Lake View (IL) community

Lake View community i Chicago City (i Cook county) i Illinois

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Länk: Cook (IL) county, Lake View township
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Lake View, or Lakeview, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side.

1853-1889

se Lake View Township i Cook County

1889-

Lake View was absorbed into Chicago city in 1889 as a way of meeting demands for public service. In 1889, a real estate boom became a major economic stimulant. According to the Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce, over forty percent of the neighborhood's present-day buildings were constructed during that time.

Lake View is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhood enclaves: Lakeview East, West Lakeview and Wrigleyville. Lakeview East contains the district known as Boystown, famous for its large LGBT population and the pride parade held each June. Wrigleyville, another popular district, surrounds Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. New Town, a name for the area centered at the intersection of North Clark Street and West Diversey Parkway, was a commonly encountered appellation in the 1970s and 1980s but has fallen into disuse. The Northalsted Merchants Association is centered on the North Halsted Street strip between West Belmont Avenue and West Irving Park Road on Halsted. In 2013 Money Magazine named Lake View as number 3 of its top 10 Big-city neighborhoods for its selection of Best Places to Live.