Why one Chicago motel encouraged guests to smash stuff in the 1960s

Source Chicago Sun-Times
Original Load Date Sept. 9, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Last Updated Sept. 9, 2026, 7:01 a.m.
Original URL https://chicago.suntimes.com/chicago-history/2026/09/09/why-one-chicago-motel-encouraged-guests-to-smash-stuff-in-the-1960s

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* SHARE * COPY LINK Share CLOSE * [ Twitter ][138] * [ Facebook ][139] * [ Bluesky ][140] * [ Email ][141] * [ Reddit ][142] * [ Flipboard ][143] Brandee Neal holds a baseball bat at the Angry Cactus Lounge on Chicago’s North Side. She’s facing down an array of old consumer...