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The building, at 678 N. Orleans St. (700N, 300W), Chicago, Illinois, United States, was erected in 1872 by James McCole, just one year after the Great Chicago Fire. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] It has a wooden frame , a building technique outlawed in the Central Business District by an ordinance passed by Chicago City Council shortly afterwards. [ 1 ]
Schaller’s Original Pump was the oldest bar and restaurant in Chicago, Illinois. [1] Located at 3714 South Halsted Street, the Pump was opened in 1881 by George “Harvey” Schaller and was owned and operated by the founder’s descendants until its closure in 2017. It was a local landmark in the Chicago South Side neighborhood of Bridgeport.
The bar was purchased by Tom Chamales, a real estate developer and tavern owner, and was renamed Green Mill Gardens in 1910, [4] a nod to the famous Moulin Rouge ("Red Mill") of Paris. [5] In its early years, it was a popular hangout for movie actors from nearby Essanay Studios . [ 6 ]
Palmer House Chicagology Palmer House history by Chicagology; Chicago Historical Society - 1873 description by Rudyard Kipling following the Great Chicago Fire; Fred A. Bernstein, "A Hotel Looks Back to Its 1920s Glamour", The New York Times, October 25, 2008; Palmer House Hilton Reviews - Reviews of guests who have visited the hotel
Arizona: The Palace Restaurant and Saloon (1877) Prescott. Billed as the "country's oldest frontier saloon," The Palace Restaurant & Saloon on Whiskey Row in Prescott is where cowboys, lawmen, and ...
This list of the oldest restaurants in the United States includes currently operating restaurants that were founded before 1900. Most of the establishments are located in the Northeastern United States , many of them predate the Civil War , and a handful predate the Revolutionary War .
Genoa Bar and Saloon. Genoa, Nevada Built in 1853 and serving drinks since 1884, the Genoa Bar calls itself Nevada's oldest "thirst parlor" and looks about as much like an old cowboy saloon as ...
The Berghoff restaurant, at 17 West Adams Street, near the center of the Chicago Loop, was opened in 1898 by Herman Joseph Berghoff and has become a Chicago landmark. [1] In 1999, The Berghoff won a James Beard Foundation Award in the "America's Classics" category, which honors legendary family-owned restaurants across the country.