Walnut Room Chicago Christmas 2017

A chicago tradition since 1905 the world famous walnut room was the first restaurant ever opened in a department store.

Walnut room chicago christmas 2017.

This year celebrates the 110th year of the great tree it was a very different chicago 110 years ago. Then a trip to the walnut room for a grown up lunch under the magnificent christmas tree. Lunch was always topped off with a snowman sundae. The walnut room s christmas tree.

It took 18 decorators and three story high scaffolding to trim the live evergreen. Claus aunt holly uncle mistletoe. Walnut room chicago picture. To kids it looked like it stretched all the way up to the sky.

A 45 foot evergreen hoisted atop the walnut room s drained fountain. Then head up to the walnut room for lunch under the great tree and be granted wishes from the fairy princesses. By mid century field s laid claim to the world s largest indoor christmas conifer. With circassian wood paneling imported from russia and austrian chandeliers the 17 000 square foot dining room is both elegant and comfortable.

One of our favorite christmas traditions is to see santa claus at macy s santaland. Macy s on state street prepares for the holiday season by setting up the walnut room christmas tree and decorating the windows on nov. The 2017 christmas tree check out tripadvisor members 50 528 candid photos and videos of walnut room. It included a visit to santa claus mrs.

Nancy stone chicago tribune. Marc much chicagoans can breathe easier as it appears the walnut room the historic restaurant inside macy s on state street will remain open. Christmas at marshall fields was joy to anticipate all year long. They do some hard hitting journalism into fairy dust and wishing stones.

It was a perfectly magical time. By 1934 the tree stood 25 feet high.