East Lake Shore Drive District Explained

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. This district is located within the Streeterville neighborhood and overlaps with the Gold Coast.

, East Lake Shore Drive ranked as the 6th wealthiest neighborhood in America with a median household income of $593,454.^[3]

External links

• Official City of Chicago Near North Side Community Map

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Notes and References

1. Web site: East Lake Shore Drive District. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division. 2003. May 13, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20070607151622/http://www.ci.chi.il.us/Landmarks/E/EastLSDDistrict.html. June 7, 2007. mdy-all.
2. Web site: East Lake Shore Drive. May 19, 2007. 2007. About, Inc.. October 5, 2006. https://web.archive.org/web/20061005191430/http://chicago.about.com/library/blank/blelsdmap.htm. dead.
3. Web site: The 25 Richest Neighborhoods In America. August 21, 2015. February 25, 2014. Business Insider. Cooperstein, Paige and Robert Johnson.