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Drake Hotel (lower right) and the East Lake Shore Drive District from Oak Street Beach. According to local legend, John Drake (1826–1895) (the father of this hotel's founders) was standing with a hotel owner watching the Great Chicago Fire of 1871. The owner, seeing his hotel threatened by the flames, offered to sell it for any price.
Pages in category "Hotel buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Chicago" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Drake Hotel may refer to: in Canada. Drake Hotel (Toronto), Ontario; in the United States (by state) Drake Hotel (Chicago, Illinois), listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) Drake Hotel (Gallup, New Mexico), NRHP-listed in McKinley County; Drake Hotel (New York City), New York; Drake Hotel (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania), NRHP-listed
Under the gallery's new directors, the location was moved from its original location in the Drake Hotel to the John Hancock Center. In the 21st century, the gallery has represented works by and mounted exhibitions for many leading American and European artists contemporary artists including, Niels Strøbek and Ian Hornak . [ 3 ]
Tracy C. Drake (1864–1939) and his brother John Drake Jnr. were the developers and proprietors of the Blackstone Hotel and Drake Hotel, [2] which are both located along Michigan Avenue in Chicago, IL. The former is located in the Chicago Landmark Historic Michigan Boulevard District and the latter along the Magnificent Mile.
Currently there are 124 properties listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Central Chicago, out of more than 350 listings in the City of Chicago.Central Chicago includes 3 of the 77 well-defined community areas of Chicago: the historic business and cultural center of Chicago known as the Loop, as well as the Near North Side and the Near South Side.
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The Merle Reskin Theatre is a performing arts venue located in the Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois.Originally named the Blackstone Theatre it was built in 1910. . Renamed the Merle Reskin Theatre in 1992, it is now part of DePaul University, and is also used for events and performances of other