Lake Shore Drive facts for kids
Lake Shore Drive is a freeway-standard expressway in Chicago, Illinois. It runs along the shore of Lake Michigan. The highway passes Navy Pier all the through 875 North Michigan Avenue. The drive is a dangerous area during blizzards. The drive was named Leif Ericson Drive (after Leif Ericson) until it was renamed in 1946.
Images for kids
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The Historic Edgewater Beach Apartments mark the northern end of the Drive
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Traffic near Harbor Point Tower
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2009 view from Lake Shore Drive of Chicago River, the south border (right) of the Near North Side and Streeterville and north border (left) of Chicago Loop, Lakeshore East and Illinois Center (with Trump International Hotel and Tower at jog in the river in the center)
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Cars snowed in on Lake Shore Drive during the Groundhog Day Blizzard in 2011
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Installed signage in line with the 2021 name change: DuSable Lake Shore Drive
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Viewed from Near North Side looking north
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Pictured: The Outer Drive Bridge from Lake Michigan.
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View from John Hancock Center
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A typical summer afternoon on Lake Shore Drive
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Both vintage and modern upscale condominiums along Lake Shore Drive in Lake View East stand side by side, overshadowing the historic Jewish Temple Sholom.
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Lake Shore Drive is gateway to many marinas like Belmont Harbor, one of the largest in Chicago.
See also
In Spanish: Lake Shore Drive para niños
