****Andy Frain
August 10, 2009
Andy Frain /(AN dee FRANE)/ n. The once-ubiquitous ushers who guarded Chicago Stadium, Wrigley Field and more, wearing the trademark blue uniforms with gold piping and braids. The company still lives, although other security firms have moved in on some of its prominent sites. The company was started in 1924 by Andrew T. Frain, the 16th of 17 kids growing up near the Stockyards. "I really learned crowd handling from my mother," Frain once said. He died in 1964.