Past meets present at these new and revamped hotels in the Windy City. As the elevator doors open on the 12th floor of Water Tower Place, it’s clear this is not the same Ritz-Carlton Chicago. Before, ...

SCRANTON, Pa. -- The Ritz Theater in downtown Scranton has gone through many changes in its 100-year history. Most will remember it as a movie theater. Today, it's a performing arts academy for kids.

The structure meant to be Sarasota’s first Ritz-Carlton was never completed. By the time it was demolished in 1964, it had long been a ghost hotel – and some intrepid explorers had met their demise in ...