Guest blogger: Landon Bone Baker Architects Residential hotels constructed in Chicago between 1880 and 1930 served as an indispensable component of the city’s housing stock, offering an affordable housing option in prime locations. These single-room occupancy (SRO) hotels served a critical role in housing a large segment of the city’s middle- and working-class residents, and many continue to do so today. Chicago lost more than 30% of its SROs between 2008 and 2016. Despite th