Food for Thought
University of Illinois Buildings
Good Old Campus Town
Life in Mayberry
Bad Ideas
100
This 1970s second story campus town restaurant on Green Street served their famously thick hamburgers, wedged fries, and a long slice of dill pickle in a basket while you dined on tall chairs at tall tables.
What is Grunts?
100
Built in 1971, this university building has confused at least one student by numbering the basement as the first floor instead of starting on the ground floor like any sensible American would do.
What is the Foreign Language Building?
100
This popular two-story bar, located on 6th Street in Campus Town, burned to the ground in the Winter of 1976/77.
What is Second Chance?
100
Her pickles had taken first place at the fair 11 years in a row, and was Aunt Bee's best friend.
Who was Clara Edwards?
100
This off campus bar, which frequently booked REO Speedwagon in the 1970s, had the bad yet popular promotional idea of "all the beer you can drink for $2 on Wednesday nights" and "all the mixed drinks you can drink for $3.50 on Thursday nights."
What is Chances Are?
200
This Greek restaurant, which has since been destroyed by fire and rebuilt, was know to frequently entertain its patrons with blues and folk musicians in the 70s.
What is Zorbas?
200
Many years after the demolition of this hall in 1938 the pillars that belonged to it's entrance were found in the weeds at Allerton Park; they were later erected at the plaza that is the focal point of the east entry to campus.
What is University Hall?
200
This charming campus town deli would remove the west facing windows during the summer allowing fresh air in while the screens kept insects out.
What is Eddie's?
200
In an attempt to get two con artists to buy back the serums they peddled on Opie and his friends, Barney, disguised as the fictitious Mr. Pendledyke, claimed that their serum would do this.
What is cure the mange?
200
This event, popular for many years on the Quad, was an affront to marijuana laws by way of civil disobedience.
What is Hash Wednesday?
300
This long-time, Green Street pizza establishment was owned by "the Flying Tomato Brothers.'
What is Garcia's?
300
This building is now located on the site of the first University building which was destroyed by a storm in 1880, and was called the Urbana-Champaign Institute, or better known by students at that time as "The Elephant."
What is the Beckman Institute of Science and Technology or what is the Beckman Institute?
300
Known for their thick crust pizza, this long time campus town establishment once had an employee application from someone named Greco Greco.
What is Papa Dels?
300
Barney claimed that as a school boy he put this historical document to memory and could, in fact, still remember it.
What is the Preamble to the United States Constitution?
300
This event, began by the owner of several Champaign bars, was to compensate for the university scheduling spring break on a certain March holiday.
What is Unofficial St. Patrick's Day or what is Unofficial?
400
This 1970s bar, which catered to Parkland College students, featured a happy hour that included 10 cent hot dogs and 15 cent beers.
What is Big Daddy's?
400
This building, built in 1901, has since been named for the chemist who determined the hydrogen/oxygen weight ratio, and headed the chemistry department from 1907 to 1926.
What is Noyes Laboratory? (William A. Noyes)
400
This famous singer/songwriter was know to frequent campus town bars offering free impromptu concerts after his for-pay concerts on campus.
Who is Harry Chapin?
400
Two women who aggressively pursued the attentions of Andy and Barney to the consternation of Helen and Thelma Lou were known collectively as this.
Who are the Fun Girls?
400
A waste disposal company attempted to gain a permit from the EPA to store soil contaminated with PCBs perched over this important natural resource.
What is the Mahomet Aquifer?
500
If you were in campus town on any given Friday in the 1970s and could smell fish frying, the source was likely this longtime Green Street establishment.
What is The Deluxe?
500
This venue has been the site of Economics 101 lectures, as well as concerts by Frank Zappa and Herbie Hancock.
What is Froellinger Auditorium?
500
This 1970s, basement campus town deli, open until 3am, was run by the founder of the Courier Café; featuring lentil soup, an assortment of teas and coffee, and cheese cake.
What is Bubby and Zadie's?
500
This Mayberry citizen was victim of a serious dependency problem.
Who is Otis Campbell?
500
This 1970s fad was for those who wished to gain a lot of "exposure."
What is streaking?