Illinois Tea Rooms

Japanese Tea Room, Congress Hotel, Chicago, Illinois, circa 1920

Chicago Northwestern Passenger Terminal Tea Room, Chicago, Illinois, postcard front, mailed in 1915. Despite the overall easily-cleaned tile surfaces of this railway depot tea room, some attention has been given to the Prairie School Craftsman aesthetic, with potted plants and fresh flowers at every table. Note also that the tables and tall-backed chairs are identical to those in the very posh Marshall Field's Department Store Tea Room, also in Chicago, and also on this gallery page.

Chicago Northwestern Passenger Terminal Tea Room, Chicago, postcard back, mailed in 1915.

Marshall Field And Co Tea Room, Chicago, Illinois, postcard front. Compare the coffered ceiling and Prairie School Craftsman aesthetic with the Chicago Northwestern Railroad depot Tea Room above, including identical tables and chairs.

The Surf Tea Room, Chicao, Illinois, interior, postcard, circa 1932.

Tea Room at the Club Arcada, St. Charles, Illinois, interior; deckle-edged linen card, postcard front, circa 1940s.

Tea Room at the Club Arcada, St. Charles, Illinois, interior; deckle-edged linen card, postcard back, circa 1940s.