There is an odd mixture of lodging possibilities.  Some are more dangerous than others.  The Pauly House (Hennepin Avenue and High Street) is a premier hotel and an established favorite.  The staff is attentive and quite quick to fix up bullet-ridden walls.

The Hennepin Avenue Lodging House (204 Hennepin Ave), once it reopens from the smallpox incident, could have several rooms available now that the authorities have arrested the Chicago criminal gang that was hiding there.

If you tend to drink heavily and consider yourself impervious to flames from fire, the Liverpool Lodging House (244 Hennepin Ave) (although disgustingly filthy) might met your basic lodging needs.  A blood-stained carpet may be overlooked if the rest of the room is in pristine shape.  An unexpected vacancy has occurred over at the Durgin Boarding House (321 Hennepin Avenue).

Temporary accommodations can be found at the Nashville Hotel (422 Hennepin Avenue), but don’t expect coffee from the coffeehouse below because a gasoline stove blew up causing a large explosion.

There are many things that can be said about the Brunswick Hotel (411 Hennepin Avenue).  They fixed the electrical wires that got crossed and caused three fires in one night.   Some people never leave the hotel, one guest remained there for several additional days after asphyxiating himself with the hotel’s gas lighting system.

Prospective guests may find available rooms at the Holmes Hotel (806-810 Hennepin Avenue).  If they can overlook the firemen cleaning up after the roof fire, and flooded lobby area, discounted rooms may be offered.