▁lake front ▁sites ▁created ▁demand ▁for ▁an ▁exhibition ▁hall . ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 0 , ▁construction ▁was ▁begun ▁on ▁McC orm ick ▁Place , ▁a ▁huge ▁ex position ▁and ▁convention ▁complex ▁at ▁ 2 3 rd ▁Street ▁and ▁Lake ▁Sh ore ▁Drive ▁named ▁for ▁newspaper ▁magn ate ▁Robert ▁R . ▁McC orm ick . ▁The ▁original ▁building ▁burn ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 , ▁and ▁was ▁re built ▁and ▁re open ed ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 1 ▁at ▁the ▁beh est ▁of ▁mayor ▁Richard ▁J . ▁D ale y . ▁Lar ge ▁exp ans ions ▁were ▁added ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 7 . ▁The ▁current ▁re development ▁includes ▁greatly ▁expanded ▁hotel ▁accommod ation . ▁McC orm ick ▁Place ▁also ▁houses ▁the ▁Ar ie ▁Crown ▁Theater , ▁and ▁it ▁is ▁the ▁annual ▁location ▁for ▁the ▁Chicago ▁Auto ▁Show . ▁ ▁Historic ▁structures ▁ ▁The ▁area ▁includes ▁the ▁Pra irie ▁Avenue ▁Historic ▁District ▁( with ▁both ▁the ▁John ▁J . ▁G less ner ▁House ▁and ▁the ▁Henry ▁B . ▁Clar ke ▁House ) ▁and ▁the ▁historic ▁( former ) ▁R . ▁R . ▁D onn elle y ▁& ▁S ons ▁printing ▁company ▁building ▁( which ▁now ▁houses ▁network ▁rou ters ▁and ▁switch es ▁for ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁city ). ▁ ▁The ▁G less ner ▁House , ▁which ▁is ▁perhaps ▁the ▁best ▁known ▁historic ▁structure ▁in ▁this ▁district , ▁is ▁now ▁a ▁museum . ▁ ▁William ▁Wal lace