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 CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
 |  | IL: Arlington Park Hilton
< on 10/20/2010 5:26 PM >
|  | | | Has anyone checked this out? I stumbled upon it while visiting a couple weeks ago. I spotted a security guard walking around the perimeter as I drove by, so I didn't attempt to get any closer than this. Looks like this place has changed hands a few times. Back when I was living there it was always the Arlington Park Hilton, but looks like it was a Sheraton most recently. Apparently, there's a water park behind this place too. Either way, looks like it won't be abandoned for very long. Obviously, the place still has power. Would be epic to get inside this place!!!
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jonrev
  
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | ![[jonrevProjects]](forum/www.gif) | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 1 on 10/21/2010 12:25 AM >
| | | | That just closed within the last year or so, the waterpark was built only a few years earlier.
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CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 2 on 10/22/2010 3:07 PM >
| | | | Posted by jonrev
That just closed within the last year or so, the waterpark was built only a few years earlier.
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That's what my buddies were telling me. The view from the top would be pretty epic, I'm sure you could see the Chicago skyline on a clear enough night from up there.
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Joliet Jake
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 3 on 10/24/2010 10:13 PM >
| | | | A friend of mine lives twenty minutes or so from here, and assures me that it would be easy to get into.
I would just worry that it might be watched over often :/
If anyone decides to venture in, be careful.
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CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 4 on 10/25/2010 3:47 PM >
| | | | Posted by Joliet Jake
A friend of mine lives twenty minutes or so from here, and assures me that it would be easy to get into.
I would just worry that it might be watched over often :/
If anyone decides to venture in, be careful.
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I guarantee you that it's patrolled. Enter at your own risk!
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may pop
Location: Lake in the hills Il.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 5 on 10/27/2010 2:41 AM >
| | | | I worked on the roof about 8 years ago installing cell phone equipment. They said they got more money from cell companies than renting rooms.
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DiVaMoNKeY
 
Location: Grundy County, IL
Gender: Female
I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love.
| |  |  | | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 6 on 10/27/2010 3:06 PM >
| | | | Why would Arlington need a hotel this big????
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CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 7 on 10/27/2010 6:44 PM >
| | | | Posted by DiVaMoNKeY
Why would Arlington need a hotel this big????
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It's right next to the Arlington Race Track, which gets a lot of visitors I suppose. Back when it was built there probably weren't a lot of other hotels around.
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may pop
Location: Lake in the hills Il.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 8 on 10/28/2010 1:36 AM >
| | | | It was built around the time the race track was rebuilt,after the fire.
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jonrev
Location: Lake Wazzapamani
Gender: Male
Observer of obsolesence
| | | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 9 on 10/28/2010 3:22 AM >
| | | | Pretty sure they opened the waterpark to try and compete with Great America's waterpark, and Key Lime Cove. It only survived about 3 years.
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DiVaMoNKeY
Location: Grundy County, IL
Gender: Female
I pushed with all my might; I pushed with all my love.
| | | | | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 10 on 10/28/2010 5:38 AM >
| | | | Posted by jonrev
Pretty sure they opened the waterpark to try and compete with Great America's waterpark, and Key Lime Cove. It only survived about 3 years.
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It just seems way, WAY too big for just a racetrack. What year was this built?
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CaptainTonus
Location: San Diego, CA.
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 11 on 10/28/2010 6:26 PM >
| | | | The racetrack was first opened back in 1927. There was a huge fire in 1985, and the track was closed for a while. It re-opened in 2000. This is all according to wikipedia. My Dad was at that hotel for one of the big Muhammad Ali fights back in the 70's, so I know it was around back then. Not sure exactly what year it was built though.
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BCWhitestack
Location: Northwest suburbs of Chicago
Gender: Male
| | Re: IL: Arlington Park Hilton
<Reply # 12 on 6/8/2011 9:30 PM >
| | | | My wife and I spent our wedding night in one of the penthouse suites in 1997. Without actually getting on the roof, I can tell you the view of the track and the Chicago skyline is quite impressive! I live about 15 miles from her and had NO IDEA she was closed. Could be interesting?!?
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