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Beverly/Morgan Park fine-dining destination in a 19th-century Western Avenue roadhouse. Predated Chicago's upscale restaurant trend. Later rebranded as Maple Tree Inn (Cajun). Building still stands — now Olivia's Garden.
Everything that was here
- 1950–1995
Helen's Ye Olde LanternAmerican Restaurant
Beverly/Morgan Park fine-dining destination in a 19th-century Western Avenue roadhouse. Predated Chicago's upscale restaurant trend. Later rebranded as Maple Tree Inn (Cajun). Building still stands — now Olivia's Garden.
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