While the bakery was founded in 1910, this City of Chicago issued license from 1915 is perhaps the oldest document of the business that remains.  (Courtesy of Gene Monaco).  The bakery was then still located at its original location, 841 S. Racine Avenue.

         Camille, Jule and George evaluating their bakery's products in the 1940s, most likely at the plant located at 4747 West Van Buren Street, which was later razed to build the Eisenhower Expressway.

The 21 minute documentary that tours the Burny Bros. Bakery Northlake, IL plant, "Johnny's Birthday Cake" is now on YouTube.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BBZxwFgWGHc&feature=youtu.be

Burny Bros. plant, 1969

Retail store at 10 East Randolf Street, in 1934

Tom Flood

Founders George (far right), Camille, (second from right) and Jule (third from left) at first bakery on South Racine Avenue