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CBS Chicago Vault: Chicago Hard Rock Cafe opens in 1986

Name: CBS Chicago Vault: Chicago Hard Rock Cafe opens in 1986
Uploaded: 2025-01-21T20:55:00-0600
Duration: 56 s
Description: A grand opening party was held for the Hard Rock Cafe at 63 W. Ontario St. in 1986, as that area of River North was transformed from little more than a row of gas stations to an entertainment district. Jim Avila reports for Channel 2 News in this clip from June 27, 1986.

A grand opening party was held for the Hard Rock Cafe at 63 W. Ontario St. in 1986, as that area of River North was transformed from little more than a row of gas stations to an entertainment district. Jim Avila reports for Channel 2 News in this clip from June 27, 1986.