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Faces? on Rush? Wasn't that like, 1976, or something? Back when some bar called "Mr (something)" was where Gibson's is now? Wasn't that back when Ogden Avenue went all the way to Clark Street?

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5 Faces? They've got good late night philly steak...
 
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5 Faces? They've got good late night philly steak...
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No not Five faces, the little hot dog/hamburger place with 98% drunken clientele, but the I believe Yorktrader was talking about a bar called Faces. I don't personally remember it, but have heard people talk about it (in almost a legendary way).

I think this bar was popular in the 1970s or maybe early 1980s and it was on Rush Street, not Division. I think it was down where Tavern on Rush or where Jilly's is now, but I don't know for sure.

Anyone know?

BTW, Mr. Kelly's was the name of the place which Gibson's Steak House now occupies. Apparently it was a great lounge-type place and I heard that Sammy, Dean, etc. would stop in often. That is where all the photos inside Gibson's came from...
 
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Couple of blocks south of Tavern, on west side of Rush, maybe Oak and Rush ...
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I guess the SW corner... across the street from the Oak Bank...

NW = Bank
NE = Some gay lookin' cloth store
SE = ... I forgot...

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or was that Walton...
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Sheesh... I don't hang out at Rush... it's tourist and old people central... Bwahahahahahahaha
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Anyways... as it a restaurant or a bar???

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Ahhh... I don't feel like walking over there to check... It's too damn cold...

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Quote from demonet:

No not Five faces, the little hot dog/hamburger place with 98% drunken clientele, but the I believe Yorktrader was talking about a bar called Faces. I don't personally remember it, but have heard people talk about it (in almost a legendary way).

I think this bar was popular in the 1970s or maybe early 1980s and it was on Rush Street, not Division. I think it was down where Tavern on Rush or where Jilly's is now, but I don't know for sure.

Anyone know?

BTW, Mr. Kelly's was the name of the place which Gibson's Steak House now occupies. Apparently it was a great lounge-type place and I heard that Sammy, Dean, etc. would stop in often. That is where all the photos inside Gibson's came from...
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I guess it's mob stories...

and yes... I'm drunk when I'm at 5 faces.
 
I was still a kid at the time, but if my memory serves, Faces was located right where Hunt Club is(was?). Somehow I remember that there was a second level that faced east with large windows
 
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I was still a kid at the time, but if my memory serves, Faces was located right where Hunt Club is(was?). Somehow I remember that there was a second level that faced east with large windows
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FX was where Hunt Club is.
 
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FX was where Hunt Club is.
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yes, that makes sense. It seems the only place that still stands in its original form from those days is the Solomon Cooper on the corner of Cedar and Rush
 
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yes, that makes sense. It seems the only place that still stands in its original form from those days is the Solomon Cooper on the corner of Cedar and Rush
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A neighbor of my parents worked at that drug store as far back as the 60's. I'd be curious as to when it opened.
 
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