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, 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^[update], East Lake Shore Drive ranked as the 6th wealthiest neighborhood in America with a median household income of $593,454.^[4]

Photos

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  Historic District from Oak Street Beach
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  Night on the Gold Coast (including East Lake Shore Drive District to left)
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  The East Lake Shore Drive Historic District is a prominent part of the skyline