Located where Deleece/Grassroots and Mercury Theater are today was the Southport Department Store. This picture was taken in 1991 when the store closed it’s doors for good. Do you remember this place?
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Located where Deleece/Grassroots and Mercury Theater are today was the Southport Department Store. This picture was taken in 1991 when the store closed it’s doors for good. Do you remember this place?
http://archives.chicagotribune.com/1957/04/05/page/24/article/police-believe-amateur-gang-killed-lerner
I remember bringing my electric bill in and getting free light bulbs.
[…] especially charming memory surfaced in the comments on our original 2015 post. In 2022, reader Pam Lipshutz recalled bringing her electric bill into the store and receiving free […]