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Tell us about your favorite suburban landmark that's no longer around

Posted December 12, 2020 10:00 pm

Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates opened on June 6, 1980, with a concert by John Denver. The amphitheater, off Higgins Road and Route 59, closed in 1994. Daily Herald File photo, 1983

The Daily Herald is putting together a special magazine called "Remember When" that takes a nostalgic look at the variety of suburban institutions - restaurants, stores, music venues, entertainment centers and more - that are no longer here. Think Hans Bavarian Lodge, the great German restaurant in Wheeling; or Adventure Land, the amusement park in Addison; Crawford's department store in Rolling Meadows; Chateau Louise in West Dundee; Poplar Creek Music Theater in Hoffman Estates; or Bell's Apple Orchard in Lake Zurich for inspiration.

Feel free to send us a personal memory of any of those or any other suburban icon that no longer exists, and include a photo of yours we can use.

Please limit your remembrance to 300 words and make sure you email your photo to us in the largest file possible. Include the name of the photographer and some info about who is doing what in the photo. Don't have a picture? Don't worry. We might have one or know where to find one.

We'll consider all submissions before Jan. 15. Just email it to rememberwhen@dailyherald.com.

Hans Bavarian Lodge in Wheeling first opened as a roadhouse in the 1930s. In the 1950s and '60s, it was known as Ernie's Bavarian Lodge until Hans Ammeloux bought it in 1967 and put his name on it. In 1978, the Berghoff family bought the restaurant. Their popular Oktoberfest drew 30,000 people for the six-week annual event until the restaurant closed in 2000. Daily Herald file photo, 1979

Cock Robin, known for its steakburgers and square scoops of ice cream, had locations in Naperville, Villa Park and other suburbs. It was a popular hangout for decades in downtown Wheaton. Daily Herald Archives

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