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Encyclopedia > 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] Neither of the buildings on either end of the district actually has a Lake Shore Drive address.[2] The Near North Side is the part of Chicago, Illinois just north of the downtown central business district (the Loop). ... The city Chicago, Illinois, is divided into seventy-seven community areas. ... Flag Seal Nickname: The Windy City Motto: Urbs In Horto (Latin: City in a Garden), I Will Location Location in Chicagoland and northern Illinois Coordinates , Government Country State Counties United States Illinois Cook, DuPage Mayor Richard M. Daley (D) Geographical characteristics Area     City 606. ... Lake Shore Drive (LSD) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and next to Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the northernmost part, it is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41. ... Marshall and Fox was an United States architectural firm based in Chicago from 1905 to 1926. ... It has been suggested that this article or section be merged with Landmarks of Chicago. ... April 18 is the 108th day of the year (109th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1985 (MCMLXXXV) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Newly opened Drake Hotel in a 1920 picture postcard The Drake Hotel, 140 East Walton Place, Chicago, Illinois, is a luxury full-service hotel. ... Lake Shore Drive (LSD) is a mostly freeway-standard expressway running parallel with and next to Lake Michigan through Chicago, Illinois, USA. Except for the northernmost part, it is designated as part of U.S. Highway 41. ...


Notes

  1. ^ East Lake Shore Drive District. City of Chicago Department of Planning and Development, Landmarks Division (2003). Retrieved on 2007-05-13.
  2. ^ a b East Lake Shore Drive. About, Inc. (2007). Retrieved on 2007-05-19.

2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 13 is the 133rd day of the year (134th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2007 (MMVII) is the current year, a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar and the AD/CE era. ... May 19 is the 139th day of the year (140th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...

External links

  • Official City of Chicago Near North Side Community Map
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