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Chicago IL: Happy 100th Birthday, Wrigley Field


Just weeks before the start of World War I, the Windy City welcomed a brand-new baseball stadium. Then, it was 70 years ago in the middle of World War II, when your travel4seniors.com editor was at the Great Lakes Naval Training Center near Waukegan. With a bunch of other Navy trainees, we traveled 60 miles to see a Cubs game at the stadium named for chewing gum millionaire, Bill Wrigley. 

The Cubs played my hometown Phillies, and although many of the star players were in the service at the time, it was great to see a real Major League game. How many senior readers remember 1944 baseball names such as Hank Wyse, Eddy Stanky, Claude Passeau, Deacon Donahue, Andy Seminick, Putsy Caballero and Coaker Triplett?

The Cubs won the National League title in the next year, 1945. Sadly, the last time the Cubs actually won a World Series was in 1908. So far this year, they’re 7 wins and 12 losses. Good luck, Cubbies! You’ll need lots of it. For more information, go to www.cubs.com

Hollywood Walk of Fame Evokes Memories PDF Print E-mail


Your travel4seniors.com editor recently strolled the fabulous city. Walking along Hollywood Boulevard you’ll encounter gift shops, theaters, restaurants and throngs of tourists. There are also aggressive costumed characters expecting handouts for posing for photos with you.

The Hollywood Walk of Fame plaques, now more than 2,300, are on the sidewalks of Hollywood Boulevard. They span from around La Brea Avenue to Gower Street, with some running down Vine Street.

We seniors all have our favorites, and here are some, along with locations:

Errol Flynn: The swashbuckling hero of 1930s and 1940s adventure movies is starred in front of the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel at 6654 Hollywood Blvd. An appropriate location, because Flynn was notorious for his party lifestyle and was rumored to have had many dashing midnight ventures at the Roosevelt.

Nat "King" Cole: The star honoring the crooner of the 1940s and 1950s is at 6229 Hollywood Blvd., near Musso & Frank Grill, a favorite hangout of Nat and other show business personalities since the 1930s.

Sammy Davis Jr.: His plaque is in front of the posh W Hotel at 6254 Hollywood Blvd. for memories of singer-dancer Sammy Davis Jr., member of the famed Rat Pack, along with Frank Sinatra, Dean Martin, Peter Lawford, and Joey Bishop.

Frank Sinatra:
The legendary crooner's star is at 1600 Vine St., near the corner of Hollywood and Vine. Symbolically, it’s in front of the famous Capitol Records Building, where Frank recorded some of his most popular songs.

 

 
 
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