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<\/a><\/p>\nThe Drake Hotel Chicago (image courtesy of The Drake Hotel)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
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A vintage 1921 advertisement for the hotel in Photoplay Magazine …<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nPhotoplay Magazine 1921 [public domain]<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The hotel entrance is on E. Walton Place, just off North Michigan Ave, also known as Chicago’s Magnificent Mile …<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Drake Hotel’s Entrance on E. Walton Pl.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
As you enter the lobby, to your left is The Palm Court – the Drake’s venue for afternoon tea.<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nEntrance to The Palm Court<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
The interior of The Palm Court …<\/p>\n
<\/a><\/p>\nThe Drake Hotel’s Palm Court<\/p>\n<\/div>\n
And now onto our image tour:\u00a0 here is a view of a table set up for afternoon tea in The Palm Court …<\/p>\n
Table Setting for Afternoon Tea at The Drake<\/p>\n Below are the finger sandwiches at The Drake – a cucumber and tomato sandwich is in the foreground, and an egg salad is in the rear left.\u00a0 Lastly, we have a smoked salmon and asparagus sandwich – all prepared on house made breads.<\/p>\n Finger sandwiches at The Drake Hotel<\/p>\n<\/div>\n And, of course, a raisin scone is a must for any afternoon tea. The Drake serves it with preserves, lemon curd, and English Double Devon Cream.<\/p>\n Scone course for afternoon tea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n Sweets and pastries are your reward at the end of afternoon tea\u00a0 – here we have an opera cake, a pistachio macaron, and a strawberry-cream pastry.<\/p>\n The sweets tier at The Drake<\/p>\n<\/div>\n The elegant teapot used by The Palm Court at The Drake …<\/p>\n Teapot at Drake Hotel for Afternoon Tea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n You can choose from over 20 selections of tea at The Drake.\u00a0 Varieties include The Palm Court’s own custom black tea blend as well as several oolong’s, greens, a white, and tisanes\/herbal infusions. The china is made by Steelite of England.<\/p>\n Tea cup by Steelite\/England for The Drake Hotel Afternoon Tea<\/p>\n<\/div>\n ——————————————————————————————————————————————-<\/p>\n One last note on The Drake Hotel in Chicago.\u00a0 Sometime in the early 1950’s, Marilyn Monroe and Joe DiMaggio visited the Cape Cod room – one of the The Drake’s in-house seafood restaurants – and carved their initials into the world-famous wooden bar there.<\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n<\/a><\/p>\n