What is Lost Eras?
It is an antique and costume/theater prop shop. We have one million costumes anything from Mister Time to Victorian Gowns. I am an obsessive collector and this shop has become a wonderful outlet for my creativity.We have customers all over the world through the Internet www.losteras.com. Our big business comes from theater productions. Last years we provided costumes and props to 50 productions in the area. *While I was in the store a student costume designer from Northwestern came in to find clothes for "The Rocky Horror Picture Show".

Do you have any favorite costumes?
It is hard to choose. We had a CEO of an insurance company dress as Father Time to tell some of his sales team that their time was up. Aflak is renting 1920s costumes for a corporate party for their employees. They are turning Double Decker buses into a Speak Easy from the 1920s.

What is an early memory of Rogers Park?
My family moved back to Rogers Park in 1967. At fifteen, I remember being a member of a motorcycle gang called the Greenleaf Beach Club. There were three hundred members. We would just drive around together. Sometimes if we were bored we would call the police on ourselves.

You are also a long-time community activist, how have you seen Howard Street change?
I want to start by saying Howard Street is unique. We want to keep its unique flare. I've been a Commissioner of the SSA #19 for ten years. At the SSA we want to change the perception of people about Howard. People still say Howard is dangerous. I used to advertise "Take a walk on the wild side, come to Howard Street." Those days are over. We have more security, people are buying property. Some artists tell me they find the pulse of the city on Howard St. Something we do need here are the funds promised for Streetscape. The west wide of Howard's streetscape project is complete. The east side's funds went to Morse Ave.

Which five famous people living or dead would you invite to a dinner party?
Jim Morrison, Jimmy Hendrix, Sid Vicious, Elvis and Minnie Riperton

What have you learned about life working on Howard St. for 21 years?
Everything good and bad comes back to you. What you want in life you got to put out there. It does come back to you.