A Brief History of Chicago's Lake Shore Drive

Lake Shore Drive is one of the most iconic roads in the US, following Chicago's picturesque Lake Michigan shoreline for miles. Let's quickly talk about the history of this famous expressway.
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Media Credits and Further Reading:
Chicago in 1890: https://chicagology.com/goldenage/
State Street in 1890: https://greatchicagofire.org/item/ich...
Lake Shore Drive in 1899, S-curve in the 1960s, split around Field Museum and Soldier Field: https://drloihjournal.blogspot.com/20...
Outer Drive Bridge 2011: Marcin Wichary via https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Ou...
Lake Shore Drive 1880s; 1955 extension: http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistor...
Lake Shore Drive in 1905, 1907, 1927, 1930; Montgomery Ward; Outer Drive Bridge construction and ceremony; S-curve in 1937; reversible lanes in 1947: http://galleries.apps.chicagotribune....
Lincoln Park: https://www.worldatlas.com/parks/linc...
South Works steel plant: https://industrialscenery.blogspot.co...
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