The Historic Broadview Hotel

The Broadview Hotel opened its doors in 1922 and the premier hotel was a favorite stop along the Chisholm Trial.  You can still see the original checkered floors in the lobby and admire the vintage chandeliers, ceiling and original stairwells.

 

 

 

In 1929. the North Wing was added. In 1948, the Crystal Ballroom was added. The famous Native American Blackbear Bosin, designed the exquisite mosaic in the ballroom. Bosin's famous "Keeper of the Plains" sculpture stands tall at the side of the Arkansas River in Wichita. For more information on the Keeper of the Plains, go to April 14, 2010 in the archives of this blog.

 

During the 1920s, during prohibition, there was a speakeasy in the basement of the Broadview Hotel. Those must have been exciting times.

 

The Broadview now operates as The Drury Plaza Hotel.