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Dinner this Evening at Marina City Restaurants
(Left) Cover of a menu printed in October 1964 for the restaurant – above the marina at Marina City – that was operated by Hilton Hotels. This was the wedding dinner menu presented to Larry and Carolyn Lorren, who were married on November 28, 1964.
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Second page of menu, offering appetizers and complete dinners. The least expensive item was the fried chicken. It was available for $2.95, the equivalent of $21.56 in 2011 dollars. |
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The most expensive item on the menu was a sirloin strip steak, “the sea captain’s choice,” for $5.25. That is the same as $38.37 in 2011. In 1998, a Smith & Wollensky steakhouse opened at Marina City. On its dinner menu today is a 12-ounce sirloin steak for exactly $38. |
