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Modern Motels Era Dims Historic Hotels As Progress Moves In
The piece notes luxury motels edging out historic hostelries in Peoria Rockford Decatur Danville Bloomington Aurora and other cities. mentions Chicago hotels like Edgewater Beach Drake Bismark La Salle facing competition. The author prefers traditional hospitality with some modern touches and highlights Drake-Oakbrook near Forest Park before praising Proviso Township Golf Outing organizer Fred Rose and a soap-making legacy with Lewis Lye.
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Peoria
Rockford
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Danville
Bloomington
Aurora
Chicago
Edgewater Beach
Drake
Bismark
la Salle
Gertrude
Drake-Oakbrook
Forest Park
Fred Rose
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