Walnut Room Chicago Christmas 2017

One of our favorite christmas traditions is to see santa claus at macy s santaland.

Walnut room chicago christmas 2017. Christmas at marshall fields was joy to anticipate all year long. The walnut room s christmas tree. The 2017 christmas tree check out tripadvisor members 50 528 candid photos and videos of walnut room. Marc much chicagoans can breathe easier as it appears the walnut room the historic restaurant inside macy s on state street will remain open.

With circassian wood paneling imported from russia and austrian chandeliers the 17 000 square foot dining room is both elegant and comfortable. It took 18 decorators and three story high scaffolding to trim the live evergreen. This year celebrates the 110th year of the great tree it was a very different chicago 110 years ago. Published on dec 5 2017 john and james take a train to downtown chicago and visit the walnut room.

A chicago tradition since 1905 the world famous walnut room was the first restaurant ever opened in a department store. It was a perfectly magical time. A 45 foot evergreen hoisted atop the walnut room s drained fountain. Macy s on state street prepares for the holiday season by setting up the walnut room christmas tree and decorating the windows on nov.

Nancy stone chicago tribune. The great tree in the walnut room 2017 marshall field s christmas window 1940s it is hard to imagine a holiday season in which the windows and their bewitching designs did not exist. Then a trip to the walnut room for a grown up lunch under the magnificent christmas tree. By mid century field s laid claim to the world s largest indoor christmas conifer.

To kids it looked like it stretched all the way up to the sky. They do some hard hitting journalism into fairy dust and wishing stones. Then head up to the walnut room for lunch under the great tree and be granted wishes from the fairy princesses. It included a visit to santa claus mrs.

By 1934 the tree stood 25 feet high. Claus aunt holly uncle mistletoe.