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, including buildings designed by Marshall and Fox and Fugard & Knapp.
The East Lake Shore Drive District was designated a Chicago Landmark district on April 18, 1985.[1] A historical marker denoting the landmark district is found in front of 199 E. Lake Shore Dr.[2] This district is located within the Streeterville neighborhood and overlaps with the Gold Coast.
The district includes seven luxury high rise apartment buildings and the Drake Hotel[3] and includes two buildings (the Drake, which is at 140 E. Walton Pl., and 999 N. Lake Shore Dr.) that do not have East Lake Shore Drive addresses.[3]
As of 2014, East Lake Shore Drive ranked as the 6th wealthiest neighborhood in America with a median household income of $593,454.[4]
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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.
- ^ "East Lake Shore Drive Historical Marker". www.hmdb.org. Retrieved February 26, 2025.
- ^ 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.
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