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A new experience for us was exploring the north end of the Magnificent Mile from our base at the historic Drake Hotel overlooking Oak Street Beach on the shore of Lake Michigan.

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A new experience for us was exploring the north end of the Magnificent Mile from our base at the historic Drake Hotel overlooking Oak Street Beach on the shore of Lake Michigan. / A new experience for us was exploring the north end of the Magnificent Mile from our base at the historic Drake Hotel overlooking Oak Street Beach on the shore of Lake Michigan.

The Drake Hotel, Marshall and Fox, Architects - 1919

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The Drake Hotel, Marshall and Fox, Architects - 1919 / The Drake Hotel, Marshall and Fox, Architects - 1919

At the entrance to The Drake on E Walton Street

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At the entrance to The Drake on E Walton Street / At the entrance to The Drake on E Walton Street

A Chicago room with a view

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A Chicago room with a view / A Chicago room with a view

The Queen, advertising high-tea and cocktails in the hotel lounge.

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The Queen, advertising high-tea and cocktails in the hotel lounge. / The Queen, advertising high-tea and cocktails in the hotel lounge.

We enjoyed watching the changing weather over Lake Michigan from our room

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We enjoyed watching the changing weather over Lake Michigan from our room / We enjoyed watching the changing weather over Lake Michigan from our room

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The bike path and beach north of our hotel

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The bike path and beach north of our hotel / The bike path and beach north of our hotel

Oak Street Beach, just north of our hotel

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Oak Street Beach, just north of our hotel / Oak Street Beach, just north of our hotel

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On a walk in the Gold Coast neighborhood near The Drake Hotel

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On a walk in the Gold Coast neighborhood near The Drake Hotel / On a walk in the Gold Coast neighborhood near The Drake Hotel

The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

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The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel / The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

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The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel / The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

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The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel / The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

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The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel / The Gold Coast neighborhood near the Drake Hotel

The city skyline from North Pond in Lincoln Park. The black tower with the twin antennas on the left is the John Hancock Building. It is about two blocks south of the Drake Hotel.

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The city skyline from North Pond in Lincoln Park. The black tower with the twin antennas on the left is the John Hancock Building. It is about two blocks south of the Drake Hotel. / The city skyline from North Pond in Lincoln Park. The black tower with the twin antennas on the left is the John Hancock Building. It is about two blocks south of the Drake Hotel.

The Drake Hotel near the lakefront with the John Hancock Building towering behind it.

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The Drake Hotel near the lakefront with the John Hancock Building towering behind it. / The Drake Hotel near the lakefront with the John Hancock Building towering behind it.

Chicago on the Rocks. A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building.

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Chicago on the Rocks. A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building. / Chicago on the Rocks. A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building.

A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building

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A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building / A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building

A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building

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A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building / A view from the bar on the top floor of the John Hancock Building