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14THE STAR: Sunday, October 17,1976Joe9Far flway, but in AtmosphereOnlyBy HARRIET P. MARCUSFur Awav Joe's isn't real-ly so far away it s quiteeasv to reach the corner of* ,tilth and Southwest highway in Palos Hills But to be%there today is is to travel backward through 4.» years of south suburban history.The building started life as a wooden cabin in a once-remotepart of unincorporated Cook county. Its original owner saw a bright future in serving travelers on what was then a country road, and opened a hamburger stand and gas station. His pumps are still in the ■ground out back behind Far \wa\ Joe's.IK1But nobody got rich quick here, and the place changed hands a couple of times before its present owner. John Sehober, took over in March of By that time pilots a (id other personnel from Midway just 20 minutes awav had discovered the country cabin \uth good home cooking The airline crowd christened it “Far Awav Joe's(ftw\SCHOBER RETAINEDboth the name and the rustic log cabin. “1 kinda like the western atmosphere.’ he says “It's cozy. Enlarging the place four years ago for expanded seating of 120, Sehober kept the original structure intact and created additions similar to it.The new section repeats the wood-beamed and pegged ceiling of the old cabin. Diners are served onheavv wooden tables andVbenches made for the place bv Martinsville. Ind., crafts-men. Wicker stools ring the free-form bar of polished wood, and soft lighting throughout is provided by handmade lead glass Tiffany lamps created for Far Away Joe's in a specialty shop in Chicago's Old TownCentral feature of the restaurant's cozy living room atmosphere is the massive fireplace built by government WPA workers during the CJreat Depression of the late It works perfectly, and Sehober keeps it lit throughout the winter. Steer horns hang prominently above with Laurel and Hardy looking down in has relief between, and some old pitchers that came with the place are lined up on its m a s s i v e m a n t e I p i e c e. Sehober once had a collection of IK rifles that augmented the fireplace decor.^Continued from Page IHJohn Sehober with the restaurant’s large fireplace constructed by WPA workers during the depressionA*sirit -V*vFA*-m*•Xv'1nx x *****
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Markham Star Tribune
Markham, Illinois, US
Sun, Oct 17, 1976
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