Western Avenue
This Western Avenue ice-cream institution stacks five flavors, including orange sherbet.
What is the Original Rainbow Cone?
This railroad name belongs to the commuter line serving Beverly and Morgan Park.
What is the Rock Island?
This 1980 maze star ate dots while dodging Blinky, Pinky, Inky and Clyde.
Who is Pac-Man?
Chicago and the New Buffalo–Sawyer vacation shore share this Great Lake.
What is Lake Michigan?
Shared memory: Mike and Chris both played Popeye at this Western Avenue ice-cream parlor.
What is the Purple Cow?
This St. Patrick’s celebration first marched down Western Avenue in 1981.
What is the South Side Irish Parade?
This neighborhood arts organization had been offering classes and performances since 1967.
What is the Beverly Arts Center?
In this 1981 space shooter, rescuing your captured ship could double your firepower.
What is Galaga?
This state park in Sawyer put giant sand dunes on the childhood itinerary.
What is Warren Dunes State Park?
In their remembered arcade game, a can of this gives Popeye the upper hand.
What is spinach?
Founded in 1967, this shop at 11612 South Western supplied the neighborhood’s vinyl fix.
What is Beverly Records?
Beverly’s hills sit on this two-word ridge, sharing its name with the city immediately south.
What is the Blue Island Ridge?
This 1982 Williams game used one joystick to move and another to fire while you rescued humans.
What is Robotron: 2084?
Owned by the Maroneys since 1975, this New Buffalo restaurant became famous for hamburgers.
What is Redamak’s?
This company released the Popeye arcade game Mike and Chris remember.
What is Nintendo?
In a classic Rainbow Cone, this hotel-named flavor contains vanilla, cherries and walnuts.
What is Palmer House?
Before moving to Western, the 1980 South Side Irish Parade started at this neighborhood park.
What is Kennedy Park?
Atari’s 1981 tunnel shooter paired a rotary controller with a Superzapper.
What is Tempest?
Amtrak launched this Chicago–Grand Rapids service in 1984.
What is the Pere Marquette?
Popeye’s arcade release dates their shared cabinet memory no earlier than this year.
What is 1982?
Western first hosted the parade in 1981; its original 17-child march happened in this year.
What is 1979?
The original parade kids were the “Wee Folks” of these two avenues near 109th Street.
What are Washtenaw and Talman?
In Galaga, destroy your ship’s captor during this action—not while it sits in formation—to form a dual fighter.
What is diving / attacking?
Red Arrow Highway commemorates this numbered U.S. Army infantry division.
What is the 32nd Infantry Division?
After hearts and musical notes, Popeye collects letters spelling this four-letter plea.
What is HELP?