Lakeview
Lakeview is a neighborhood of neighborhoods. From Lake View East to West Lakeview to Wrigleyville to Boystown, it is hard to decipher the exact boundaries of these sub-neighborhoods, but the boundaries of Lakeview extend from Irving Park Road to Diversey, Ravenswood Avenue to Lake Michgan. In 1889, Lakeview was absorbed into Chicago, and is now one of the city’s most vibrant areas, with quick access to Lake Michigan, summers packed with weekend street festivals, boutique and chain-store shopping, and restaurants for every palette. Housing stock comes in all shapes, sizes, and prices in Lakeview, and with a variety of views.
Quick Facts
The area that now defines Lakeview was once the celery-growing capital of the world.
The now bustling intersection of Broadway, Diversey and Clark was home to Camp Fry during the Civil War, which served as a training facility, but was shortly converted to a Confederate Prison.
Broadway is the only street in Chicago to not have an official designation, i.e., it's not a street, nor an avenue, nor a boulevard, etc. and was named after Broadway in New York City.
Transportation:
Diversey L: Brown, Purple
Wellington: Brown, Purple
Belmont: Brown, Purple, Red
Helpful Links:
44th Ward: Alderman Tom Tunney
46th Ward: Alderman Helen Shiller
Sheffield Neighborhood Association
