Wyndham Springfield City Centre is the tallest skyscraper in the state capital city of Springfield, Illinois . It was the tallest Hilton Hotel in the state of Illinois (including those in Chicago as well).
6-750: The hotel in downtown Springfield opened in 1974 , and is now a half-century old. as the Forum 30 Plaza Hotel . It was renamed the Hilton Towers six years later in 1980 , later becoming the Springfield Hilton and then the reversal of names with Hilton Springfield in 1998 . The hotel converted from Hilton to the Wyndham chain, acquiring its current title as well on December 31, 2015. The lower 15 floors are accessed by glass elevators with surrounding city views while ascending or descending, while
12-739: A city of its size. C | Concourse Level Contains an indoor pool, fitness center, and meeting rooms. L | Ground/Lobby Level Contains hotel lobby, shops, and meeting rooms. M | Main Level Contains meeting rooms and connection to parking garage. 2-28 | Guestroom Levels 29 | Vista Level Contains Vista Rooms meeting rooms with panoramic views. Can be reached by non-emergency stairs from level 30. Also contains restrooms for restaurants on level 30. 30 | Penthouse Level Contains 2 separate restaurants with panoramic views. [REDACTED] Media related to Wyndham Springfield City Centre at Wikimedia Commons 1974 1974 ( MCMLXXIV )
18-854: The Watergate scandal . In the Middle East, the aftermath of the 1973 Yom Kippur War determined politics; following Israeli Prime Minister Golda Meir 's resignation in response to high Israeli casualties, she was succeeded by Yitzhak Rabin . In Europe, the invasion and occupation of northern Cyprus by Turkish troops initiated the Cyprus dispute , the Carnation Revolution took place in Portugal , and Chancellor of West Germany Willy Brandt resigned following an espionage scandal surrounding his secretary Günter Guillaume . In sports,
24-528: The surrounding state capital city. It has a parking garage owned by the City of Springfield, connected to the tower by an underground concourse and a skybridge. It has the unique distinction of being one of only 2 chain hotels in downtown Springfield, the other being the former President Abraham Lincoln Hotel (now renamed the Hilton DoubleTree Hotel), a rare number of hotels in a city center for
30-504: The upper 15 floors are accessed by ordinary interior elevators. The only exceptions to this system are that all elevators serve the basement (C), lobby/ground floor (M), 29th floor, and 30th floor. The building's lobby has a small waterfall and garden feature similar to the landmark Westin Peachtree hotel in downtown Atlanta, Georgia , but on a smaller scale. Floor 30 has several panoramic, high-end restaurants and bars, with scenic views of
36-544: Was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar , the 1974th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 974th year of the 2nd millennium , the 74th year of the 20th century , and the 5th year of the 1970s decade. Major events in 1974 include the aftermath of the 1973 oil crisis and the resignation of United States President Richard Nixon following
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