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Dining room at the Palmer House, 1875, Chicago. Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago

Dining room at the Palmer House, 1875, Chicago.

Ryerson and Burnham Archives, Art Institute of Chicago

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wait to check in to the Ambassador East (now the Public Hotel), 1946, Chicago

Lucille Ball and Desi Arnaz wait to check in to the Ambassador East (now the Public Hotel), 1946, Chicago

The Palmer House Hotel, State and Monroe, 1875, Chicago

The Palmer House Hotel, State and Monroe, 1875, Chicago

The Fisher Building, 343 S Dearborn, as it appeared one year after completion in 1897. Built and designed by Burnham and Company, it stood in company with the Masonic Temple as one of the tallest buildings in Chicago at 18 stories. The building still exists and now houses luxury apartments. Note at the building next door, rooms are going for as low as 15 cents…

The Fisher Building, 343 S Dearborn, as it appeared one year after completion in 1897. Built and designed by Burnham and Company, it stood in company with the Masonic Temple as one of the tallest buildings in Chicago at 18 stories.

The building still exists and now houses luxury apartments.

Note at the building next door, rooms are going for as low as 15 cents…

The Grand Pacific Hotel, Jackson and Clark, 1888, Chicago.

The Grand Pacific Hotel, Jackson and Clark, 1888, Chicago.

The Plaza Hotel at North and Clark, 1907, Chicago.

The Plaza Hotel at North and Clark, 1907, Chicago.

Program (assigned to Mr. Goodman) for a meeting held by the “13 Club” at The Richelieu Hotel, 1890, Chicago. The Richelieu was a smaller, but very high-end hotel on Michigan Ave., south of Jackson. Can’t find any info on the 13 Club…maybe a secret society? Update: the club was exclusive and had some very influencial members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteen_Club

Program (assigned to Mr. Goodman) for a meeting held by the “13 Club” at The Richelieu Hotel, 1890, Chicago.

The Richelieu was a smaller, but very high-end hotel on Michigan Ave., south of Jackson.

Can’t find any info on the 13 Club…maybe a secret society?

Update: the club was exclusive and had some very influencial members: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Thirteen_Club

The Water Tower Inn, corner of Chicago and Rush Streets, 1961, Chicago. Built in 1961, the hotel was demolished in 1997 to make way for the Park Hyatt. Photo by A. Feininger.

The Water Tower Inn, corner of Chicago and Rush Streets, 1961, Chicago.

Built in 1961, the hotel was demolished in 1997 to make way for the Park Hyatt.

Photo by A. Feininger.

The Highland Park House, 1873, Highland Park. Built in 1869 as a summer resort, it later housed a women’s seminary and was known as Highland Hall until it was destroyed by fire in 1888. Illinois Digital Archives

The Highland Park House, 1873, Highland Park.

Built in 1869 as a summer resort, it later housed a women’s seminary and was known as Highland Hall until it was destroyed by fire in 1888.

Illinois Digital Archives

The Boulevard Room at the Stevens Hotel (now the Chicago Hilton and Towers on Michigan Ave), c.1940, Chicago. Yet another restaurant that featured an ice show!

The Boulevard Room at the Stevens Hotel (now the Chicago Hilton and Towers on Michigan Ave), c.1940, Chicago. Yet another restaurant that featured an ice show!

The Sunnyside Roadhouse, c. 1890, Chicago. Standing at the corner of Clark and Montrose, the roadhouse served as a watering hole, hotel and restaurant for travelers making their way north.

The Sunnyside Roadhouse, c. 1890, Chicago. Standing at the corner of Clark and Montrose, the roadhouse served as a watering hole, hotel and restaurant for travelers making their way north.

Postcard for the Leland Hotel at Michigan Ave and Jackson, c.1889, Chicago.

Postcard for the Leland Hotel at Michigan Ave and Jackson, c.1889, Chicago.

Postcard for the Hotel Belmont, c. 1921. The building still stands at Belmont, Sheridan and Lake Shore Drive, now known simply as The Belmont.

Postcard for the Hotel Belmont, c. 1921. The building still stands at Belmont, Sheridan and Lake Shore Drive, now known simply as The Belmont.

Postcard for The Drake Hotel from the year it was built, 1920.

Postcard for The Drake Hotel from the year it was built, 1920.