A Vintage Model A Now Sits In The Mezzanine Of The Hampton Inn Michigan Avenue

Written By Bill Motchan on December 3, 2015 in The Loop, _story

When we last visited the former Chicago Motor Club (now a Hampton Inn) in April, a vintage Model A Ford was being hoisted up to the mezzanine level, a tribute to the building’s past life. If you enter the lobby at 68 E. Wacker Place now, it’s unmistakably a hotel, but with significant art deco elements. There are also many visual reminders of the motor car and the open road. The Hampton Inn Michigan Avenue (no, its not technically on...