Stephen V. Funk a few months ago started The Berghoff Memorial Blog, which is named after the landmark Chicago restaurant on Route 66 that closed recently.
The blog describes itself thusly:
On February 28, 2006, Chicago's historic German restaurant, The Berghoff, closed after being in business for 107 years. The Berghoff Memorial Blog is a place to share stories and memories of this beloved eatery. The Berghoff may be gone, but it will never be forgotten.
Chicagoans are still smarting from the German eatery's closing a few weeks ago. One reader wrote:
I'm sorry, I am not sad, I am angry. What kind of moron would close this restaurant after 107 years, and not sell it to someone who would run it? 10,000 people would have bought or leased this restaurant, paid almost anything to keep it just as it was. No more beer and food, sold off all the cool stuff. […]
Check it the site.