7 Stop 7 of 10 on Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

The Palmer House Hotel

The Loop & North Side, Chicago

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"The Palmer House. There has been a hotel on this spot since eighteen seventy-one, which makes it the longest continuously operating hotel in the country — with an asterisk. The original burned to the ground thirteen days after it opened, in the Great Chicago Fire. So the owner rebuilt it bigger. This city treats a total loss as a renovation opportunity."

Hear the full story in the app — narrated and timed to play right where you're standing.

The Reveal

This stop is part of the tour’s larger story. An optional reveal at the end lets you revisit which details stayed perfectly honest and which got a little extra help.

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Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney

10 stops · 35 min

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Tour Stops

Follow the full Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney route.

  1. 1 Introduction
  2. 2 The Green Mill Cocktail Lounge
  3. 3 The Biograph Theater
  4. 4 The St. Valentine's Day Massacre Site
  5. 5 Holy Name Cathedral
  6. 6 The Chicago Theatre
  7. 7 The Palmer House Hotel
  8. 8 The Site of the Lexington Hotel
  9. 9 The Site of the Metropole Hotel
  10. 10 The Reveal

Hear the full story at The Palmer House Hotel

This is just one of 10 stops on the Bootleggers, Bullets & Baloney tour. Download the app, put in your headphones, and experience it for real.

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