Lake View, Chicago
Lake View, also spelled Lakeview, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side. The Uptown community area is to Lakeview's north, Lincoln Square to its northwest, North Center to its west and Lincoln Park to its south.
The 2015 population of Lakeview was 98,212 residents, making it the largest of the Chicago community areas by population.
Lakeview unofficially includes smaller neighborhood enclaves: Sheridan Station Corridor, Boystown, Northhalsted, Southport Corridor, Wrigleyville, & Wrigley Plaza. Boystown, famous for its large LGBT population, holds the pride parade held each June.
Wrigleyville, another popular district, surrounds Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Lakeview is home to the Belmont Theater District showcasing over 30 theaters and live performance venues located near the Belmont El station.[1] In 2013 Money Magazine named Lakeview as number 3 of its top 10 Big-city neighborhoods for its selection of Best Places to Live.[2]
Lake View, Chicago Media
Vintage high-rises stand next to modern, upscale condominiums along North Lake Shore Drive.
Low-rise apartments are common in Central Lakeview, West Lakeview and Wrigleyville.
The Town Hall police station at the corner of North Halsted Street and West Addison Street was built on the former site of Lakeview's old town hall. It served as home to the 19th District from 1907 to 1966 and 23rd District from 1966 to 2010.
Currently 737 W Belmont Ave. (formerly 1662 Belmont as seen in the stained glass on this building built in the late 19th century) in Lakeview. The streets were renumbered around 1909
Rehabilitated vintage courtyard buildings (named for the courtyards created by their "U" shape construction), such as this 1927 building at 518 West Cornelia Avenue, are common along the side streets between North Lake Shore Drive and North Broadway.
View of Wrigleyville before a Cubs game (July 19, 2018)
A rainbow pylon on North Halsted Street at West Cornelia Avenue, like others along the Legacy Walk on Halsted street, welcomes visitors to the landmark gay village.
Chicago Pride Parade in 1985 on Broadway in Lakeview
Sculptures serve as entrances to Lakeview East residential streets. This sculpture stands on North Halsted Street at West Cornelia Avenue.
Addison Station at Wrigley Field is served by Red Line trains.
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References
- ↑ "Belmont Theater district".
- ↑ Crews, Veronica; Max, Sarah; Van Noordennen, Pieter; Poppick, Susie; Richardson, Vanessa (12 August 2013). "Best big-city neighborhoods". CNN. http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/08/12/best-places-big-city-neighborhoods.moneymag/3.html.
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