Berwyn Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
Berwyn Apartments - Credit: Wikimedia Commons
The Berwyn Apartments is an apartment building at 3137 Oak Park Avenue, Berwyn, Illinois. Originally the Berwyn Hotel, the building was built in 1922, at a cost of $200,000 ($ in today's dollars).Topinka, Judy. "Ballad of a small hotel", Berwyn Life. May 6, 1973. pp. 1, 9.The Hotel World. December 9, 1922. p. 17. Retrieved February 16, 2020. 210 guests attended a dinner-dance marking its opening in 1923.Carraro, Ethel. "Open hotel in Berwyn", The Life. July 29, 1973. p. 4. The local Kiwanis and Lions clubs held events in the hotel,"Berwyn Lions Club Will Hold Ladies Night", Chicago Tribune. October 7, 1934. p. W2."Dr. Albert Hall Is Elected President of Berwyn Kiwanis", Chicago Tribune. December 15, 1935. p. W1."Kiwanis Heard About Milk", The Berwyn News. February 14, 1936. p. 7."Russell Knott Named Head of Berwyn Lions", Chicago Tribune. August 13, 1933. p. W6. as did political parties and candidates."Republicans Hold Rally at Berwyn Hotel", Cicero Life. March 23, 1934. p. 1."Today's Political Meetings", Chicago Tribune. April 3, 1932. p. 4. The hotel also contained an elegant tea room and had a cigar stand in the lobby.Deuchler, Douglas (2005). Berwyn. Arcadia Publishing. p. 73. Retrieved February 16, 2020. The Berwyn Conservatory of Music held concerts in the lobby. An addition was built in 1929, at a cost of $25,000.Grant, Homer. "Plan $25,000 Three Story Addition to Berwyn Hotel", Chicago Tribune. May 17, 1929. p. B3. Read more on Wikipedia
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