Lions Club Parade Picture, Sheridan Plaza, Uptown Chicago

Love this image! The sign on the side reads: "Hotel Sheridan Plaza: The Home of the Uptown Lions Club." It's currently on eBay

Sheridan Plaza, Sheridan and Wilson, Uptown Chicago

A particularly nice postcard of the Sheridan Plaza Hotel currently available on eBay: Sheridan Plaza

Sheridan Plaza Hotel, a Glimpse of Sheridan Road

In 1957, a Mrs. Long leapt to her death from the sixth floor of the Sheridan Plaza Hotel. The photo illustrating the story for the Chicago Tribune shows the west side of the hotel, and a glimpse further north up the street at some of the other buildings.

Sheridan Plaza Featured in Article on Historic Chicago Rentals

"Chicago has a rich history and naturally, so do its buildings. This city has been blessed with famed architects such a Frank Lloyd Wright , who have helped make the city and its neighborhoods both beautiful and unique. What people may not think about is that these historic homes have residents. Okay, this is where you come in. Historic rental properties in the area are more common than you might think and, if you so choose, you could find yourself living inside the same walls as someone involved in hunting down Al Capone or an apartment designed by Meyer Fridstein..."

Read complete article at Chicago Now.

Uptown Gem Restored and For Rent -- Sheridan Plaza, Uptown Chicago

One of my all-time favorite Uptown buildings has been restored and is currently for rent--the Sheridan Plaza.

See the article here.

Click the labels and links below to take you to more historic photos and histories of the Sheridan Plaza.

Interior Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Sheridan and Wilson, Uptown

Bank Files Foreclosure on Historic Sheridan Plaza Hotel

"(Crain’s) — A Dallas bank known for buying distressed loans is seeking to foreclose on an $8.2-million mortgage on a historic former hotel near Wrigley Field, where during the 1940s many Chicago Cubs lived during the baseball season..." Complete article can be found here.

A free PDF download of a 1921 article featuring this hotel and other work by architect Walter W. Ahlschlager, with many historic images, can be found here.

For more articles and images on the Sheridan Plaza Hotel found on this site, go here.

Plank Room, Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Chicago, Illinois

The Sheridan Plaza Hotel at Wilson and Sheridan in Uptown Chicago once housed the Plank Dining Room.

Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Street View, 1940s

I bought this one at auction not too long ago; it shows a small group of people in front of the Sheridan Plaza Hotel some time in the 1940s. The Chelsea Hotel, a.k.a. the Friendly Tours, can be seen in the background.

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Sheridan Plaza Hotel, Uptown, Chicago, circa 1960

We've featured images of the Sheridan Plaza Hotel before, but this is a later image and one that is interesting because it says "Uptown" on the front.

Image courtesy John Chuckman.

Wilson Yard

Thanks to Jennifer B. for this photo of Wilson Yard; I'm not sure what the date of it is. In the upper right corner, you can see the Sheridan Plaza Hotel.