From the August 30, 2015, Chicago Tribune "Chicago Flashback: Andy Frain ushers were once just about everywhere in Chicago" by Ron Grossman.
They wore blue uniforms trimmed with gold and you would see them out at Wrigley Field or the old Chicago Stadium for sporting events. They were also at the Greyhound bus station and O'Hare Airport. They were the ones who took care of duty at top-drawer events.
They had strict dress codes and vigorous drilling.
Boss Andy Frain told a Tribune reporter in 1948 that he was proud of his company with its military discipline, high expectations and successful alums.
Andy Frain was the product of the hardscrabble Back of the Yards Chicago neighborhood. As one of 15 children, he directed his siblings in use of the outdoor privy. At age 16, he was earning a few bucks picking up seat cushions and empty bottle at Comiskey Park. he said that the first 100 guys would get jobs as ushers, but a fourth of them were dips who would pick your pocket while taking you to your seat.
--CootToYourSeater
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