▁in ▁ 1 9 6 1 , ▁the ▁sign ▁proc laim ing ▁its ▁existence ▁is ▁still ▁displayed ▁on ▁the ▁building ' s ▁exterior . ▁By ▁ 1 9 6 3 , ▁the ▁room ▁was ▁home ▁to ▁a ▁new ▁restaurant , ▁the ▁Cloud ▁Room , ▁when ▁Don ▁Mc Ne ill ▁moved ▁his ▁broadcast ▁of ▁Don ▁Mc Ne ill ' s ▁Break fast ▁Club ▁to ▁the ▁location . ▁While ▁the ▁show ▁was ▁broadcast ▁from ▁the ▁All erton , ▁Mc Ne ill ' s ▁guests ▁included ▁regular ▁Fran ▁All ison . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁All erton ▁Hotel ▁was ▁declared ▁a ▁Chicago ▁land mark , ▁it ▁closed ▁in ▁August ▁ 1 9 9 8 ▁through ▁May ▁ 1 9 9 9 ▁for ▁a ▁$ 4 0 ▁million ▁renov ation . ▁The ▁firm ▁of ▁E cken hoff ▁Sau nd ers ▁Arch itect s ▁o vers aw ▁rest oration ▁work ▁which ▁restored ▁the ▁hotel ' s ▁by g one ▁grande ur ▁and ▁upgrad ed ▁mechanical ▁systems . ▁ ▁When ▁the ▁hotel ▁re open ed ▁as ▁the ▁All erton ▁Crow ne ▁Pla za ▁Hotel , ▁the ▁twenty - third ▁floor , ▁which ▁previously ▁hous ed ▁the ▁T ip ▁Top ▁T ap ▁and ▁the ▁Cloud ▁Room , ▁became ▁the ▁Renaissance ▁Ball room ▁and ▁a ▁l oun ge ▁opened ▁on ▁the ▁second ▁floor ▁called ▁T aps ▁on ▁Two ▁featuring ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁T ip ▁Top ▁T ap ' s ▁signature ▁drink s , ▁a ▁Moscow ▁m ule . ▁ ▁In ▁November ▁ 2 0 0 6 , ▁a ▁partners hip ▁of ▁Oxford