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[[Image:Gerald Farinas Lakeview Chicago Skyline.jpg|thumb|right|Vintage [[high-rise]]s stand next to modern, upscale [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]]s along North Lake Shore Drive.]]
[[Image:Gerald Farinas Wrigleyville Houses.jpg|thumb|right|Low-rise apartments are common in Central Lakeview, West Lakeview and Wrigleyville.]]
 
'''Lakeview''', also spelled '''Lake View''', is one of the 77 [[community areas of Chicago]], [[Illinois]]. Lakeview is located in the city's North Side. It is bordered by [[Diversey Parkway (Chicago)|West Diversey Parkway]] on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of [[Lake Michigan]] on the east. The [[Uptown, Chicago|Uptown]] community area is to Lakeview's north, [[Lincoln Square, Chicago|Lincoln Square]] to its northwest, [[North Center, Chicago|North Center]] to its west, and [[Lincoln Park, Chicago|Lincoln Park]] to its south. The 2020 population of Lakeview was 103,050 residents, making it the second-largest Chicago community area by population.<ref name="cmap">{{cite web|title=Community Data Snapshot Lake View|url=https://www.cmap.illinois.gov/documents/10180/126764/Lake+View.pdf|website=Cmpa.illinois.gov|access-date=November 17, 2023}}</ref>
 
Lakeview includes West Lakeview and Lakeview East. West Lakeview includes smaller neighborhood enclaves, namely Roscoe Village, Lincoln Hub and Southport Corridor. Lakeview East
known as the Greater Lakeview area, hosts the Central Lakeview Business District, Sheridan Station Corridor, Wrigleyville, Broadway Corridor and North Halsted, famous for its large [[LGBT]] population, holds a [[Gay pride|pride]] parade each June. Wrigleyville surrounds [[Wrigley Field]], the home of the [[Chicago Cubs]]. Lakeview is home to the Belmont Theater District, showcasing over 20 theaters and live performance venues located near the [[Belmont station (CTA North Side Main Line)|Belmont]] [[Chicago "L"|‘L’]] station.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.btdchicago.com|title=Home|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181021073743/http://btdchicago.com/|archive-date=2018-10-21|url-status=dead}}</ref> In 2013, ''Money Magazine'' named Lakeview number three in its top ten big-city neighborhoods in its Best Places to Live rankings.<ref>{{cite news | url=https://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/08/12/best-places-big-city-neighborhoods.moneymag/3.html | work=CNN | first1=Veronica | last1=Crews | first2=Sarah | last2=Max | first3=Pieter | last3=Van Noordennen | first4=Susie | last4=Poppick | first5=Vanessa | last5=Richardson | title=Best big-city neighborhoods | date=12 August 2013 | access-date=2013-10-04 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131004220416/http://money.cnn.com/gallery/real_estate/2013/08/12/best-places-big-city-neighborhoods.moneymag/3.html | archive-date=2013-10-04 | url-status=dead }}</ref>
 
==History==
[[Image:Gerald Farinas Town Hall Front Lake View East.jpg|thumb|upright|The [[42nd Precinct / Town Hall Police Station|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.<ref>{{cite news|url= http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2010-10-13/news/ct-met-police-station-closing-20101013_1_police-station-cop-shop-town-hall|title= Cop shop closing after a century | newspaper=[[Chicago Tribune]] | first=William|last=Lee|date=October 13, 2010}}</ref>]]
 
