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  2. Category:Demolished hotels in Chicago - Wikipedia

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  3. Lexington Hotel (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    The hotel is notable for being Al Capone's primary residence from July 1928 until his arrest in 1931. [5] After the Saint Valentine's Day Massacre, some commenters called the hotel "Capone's Castle." [6] [7] It was later renamed "The New Michigan Hotel" and functioned as a brothel with 400 rooms. [3] The hotel closed in 1980. [4]

  4. Warded lock - Wikipedia

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    Keys for some types of warded locks often have a characteristic symmetrical shape. The one on the right is a skeleton key. A warded lock (also called a ward lock) is a type of lock that uses a set of obstructions, or wards, to prevent the lock from opening unless the correct key is inserted. The correct key has notches or slots corresponding to ...

  5. Tokyo Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Tokyo Hotel, located at 19 E. Ohio Street, was a hotel in the Near North Side of Chicago. Designed by architect Ralph C. Harris , it is 15 stories tall, and has 150 rooms. It opened in 1927 as the Devonshire Hotel.

  6. Congress Plaza Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Congress Plaza Hotel is a hotel on Michigan Avenue in Chicago, across from Grant Park. Opened by R.H. Southgate just before the 1893 World’s Fair, [1] the hotel has hosted numerous US Presidents and a wide range of political and cultural events. The hotel is frequently claimed to be one of the most haunted buildings in Chicago. [2] [3] [4]

  7. Mortise lock - Wikipedia

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    The term "warded lock" refers to the lock mechanism, while the term "mortise lock" refers to the bolt location. Warded locks contain a series of static obstructions, or wards, within the lock box; only a key with cutouts to match the obstructions will be able to turn freely in the lock and open the latch. [4] Warded locks were used in Europe ...

  8. Six-story hotel proposed for midtown Sacramento block ... - AOL

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    The hotel is slated to have 154 rooms. ... Six-story hotel proposed for midtown Sacramento block where a pharmacy closed this year. Ryan Lillis. November 30, 2023 at 3:46 PM.

  9. Guyon Hotel - Wikipedia

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    The Guyon Hotel is a historic former hotel in Chicago, Illinois.The hotel was designed by Jens J. Jensen - no relation to the famous landscape architect Jens Jensen - in 1927 and was built in red and cream brick with arched windows on two floors and exquisite, detailed terra cotta ornaments typical of Jensen's work.