The Hidden Secrets of New Eden and the Palmer House Hotel in Borrowed Lives
Elise visits two Chicago Hotels in “Borrowed Lives, The New Eden and The Palmer House. The New Eden Hotel is where Elise goes to find her brother Henrick in Episode 1, and where she was staying before waking up in someone else's body. Later, we learn the hotel is run by the Borrowers, and Room 406 has been soundproofed to help them acquire “new envelopes.” Elise visits the much more upscale Palmer House in Episode 3 with Jesse, which is where she first meets Charles Michael. While the New Eden is fictional, the Palmer House was a real hotel in Chicago that opened in September 1870. It was located on the North West Corner of State and Quincy Streets, with 225 rooms and lavish furnishings that cost about $100,000. The owner, Potter Palmer, built the hotel as an extravagant wedding […]
