Lake View, orLakeview, is one of the 77community areasofChicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side.Lakeview East contains the district known asBoystown, famous for its large LGBT population and theprideparade held each June. Wrigleyville, another popular district, surroundsWrigley Field, home of theChicago Cubs. New Town, a name for the area centered at the intersection of NorthClark Streetand WestDiversey 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.
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