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Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1930

Subjects
AutomobilesHotels & InnsStreet Scenes
Card type
Lithograph
Date
c. 1907 (Golden Age)
Front of Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1930, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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Back of Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1930, c. 1907 lithograph postcard
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About this postcard

The picture is a monochrome architectural rendering of the Morrison Hotel, showing its broad multi-story base and tall setback tower rising above a busy Chicago street with pedestrians and automobiles. The Morrison Hotel opened in 1925 as one of downtown Chicago's large hotels and was demolished in 1965. The caption identifies the building and city.

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MORRISON HOTEL ☆ Chicago --- THE MORRISON HOTEL Clark and Madison Streets, Chicago In the Heart of the Loop 46 stories high and standing 506 feet above the sidewalk. Home of the historic BOSTON OYSTER HOUSE and TERRACE CASINO, Chicago's famous theatre restaurant. Every room with bath, circulating ice water, grille-protected servidor. Leonard Hicks, Managing Director POST CARD FOR ADDRESS ONLY
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ConditionVery good
Place depictedMorrison Hotel, Chicago, IL
NotesMonochrome line/etching-style illustration; caption along the bottom edge; narrow margin at right. No postmark; unused card. Divided back with printed hotel advertising copy on the left and a "FOR ADDRESS ONLY" address panel on the right. Cream, fibrous/textured stock; front picture has no white border. No handwriting anywhere.

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Morrison Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1930, postcard, c. 1907. PostalPast Collection. https://postalpast.com/postcard/morrison-hotel-chicago-illinois-circa-1930. Accessed October 25, 2026.