Description: Chicago, ILLINOIS - Bismarck Hotel - 1945: Built in 1926 by brothers Emil Eitel and Karl Eitel, the Bismarck Hotel is located at 171 W. Randolph Street in Downtown Chicago, between LaSalle Street and Wells Street. The Eitel brothers came to Chicago from Stuttgart, Germany in the early 1890s and after working selling wine and spirits and managing a south-side hotel during Chicago's 1893 World's Columbian Exposition, built the first Bismarck Hotel in 1894 at its current location. During World War I, the Bismarck, named after Germany's first Chancellor, Otto von Bismarck, changed its name to the "Randolph Hotel." At the war's end, the name was changed back to Bismarck. In 1924, the old building was razed an impressive 22-story building covering nearly an entire city block was erected. Opened in 1926, the "New Bismarck Hotel" offered 600 rooms. The Bismarck's Lobby was updated in the late 1930s and early 1940s with a strong Art Deco influence. The custom leather curved booth-style seating had a planter on top with a classic Art Deco-style light fixture above. A large American flag hung over a fireplace demonstrating the Bismarck Hotel's patriotism during World War II. This Linen Era postcard, mailed in 1945 during World War II, is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Chicago.
Price: 9.5 USD
Location: Brooklyn, New York
End Time: 2025-01-22T19:33:32.000Z
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Return shipping will be paid by: Buyer
All returns accepted: Returns Accepted
Item must be returned within: 14 Days
Refund will be given as: Money Back
Unit of Sale: Single Unit
Featured Person: Emil Eitel, Karl Eitel, Otto von Bismarck
Size: Standard (5.5x3.5 in)
Material: Paper
Year Manufactured: 1945
City: Chicago
Original/Licensed Reprint: Original
Brand/Publisher: Curt Teich
Subject: Bismarck Hotel
Continent: North America
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Era: Linen (1930-1945)
Country: United States
Region: Illinois
Theme: Architecture, Cities & Towns, Hotel & Restaurant, Militaria, World War II, Art Deco
Features: Panoramic
Time Period Manufactured: 1940-1949
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Postage Condition: Posted
