Tradewinds Restaurant, 867 N. Rush St., Chicago Il. - General Tiki

T tikilongbeach Tiki Socialite Long Beach, CA via Dallas, TX Joined: Aug 05, 2011 Posts: 1686	T tikilongbeach Posted posted on Fri, Sep 20, 2019 10:36 AM Interesting mob history from when Art Adler owned the Tradewinds. He borrowed money from sadistic loan shark “Mad Sam” DeStefano, couldn't pay it back, fortunately died of a heart attack while walking down the steps to Mad Sam's basement and was found 2 months later in a Chicago sewer frozen solid. This happened in late 1959, early 1960. https://mchenrycounty1981.com/archives/2013/12/sadistic-loan-shark-chicago-outfits-history-mad-sam-destefano/ Another swizzle stick design from the Tradewinds. Menu, not mine. Movie still from? Same neon sign as depicted on the matchbook. Matchbooks. Not mine. Drink tokens. Not mine.

Interesting mob history from when Art Adler owned the Tradewinds.
He borrowed money from sadistic loan shark “Mad Sam” DeStefano, couldn't pay it back, fortunately died of a heart attack while walking down the steps to Mad Sam's basement and was found 2 months later in a Chicago sewer frozen solid. This happened in late 1959, early 1960.
https://mchenrycounty1981.com/archives/2013/12/sadistic-loan-shark-chicago-outfits-history-mad-sam-destefano/

Another swizzle stick design from the Tradewinds.

Menu, not mine.

Movie still from? Same neon sign as depicted on the matchbook.

Matchbooks. Not mine.

Drink tokens. Not mine.

Post #797498 by tikilongbeach on Fri, Sep 20, 2019 10:36 AM