===Settlement===
Lakeview was used as a camp and trail path for the [[Miami tribe|Miami]], [[Ottawa tribe|Ottawa]], and [[Winnebago (tribe)|Winnebago]] [[Native Americans in the United States|Native American]] tribes. In 1837, Conrad Sulzer of [[Winterthur]], [[Canton of Zürich|Zürich]], [[Switzerland]], became the first known European settler to live in the area. In 1853, one of the first permanent structures was built by James Rees and Elisha Hundley on the corner where present-day West Byron Street (or West Sheridan Road) meets North Lake Shore Drive. It was called the Hotel Lakeview, named for the [[hotel]]'s unobstructed view of the shore of [[Lake Michigan]].<ref name=multiple3>{{Cite web|url=http://www.encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org/pages/715.html|title=Lake View|website=Encyclopedia.chicagohistory.org|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> It gained what was characterized as a resort atmosphere.
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* [[Mike Royko]] (1932–1997), author and [[Pulitzer Prize for Commentary|Pulitzer Prize]] winning newspaper columnist. He lived in Lake View from 1981 to 1985 during his self-described ''Condo-Man'' period.<ref>{{cite news|last=Rodkin|first=Dennis|title=Now you can live where Mike Royko did in his 'Condo Man' phase in the 1980s|date=December 4, 2019|access-date=December 4, 2019|newspaper=[[Crain's Chicago Business]]|url=https://www.chicagobusiness.com/residential-real-estate/now-you-can-live-where-mike-royko-did-his-condo-man-phase-1980s}}</ref>
* [[Steven Schiff]] (1947–1998), member of the [[United States House of Representatives|U.S. House of Representatives]] from [[New Mexico's 1st congressional district]] (1989–1998). He was a childhood resident of Lake View, living at 1022 West Belmont Avenue.<ref>National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Roll: 4217; Page: 73; Enumeration District: 103-4494 via Ancestry.com</ref>
* [[Michael Silverstein]] (1945-20201945–2020), linguist, [[MacArthur Fellows Program|MacArthur Fellow]], and pioneering professor of linguistics, [[anthropology]], and sociology at the [[University of Chicago]]. He resided at 3800 North Lake Shore Drive.
* [[Arthur A. Telcser|Art Telcser]] (1932–1999), 64th [[Speaker of the Illinois House of Representatives]]. Telcser was a resident of Lake View during his legislative career including his two-day stint as Speaker.<ref name="Illinois Blue Book 1981-82">{{cite book|editor-last=Edgar|editor-first=Jim|title=Illinois Blue Book 1981-1982|page=93|publisher=[[Illinois Secretary of State]]|location=[[Springfield, Illinois]]|access-date=June 8, 2020|url=http://www.idaillinois.org/cdm/ref/collection/bb/id/36059}}</ref>
* [[Elizabeth Wood (executive)|Elizabeth Wood]], the first executive director of the [[Chicago Housing Authority]], lived at 3145 North Cambridge Avenue.<ref name="chicagotribute1"/>
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===Lakeview (East)===
[[Image:Gerald Farinas 518 West Cornelia Avenue.jpg|thumb|upright|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.]]
Lakeview East is considered the Greater Lakeview area. Lakeview East expanded its boundaries in 2017 to include the Central Lakeview area which is home to [[Wrigley Field]]. Lakeview East boundaries are defined as: Lake Shore Drive on the East, Racine on the West, Diversey Parkway on the South and Irving Park on the north.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://lakevieweast.com/|title=Home|website=Lakeeastview.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> Lakeview East area consists of two of the largest entertainment districts in Chicago, [[Boystown, Chicago|Boystown]] and Wrigleyville.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.choosechicago.com/neighborhoods/wrigleyville/|title=Wrigleyville - Chicago Neighborhoods|website=Choosechicago.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> Lakeview East is notable for its Jewish population and has Four synagogues, [http://www.jewishlakeview.com Chabad of East Lakeview] [[Anshe Sholom B'nai Israel]] ([[Modern Orthodox]]), [[Anshe Emet Synagogue]] (Conservative), and [[Temple Sholom]] (Reform and largest synagogue in the Chicago area).
 
Lakeview, especially along the Lake Shore Drive and Broadway corridors, consists of upscale [[Condominium (living space)|condominium]]s and higher-rent [[High-rise|mid-rise]] apartments and [[loft]]s. Small businesses, [[Boutique|boutiquesboutique]]s, restaurants and community institutions are found along North Broadway and North Halsted Street.
 
