East Lake Shore Drive District
The East Lake Shore Drive District is a historic district in the Near North Side community area of Chicago, Illinois. It includes eight buildings at 140 E. Walton, 179-229 E. Lake Shore Drive, and 999 N. Lake Shore Drive designed by Marshall and Fox and Fugard & Knapp and the opposing park. It was designated a Chicago Landmark district on April 18, 1985.[1] These buildings include seven luxury high rise apartment buildings and the Drake Hotel.[2] Note that neither of the buildings on either end of the district actually has an East Lake Shore Drive address.[2] This district is located within the Streeterville neighborhood and overlaps with the Gold Coast.
As of 2014[update], East Lake Shore Drive ranked as the 6th wealthiest neighborhood in America with a median household income of $593,454.[3]
Photos
- Historic District from Oak Street Beach
- Night on the Gold Coast (including East Lake Shore Drive District to left)
- The East Lake Shore Drive Historic District is a prominent part of the skyline
Notes
- ^ "East Lake Shore Drive District". City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. Archived from the original on June 7, 2007. Retrieved May 13, 2007.
- ^ a b "East Lake Shore Drive". About, Inc. 2007. Archived from the original on October 5, 2006. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
- ^ Cooperstein, Paige and Robert Johnson (February 25, 2014). "The 25 Richest Neighborhoods In America". Business Insider. Retrieved August 21, 2015.
External links
- Official City of Chicago Near North Side Community Map[permanent dead link]
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- Astor Street District
- Cabrini–Green Homes
- East Lake Shore Drive District
- Gold Coast Historic District
- Goose Island
- Old Town (part)
- River North Gallery District
- Streeterville
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- 350 North Orleans
- 860–880 Lake Shore Drive Apartments
- James Charnley House
- Holy Name Cathedral
- Magnificent Mile
- Navy Pier
- Palmer Mansion
- Polish Consulate General, Chicago
- Three Arts Club of Chicago
- Tribune Tower
- Trump International Hotel and Tower
- Sixteen (CLOSED)
- Chicago (Brown and Purple Lines)
- Chicago (Red Line)
- Grand(/State) (Red Line)
- Merchandise Mart
- North/Clybourn (on boundary with Lincoln Park)
- Sedgwick
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