Elliot\'s Pine Log Restaurant CHICAGO SKOKIE Illinois FULL Matchbook for Sale

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Elliot\'s Pine Log Restaurant CHICAGO SKOKIE Illinois FULL Matchbook For Sale

$Elliot\'s Pine Log Restaurant CHICAGO SKOKIE Illinois FULL Matchbook$
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Elliot\'s Pine Log Restaurant CHICAGO SKOKIE Illinois FULL Matchbook:
$14.99

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Remember this being your spot and the good times you had? Did you work, manage or do a shift there? Maybe someone in your family owned this establishment? Did you attend a Party? Was this place in your neighborhood and you went there often or get somethingto go? When you walked in, did everyone shout your name?
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The Real Story about the Famous \"Elliott\'s Pine Log Restaurant and Lounge\" in Skokie, Illinois.Elliott\'s Pine Log Restaurant and Lounge were located, hidden among the trees, at 7545 Skokie Boulevard (Skokie Boulevard is Cicero Avenue in Chicago) at the intersection of Howard Street, Lincoln Avenue, and Skokie Boulevard in Skokie, IllinoisChris Elliott purchased the property in 1938 for $38,000. The logs were shipped from Wisconsin, and the restaurant was completed and opened in 1939 at the end of the great depression.
The pine log building was nestled on three wooded acres that are beautiful in any season. No matter which of the four dining rooms you were seated in, you had a picturesque and relaxing view of the outdoors through huge picture windows.
It was hard to believe you were in Skokie as it felt more like you were in a Wisconsin country inn or a Swiss Alps Chalet.
Natural wood paneling, different in each dining room, heavy beams on the ceilings, and wood-burning fireplaces added to the rustic look of Elliott\'s. Inside the large waiting room with its natural wood-burning fireplace were comfortable sofas and overstuffed chairs, where you would wait for your table to be readied.
Adjacent was the \"Keyhole Bar,\" with a sunken cocktail lounge and raised wood-burning hearth. On Friday and Saturday nights, a piano player would play your requests.
Chris built apartments above the restaurant for his parents to live in. Sometimes the kitchen help would use the flats to rest and then go back on shift.
Elliott\'s specialties included; Roasted Duck, Broiled Aged Steak, and Fresh Dressed Chicken, among other great dishes. They hosted many Banquets, Showers, Wedding Parties, Bar & Bat Mitzvahs, and company parties and meetings.
Elliott\'s survived the November 9, 1955 fire that gutted the inside and injured two firefighters, Fred Albrecht and Warren Redik, who suffered superficial burns about the hands and face when they fell through the first floor. Skokie Fire Chief estimated the damage at $100,000 and said the fire, of undetermined cause, started in the basement.
As it turns out, the total loss was $250,000. Chris Elliott told the Skokie News, \"I don\'t know who released the earlier estimates of damages, \'around $100,000,\' but I know that whoever it was never had the pleasure of eating in my restaurant.\" Fireman Jerome Burke and Robert Kutz received awards for saving two firemen at the Elliot\'s Pine Log Restaurant fire in 1956.
Mr. Anthony\' Tony\' Gargano, the restaurant\'s manager, was a patient of my father, an Optometrist (O.D.). Tony always found the time to sit with us for a minute.
As the neighborhood changed in the 1980s, business dropped off, and the Pine Log was closed. A public sale was held of all the restaurant\'s equipment, fixtures, antiques, collectibles, seating, etc., in Chicago on June 25, 1988.