[[Gentrification]], diversification and population shift have changed Lakeview, with new developments and new businesses such as [[Mariano's]] and [[Target Corporation|Target]]. Historic churches remain preserved as integral parts of the community, such as Lakeview [[Presbyterian]] Church and [[Saint Peter]]'s [[Episcopal Church (United States)|Episcopal]] Church. [[Our Lady of Mount Carmel]] Church is the residence of an [[episcopal vicar]] and [[auxiliary bishop]] of the [[Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Chicago]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://ourlmc.org/|title=Home|website=Ourlmc.org|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> It is also the [[mother church]] of the local [[vicariate]] and the Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach, controversially created by Cardinal [[Joseph Bernardin]], which is one of the largest of the few gay, lesbian, bisexual and transgender Catholic [[welcoming congregation]]s created and authorized by a [[diocese]] in the United States.<ref>{{cite web|url= http://www.aglochicago.org/history.html|title= AGLOChicago - Archdiocesan Gay and Lesbian Outreach - Our History<!-- Bot generated title -->|access-date= 2006-07-10|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20060613001349/http://aglochicago.org/history.html|archive-date= 2006-06-13|url-status= dead}}</ref>
 
The [[Lakeview Historic District (Chicago, Illinois)|Lakeview Historic District]], which is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]], is in southeastern Lakeview,<ref name="NRHPnom1976">{{cite web|url=http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200198.pdf |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020203356/http://gis.hpa.state.il.us/pdfs/200198.pdf |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-10-20 |title=National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Lakeview Historic District |year=1976}}</ref> as is the Newport Avenue District, which spans Newport Avenue between Halsted Avenue and Clark Street<ref>{{Cite web|title=Chicago Landmarks - District Details|url=https://webapps1.chicago.gov/landmarksweb/web/districtdetails.htm?disId=148|access-date=2021-08-04|website=webapps1.chicago.gov}}</ref> and includes the historic [[Vautravers Building]].
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[[File:Gerald Farinas Boystown Rainbow Pylon.jpg|thumb|right|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.]]
[[File:Chicago Pride Parade 1985 030.jpg|thumb|left|[[Chicago Pride Parade]] in 1985 on Broadway in Lakeview]]
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]], an 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.
 
The area is host to the [[Chicago Pride Parade]], one of the largest [[gay pride]] [[parade]]s in the nation, which takes place in Lakeview on the last Sunday of each June. The community area has also been host to several other major events: In 2006 it played host to an international [[sports]] and [[cultural festival]], [[Gay Games VII]], with its closing ceremonies held at Wrigley Field and headlined by [[Cyndi Lauper]]. The area also holds the [[Northalsted Market Days]], an annual two-day festival event geared toward the LGBT community. Northalsted also includes some of [[Theatre in Chicago|Chicago's off-Loop theater]], specialty restaurants, [[Greystone (architecture)|greystone]] and [[brownstone]] walk-up buildings and other historic architecture, trendy fashion outlets, wine boutiques, chain stores, and independent shops.
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In November 2020, the [[Chicago Reader]], an [[alternative newspaper]], published an article criticizing the area for focusing on "gay men." Resulting in, the Boystown name being dropped by some businesses and some community organizations in exchange for a more neutral, "Northalsted", a name styled by the area business association in 2021.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-boystown-renamed-controversy-05242021-20210601-evtfqjx2v5h4pcl3x4tdyfnjhi-story.html|title=Boystown, the nickname dropped by business leaders in Chicago's premier gay neighborhood last year, is still going strong: 'It's always going to be Boystown to me'|first=Nara|last=Schoenberg|website=Chicagotribune.com|date=June 2021 |access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> Despite the renaming efforts, the area is still colloquially called Boystown.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.google.com/maps/place/Boystown,+Chicago,+IL/|title=Boystown · Chicago, IL|website=Google.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>
 
Some residents have voiced concern that the name change will dilute the neighborhood's history as a haven for gay peoples. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://nlgjaconnect.com/2022/09/10/resistance-remains-in-renaming-of-chicagos-boystown-neighborhood-to-northalsted/ | title=Resistance Remains in Renaming of Chicago's 'Boystown' Neighborhood to 'Northalsted' | date=September 10, 2022 }}</ref>
 
