The Biography of Chicago’s Marina City

Dinner this Evening at Marina City Restaurants
November 28, 1964

Cover of Marina City restaurant menu. Hilton Hotels (October 1964).

(Left) Cover of a menu printed in October 1964 for the restaurant – above the marina at Marina City – that was operated by Hilton Hotels. This was the wedding dinner menu presented to Larry and Carolyn Lorren, who were married on November 28, 1964.

(Below left) Second page of menu, offering appetizers and complete dinners. The least expensive item was the fried chicken. It was available for $2.95, the equivalent of $22.59 in 2014 dollars.

(Below right) The most expensive item on the menu was a sirloin strip steak, “the sea captain’s choice,” for $5.25. That is the same as $40.21 in 2014.

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Second page of Marina City restaurant menu. Hilton Hotels (October 1964). Page from Marina City restaurant menu. Hilton Hotels (October 1964).

Last updated 07-Dec-14

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