European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - October 29, 1988, Darmstadt, Hesse                                 associated press the it shop in Chicago sound Shin a barnyard to oilers cow chickens Cluck and squawk pigeons Coo and rabbits thump and Oslic in their cages step . Back to a time when there wore no giant supermarket chains or Frozen food Sec tons. And mom and pop grocery stores kept crates of live chickens out Back Al the Small Siloro. Kicked away in a ". Polish and italian neighbourhood Cue loners who order a Fryer broiler or roaster take Linn Chicken so fresh it was squawking 15 minutes earlier Tho Butcher who wields his knife with a surgeon s Pride also Sells fresh Rabbit Quail Pigeon Duck Goose and the ban Lam roosters favored in some italian kitchens Lor slows and sauces i be been Iru for 27 years and the store s been Heit since Tho second world War Tyr the Propri ilor. Al Gordon. 5t.  it if in 5 out front reads John s live poultry and  mar Tel " 1 Tiv Tyone Callnn Johr Gordon says 1 Fri store a is Angin Aily Jofin s and i a la everything the a it was. And so i Riol 3 nickname Alonfo with  a not is common a sight in Chicago As elevated Liams live poultry sloops Are  there and elsewhere around the United Stales when i Iii one Opo Nati. Id say there were m of Solher hic poultry stores Liko in Ivi Ihm u live mile  Emdon says when i Vns a kid i owing up there used to lie one of item every Mik. And allot the morn Anil pop grocery stores used to Homo Crater of chickens in the Brick arid but Hwd chickens to sell "  Jas stores like Johr r. Aru it Iund nos by in the in re or ,. New York cd Icaran or i of and Jeler. Says Hill Noemi a a. In Oon Cimic. Wilh the n Ilion broiler Council a Washington in Iriri lobbying a Rou a Loi the poultry Industry i  it Uhny re hanging on in certain a Huic Conur Init  he says Hosler Clive 7oni in and health code1 John s Maikut to a enit from the sri Chesl new rules under a grand lather clause have made it too costly to open a live poultry store. Gordon says but to contends fresh Pouilly raised on natural Grams Las los tilter Cut and much Bailor than Orniti equally  with americans becoming More concerned Abdul a healthy diet u s poultry  has dirt jell Ham the 1970 a wage o 4fl pounds per  to b7 pounds last year hot Nirk says out  people a in in  Iho also want Al Craven Cut to says going and buying a live thicken is net Confori Noncie in the no Libor Lwood. It in l a Hal Ancor Ivani it a  a 15 minute top ill Johns thai s All in took  it Doi and Juanila Hod Ngum. Puerto flick natives and ii cartoons Lor 35 years a to Pitcl " acc Crilly Foi u a i and a Capon a mate Magazine Al Gordon gets a firm hold on a live rooster at his store in Chicago. Live poultry stores Frozen out of the Market Chicken no ulfred to produce Bud. Fresh poultry tastes Hollor says mrs Rodriguez. G3 the Spanish speaking people Liko to make Rico Chicken and Poler live Chicken " Dorothy us halos Luck Czwaski. Who runs the counter and Cash Register reached Inlo a Cage and grabbed a Chicken by the wings Len ppm the squawking Bird atop a Moat scale that la be $5 do she says taking Iho $1 a Pound i fact Hack to Iho butchering roam Tho procedure is swill Tho Chicken is plucked by a machine and within 15 i nulls the to Duquez family is on ils Way Homo customers browsing Al John s find a Wall of cages slacked three High and running Iho length of the shop clucking while chickens til Iho full Lew Slacks then there s a Cage holding a dozen tiny Brown and Whito Quad. Scurrying beneath a Cas cd wooden sign "2 for $5," nyx Como snowy pigeons and rabbi s Block. Lule or rust coloured flemish giants and the raucous ranks of ban Lam roosters a half dozen clamouring stack and Gray twas who apparently always Ihrk in s sunup Gordon has run the store since 10g1, when tale put him behind the counter on the City s Northwest Side Amir neighbourhoods of italians polos. Greeks and other ethnic groups. His father who had run a liquor store and a tavern bought Iarj Butcher shop when the ii final John put l up Lor Gale Gordon Ihen 25, Wau launching his career As a sales  for the american tobacco cd but in o months later in november 1961. The Al def Gordon died and his son inherited thru Alore and ii Nice Ianc in two months working part Lime. I knew no Hui about ifs business/1 go Don it alls i was out Iron working the counter mostly. Id Only butchered a couple of chickens then Here it was in november and thanksgiving Comers up everyone wan cd live Virkey and i did l know Tho first thing about in plus the Grosc plus the ducks. Pius Iho Chicken h was a Nightmare in Tho Loui Days Belore thanksgiving that first year. Gordon says he and Throe assistants worked 20 hours a Day and butchered Abool boo fresh turkeys Timo has sharpened his skills though he says he still works up to 50 hours a week and Al least 15 hours a Day around thanksgiving and Christmas on average. Gordon Sells 1do to 500 chickens.-10 to 50 tabbies arid 15 to20 ducks a week nine ,1 be Iccil of the poultry is raised by Amish Larm Rirs in Indiana. Gordon says they Don i use any chemicals there s no preservatives in  he says. Ail of your Storo bought poultry arc dipped in a preservative to give them a longer shelf tile " saturday october 29, 198b the stars and stripes Paga 13