Show GRAND PACIFIC HOTEL CLOSED Chi cagos famous hostelry to be B abandoned chicago april 2 one of CM Chi cacos learos landmarks the old od grand pacific hotel one of the me moat st famous among insel institutions till of its 13 kind hind in the united Staf blates Rl ates tea Is to 10 be abando abandoned red the hotel was but built just before th the t great croat pre ot of 1 1871 and it As was asas as ready to acce receive lye its fur furnishing when the flames ninia sv swept cat it away it lag as quickly rebuilt and has ever since been one of the cites leading hotels it has been the he headquarters of at the ot of 1111 1 I 1 noila for over twenty years and during national conventions was tho th place where tile leading men of 0 the party met and did much ot of the lite alne wo work rk that tat controlled the nomina Alons in its time it haa lag perhaps ol 01 ellered move moio men of oc national and worldwide world worm wide note than any other chicago Chil caso hostley host bost lwy lory the grand pacific was amod tor for its banquets the game dinners which ehla line host dritto pave cave annually to ilo lite his friends through so 0 o many years were always largely atten doil by well known residents and notables from abroad more conventions and banquets ts have hen been held in the ilbe old hotel than in all the other local hant eliks combined it is not quite certain as to whal NOIA E use the property will be pit A new goiti may be opened but the chat c est are that it will become a busine busl nesa I 1 s block it wis was managed nui by drake pa parater r ker 6 co |