What is Lake View, Chicago?
[[File:Residential Buildings in Lakeview - Apartamentos de gran altura en Lakeview - panoramio.jpg|right|200px]] '''Lake View''', also spelled '''Lakeview''', is one of the 77 [[Community areas of Chicago|community areas]] of [[Chicago]], Illinois, located on the city's North Side. 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 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, Chicago|Boystown]], famous for its large LGBT population, holds the [[Chicago Pride Parade|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.<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|title=Belmont Theater district|url=http://www.btdchicago.com|access-date=|website=}}</ref> In 2013 Money Magazine named Lakeview as number 3 of its top 10 Big-city neighborhoods for its selection of Best Places to Live.<ref>{{cite news| url=http://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}}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Community areas of Chicago]] {{US-geo-stub}} {{Community areas of Chicago}}