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, 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
  1. "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.
  2. "East Lake Shore Drive". About, Inc. 2007. Retrieved May 19, 2007.
  3. Cooperstein, Paige and Robert Johnson (February 25, 2014). "The 25 Richest Neighborhoods In America". Business Insider. Retrieved August 21, 2015.


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