===Lakeview (West)===
West Lakeview is located along the border of the [[Roscoe Village, Chicago|Roscoe Village]] community area. West Lakeview Neighbors, a residential organization, defines West Lakeview as the area bounded by West Addison Street on the north, West Diversey Parkway on the south, North Southport Avenue on the east and North Ravenswood Avenue on the west.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.wlvn.org/aboutwlv.html |title=About West Lakeview |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060712044250/http://www.wlvn.org/aboutwlv.html |archive-date=2006-07-12 }}</ref> Affordable real estate and popular culture, such as that found along busy Southport Avenue, draws young adults from all over the city for quiet living or casual dining. A historic destination that opened just north of West Lakeview<ref>The Music Box exists north of the just-mentioned boundaries of West Lakeview. Seems odd.</ref> on August 22, 1929, is the [[Music Box Theatre (Chicago)|Music Box Theatre]], which opened as a new technology sound film venue.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/aboutus.html |title=Music Box Theatre |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060806121503/http://www.musicboxtheatre.com/aboutus.html |archive-date=2006-08-06 }}</ref> The theater brands itself today as "Chicago's year-round film festival".<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://musicboxtheatre.com/|title=Chicago's Premiere Venue for Fine Independent and Foreign Arthouse Films &#124; Music Box Theatre|website=Musicboxtheatre.com|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> Dinkel's Bakery, which was located in West Lakeview near Lincoln and Roscoe, operated in the neighborhood for a century (1922-20221922–2022).
 
===Sheridan Station Corridor===
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Sheridan Road, from Irving Park Road to the North and Byron/W. Sheridan Street to the South, is the home of the CTA's [[Sheridan station (CTA)|Sheridan station]]. The neighborhood name, although only comprising a small area, helps to differentiate this particular Sheridan Road from the other parts of Sheridan Road in Lakeview, Uptown, Edgewater and Rogers Park (and into the North Shore suburbs). This area was once known colloquially as "Restaurant Row". The strip itself has been located at various times in either the 44th or 46th ward. It is distinguished by the Sheridan "L" Station as well as its proximity to Wrigley Field. Neither technically East, West or Central Lakeview, it is seen as the gateway between Uptown to the North and Lakeview to the South. The residential neighborhood organization is Lakeview East Neighbors Association and the business district has recently been enveloped by Lakeview East Chamber of Commerce.
 
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==Government and politics==
===Elected officials===
Lakeview belongs to four [[Chicago City Council]] wards, electing four [[alderman|aldermen]] as representatives of these wards. Business owner [[Thomas Tunney]] represents the 44th Ward. Social worker [[James Cappleman]] represents the 46th Ward and [[Scott Waguespack]] represents the 32nd Ward. A small portion of the Lakeview community (which includes Lakeview H.S., the Graceland West neighborhood and a small part of the Southport Neighbors Association) is represented by [[Matt Martin (Chicago politician)|Matt Martin]] of the 47th Ward.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20060718154242/http://egov.cityofchicago.org/city/webportal/] </ref> Tunney is the first openly gay alderman to serve in the Chicago City Council.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_Feb_4/ai_97174996 |title=Gay alderman blows Windy City - People - Chicago - Brief Article |work=Advocate, The |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924051348/http://www.findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m1589/is_2003_Feb_4/ai_97174996 |archive-date=2015-09-24 }}</ref>
 
Lakeview residents are represented in the [[Illinois Senate]] by [[Sara Feigenholtz]] of the state's 6th District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/senate/|title=Illinois General Assembly - Senate Members|website=Ilga.gov|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref> The residents also elect members of the [[Illinois House of Representatives]]: [[Ann Williams (politician)|Ann Williams]] of the 11th District, [[Yoni Pizer]] of the 12th District and [[Greg Harris (Illinois)|Greg Harris]] of the 34th District.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ilga.gov/house/|title=Illinois General Assembly - House Members|website=Ilga.gov|access-date=November 24, 2021}}</ref>
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