“We purposely put a wall here to protect them, but at the same time make sure that our customers will enjoy this very unique experience here.” “It was important for us to have on display some of the original architectural elements of the building,” Wong said. The historic windows are cordoned off by a low glass partition to enable close viewing without touching - a preservation requirement from the Commission on Chicago Landmarks.
It also features hundreds of slot machines and an element seldom found in casinos - windows, or more precisely, 111-year-old stained glass windows. The second floor includes half of the table games, set down on spaces marked with blue tape on a swirling carpet of blue, red and orange. The ground level also includes a coffee shop and an atrium looking up to the ornate rotunda lined with inset stained glass windows.
An abundance of slot machines are scattered across the first floor. The main entrance on Wabash Avenue opens onto an expansive, modern blue-lit center bar. Then it’s just a matter of installing, testing.” “By the end of the week we’ll have everything. “We have 75% of the slot machines and table games loaded in,” Wong said.