For years companies and individuals used wooden nickels as a cheap form of promo - like a flyer, or a business card. In this video I investigate the research of a handful of wooden nickels I came across on eBay, scattered around the south side of the city. Come along on a trip through history!

0:00 intro
0:41 chicken unlimited (chicago lawn)
1:26 blue sky lounge (archer heights)
2:07 ted's dugout/poka-dot lounge (archer heights)
2:52 dog house tavern (bridgeport)
4:29 vic's hamburgers (mount greenwood)
5:13 east side stamp and coin (east side)
6:53 east side water garden (east side)
8:38 victor torsberg (south shore)