Hotels
During the early twentieth century, Chicago's leading hotels became
important sites in the public life of the city. No longer just a place
to stay the night, by the 1920s the city's downtown hotels offered
guests and visitors an increasing number of amenities aimed not only at
out-of-towners but locals as well. Elegant lobbies, for example,
welcomed downtown pedestrians in need of a respite from the crowded
sidewalks. Glamorous ballrooms hosted dances attended by Chicagoans from
across the city. And hotel restaurants and night clubs helped transform
the Loop into an enormously popular entertainment district. Though the
largest and most active hotels were located in the Loop and along
Michigan Avenue just north and south of downtown, many of the city's
outlying hotels offered similar night-life activities. Click on the
links below to learn more about the hotels of Jazz Age Chicago. |
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Hotel
Planters, ca. 1913 |
