Frank Lodarek Way
Linda Zabors
Frank Lodarek was the owner of the Big Apple Finer Foods store in the Lincoln Park neighborhood for more than 55 years; a business he started in June 1960 which is now in it’s third generation of family ownership. Frank originally trained as an engineer and learned the food business as a manager of an A&P grocery store. This is also were he met his wife, Mildred. They were married for 71 years.
Honorary Frank J. Lodarek Way
North Clark Street and Fullerton Avenue
Approved: 2015
Dedicated: September 28, 2019
Ward: 43
Alderman: Michele Smith
Neighborhood: Lincoln Park
2345 N. Clark
Big Apple Finer Foods
d. March 8, 2015 age 93