Contact Us

Use the form on the right to contact us.

You can edit the text in this area, and change where the contact form on the right submits to, by entering edit mode using the modes on the bottom right. 

222 W Merchandise Mart Plaza
Chicago, IL, 60654

312-380-9883

Chicago's honorary brown street signs, days, and commemorative honors; the who, what, where, when and why.  Honorary Chicago guide book, maps, biographies, history, trivia, tours, and gifts.

Blog

Filtering by Tag: Bridgeport

Sylvia "Toy" Knabjian

Linda Zabors

Sylvia Knabjian, a.k.a. Toy, was the proprietor of Bridgeport’s “Mike’s Hotdog Cart” at 32nd and Aberdeen, which her father Michael began.


Honorary Sylvia "Toy" Knabjian WAY

West 32nd Place, from South Carpenter Street to South Morgan Street

 

Approved: February 2023

Ward: 11
Alderman: Lee
Neighborhood: Bridgeport

d. 2004


Source

2023262

https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-11-16-8503190261-story.html

Mike 'The Hot Dog Man' Knabjian

Linda Zabors

Mike’s Hotdog Cart was a hand made, bright yellow, wooden, tin roofed cart at 32nd and Aberdeen in the Bridgeport neighborhood of Chicago.

Mike was the namesake founder and operator for 65 years. His daughter, Sylvia, succeeded him in the hot dog and tamale business.


Honorary Mike 'The Hot Dog Man' Knabjian Way

West 32nd Place, from South Aberdeen Street to South Carpenter Street

 

Approved: February 2023

Ward: 11
Alderman: Lee
Neighborhood: Bridgeport


d. 1985. Age 84


Source
https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1985-11-16-8503190261-story.html
https://legacy.suntimes.com/us/obituaries/chicagosuntimes/name/sylvia-knabjian-obituary?id=30132548

20222714
2023261