hut
Correct answer: The Spindle
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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.
Earl of Old Town
Gate of Horn
Old Town School
Folk Junction
Correct answer: Earl of Old Town
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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?
Red Light
The Blackhawk
The Brauhaus
Ina's
Correct answer: Red Light
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