Kon Tiki Ports, Sheraton Chicago Hotel, Chicago , IL (restaurant) - Locating Tiki

D Dustycajun Tiki Socialite Santa Barbara, CA Joined: Nov 16, 2007 Posts: 5295	D Dustycajun Posted posted on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 12:32 PM A little more history on the Kon Tiki Ports in Chicago. The Sheraton chain expanded the hotel in 1961 and added the Kon Tiki Ports. The hotel operated as a Radisson until 1983, when the name changed to the Continental (which was the name before the Sheraton). The hotel closed in 1986 for renovations and that was the end of the Kon Tiki Ports. The hotel reopened in 1990 as the Inter Continental. Here is a Kon Tiki Ports matchbook I have under the Continental banner. This must have been right after the name change from the Sheraton in 1983, as they still used the old Ports logo. Here is a later matchbook, probably closer to the closing in 1986. The Ports logo is gone and it is now just Tiki. The back of the matchbook. Seems as though this place was pretty long lived. DC

A little more history on the Kon Tiki Ports in Chicago. The Sheraton chain expanded the hotel in 1961 and added the Kon Tiki Ports. The hotel operated as a Radisson until 1983, when the name changed to the Continental (which was the name before the Sheraton). The hotel closed in 1986 for renovations and that was the end of the Kon Tiki Ports. The hotel reopened in 1990 as the Inter Continental.

Here is a Kon Tiki Ports matchbook I have under the Continental banner.

This must have been right after the name change from the Sheraton in 1983, as they still used the old Ports logo.

Here is a later matchbook, probably closer to the closing in 1986.

The Ports logo is gone and it is now just Tiki.

The back of the matchbook.

Seems as though this place was pretty long lived.

Post #576232 by Dustycajun on Tue, Feb 15, 2011 12:32 PM