Yesterday Shop Đặng Văn Ngữ

The leaning, yellow shack at 1143 W. Addison St. Will be demolished by July to make room for a new three-flat.

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Yesterday has stood at 1143 W. Addison St., just a block from Wrigley Field, since 1976.Ariel Cheung/DNAinfo
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WRIGLEYVILLE — The cherished memorabilia siêu thị Yesterday, a relic và snapshot of 1970s Wrigleyville, will soon be demolished & replaced by a three-flat.

Records show the Chicago Department of Buildings approved a permit Wednesday to build a three-story building in Yesterday’s place — complete with a basement, rooftop deck and detached three-car garage.

Yesterday founder Tom Boyle died in December. He was 88. He started auctioning off the store’s collection of sports memorabilia, print truyền thông media archives and other antique collectibles in 2017 so he could close the cửa hàng for good.

Boyle’s nephew, Max Zelenka, confirmed Thursday the store had been sold và could be demolished by July.

“It’s sad to see it go. The store’s memory will be cherished through the cool sports or movie memorabilia or whatever people bought và connected with,” Zelenka said.

Credit: Ariel Cheung/DNAinfoTom Boyle, founder of Yesterday, died in December at 88 years old.

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Since 1976, the leaning, yellow shack has sat at 1143 W. Addison St., just a block from Wrigley Field. The siêu thị was known for its expansive collection of relics and oddities, as well as its rejection of modern technologies lượt thích credit thẻ readers, computers and cash registers.

Zelenka said he’s spent the last six months finding homes for the rest of Yesterday’s collection, which included treasures lượt thích rare comics, baseball cards, obscure magazines and a box of soap featuring a baby who grew up khổng lồ become an adult film star.

“It’s been a lot of odd things lượt thích that,” Zelenka said. “It’s relieving lớn have found the right buyers, but definitely sad to let the store go.”

Jake Wittich is a Report for America corps thành viên covering Lakeview, Boystown & Lincoln Park for Block Club Chicago.

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