Lake View

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The City of Lake View, in olden times was just north of the city limits of Chicago. It extended all the way north to Devon Avenue, the southern village limit of the Village of Rogers Park. As time progressed, several neighborhood areas, such as Uptown, Lincoln Square, Edgewater, and other community areas were formed in place of the larger, City of Lake View.

Until Chicago annexed the City of Lake View, Rogers Park and West Ridge were simply suburbs.

Lake View was annexed on July 15, 1889. This made Devon Avenue the northern city limit of Chicago.

Board of Trustees

Bernard F. Weber

Town and City Assessor

Bernard F. Weber, two terms

Bernard F. Weber served 2 terms in Chicago City Council after annexation of Lake View to Chicago, 1895.

Community Area 06, Lake View

Lake View, or Lakeview, is one of the 77 Community Areas of Chicago, Illinois, located on the city's North Side. It is bordered by Diversey Parkway on the south, Irving Park Road on the north, Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east. The Uptown community area is to Lake View's north, Lincoln Square to its northwest, North Center to its west and Lincoln Park to its south. The 2010 population of Lake View was 94,368 residents, making it the second largest of the Chicago community areas by population, following Austin which has 98,514 residents. Lake View, though, has a higher population density than the larger-in-area Austin neighborhood.

Lake View is unofficially divided into smaller neighborhoods:

Lakeview East Lakeview East contains the district known as Boystown, famous for its large LGBT population and the pride parade held each June of every year.

West Lakeview,

Wrigleyville Wrigleyville, another popular district, surrounds Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs.

New Town, New Town, a name for the area centered at the intersection of Clark Street and Diversey 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 Belmont Avenue and Irving Park Road on Halsted Street.

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.