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The Boystown section of Lakeview holds the distinction of being the nation's first officially recognized gay village. In 1998, then [[Mayor of Chicago|Mayor]] [[Richard M. Daley]] endeavored to create a $3.2&nbsp;million restoration of the North Halsted Street corridor, and the city erected rainbow pylon landmarks along the route. In 2012, the Legacy Project began the ongoing process of installing plaques on the pylons that commemorate important people and milestones in LGBT history.<ref name="The Legacy Project">[http://www.legacyprojectchicago.org The Legacy Project]. Legacyprojectchicago.org (2013-06-01). Retrieved on 2013-07-21.</ref> It is also the cultural center of one of the largest [[lesbian]], [[gay]], [[bisexual]], and [[transgender]] ([[LGBT]]) communities in the [[United States|nation]].<ref name="Keating2008">{{cite book|author=Ann Durkin Keating|title=Chicago Neighborhoods and Suburbs: A Historical Guide|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=zGdeqmlow_kC&pg=PA113|access-date=1 August 2012|date=15 November 2008|publisher=University of Chicago Press|isbn=978-0-226-42883-3|pages=113}}</ref> Boystown has grown into a cultural center for the LGBT residents living within the [[Chicago metropolitan area]].<ref name="Weller2002">{{cite book|author=Sam Weller|title=Secret Chicago: The Unique Guidebook to Chicago's Hidden Sites, Sounds & Tastes|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=klitA4MCY98C&pg=PA50|access-date=1 August 2012|date=1 May 2002|publisher=ECW Press|isbn=978-1-55022-493-1|pages=50–52}}</ref><ref name="ZimmermanDunford2008">{{cite book|author1=Karla Zimmerman|author2=Lisa Dunford|author3=Nate Cavalieri|title=Chicago: City Guide|url=https://archive.org/details/chicagocityguide00zimm|url-access=registration|access-date=1 August 2012|date=20 May 2008|publisher=Lonely Planet|isbn=978-1-74104-767-7|pages=[https://archive.org/details/chicagocityguide00zimm/page/81 81]}}</ref> The area caters to Chicago nightlife, featuring more than 60 gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender bars, restaurants and nightclubs. It is now home to [[Center on Halsted]], a LGBT community center that hosts an array of public programs open to the public that provide fun, educational and enlightening opportunities for members of the LGBT community and allies.

 

 

 

===Lakeview (West)===