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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.
John Burroughs Drake (January 17, 1826 – November 12, 1895) was a hotelier who was part owner of the Tremont House hotel in Chicago, Illinois. [1] He managed the Grand Pacific Hotel from 1874 to 1895. [ 2 ]
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
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.
John Burroughs Drake Jnr. (1872–1964) and his brother Tracy Drake were the developers and proprietors of the Chicago hotels, the Blackstone Hotel and Drake Hotel, he was the son of John Drake Snr., who was also a hotelier.
The St. Regis Chicago is a mixed-use residential and hotel building consisting of the St. Regis Residences, 393 luxury condominium residences, and the St. Regis Hotel, with 191 hotel rooms, including 33 suites. [5] The hotel occupies the first 10 floors of the structure with private residences on floors 11 through 97. [15] Floor 47 is the ...
John B. Drake, owner of the city's Grand Pacific Hotel and later the Drake and Blackstone Hotels, gave the fountain to the residents so those in The Loop would have chilled drinking water. [2] The structure was designed by Richard Henry Park and originally stood on Washington Street adjacent to Chicago City Hall.
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