Wrigleyville It is bordered by Lake Michigan on the east and Clark Street on the west A strip of Irving Park Road on the north side and Diversey Avenue on the south
History of Boystown
Part of Lakeview, along with Wrigleyville and West Lakeview
Boystown is a part of East Lakeview First officially recognized gay village in United States Holds an annual Pride Parade First parade was held here in 1970
What to Do in Boystown? There are plenty of restaurants, theaters, coffee shops, and boutiques around Boystown. We tried:
Yefseis Cafe Melrose Diner Farmers Market
Other popular places:
Annoyance Theater, Laugh Factory,
Demographics of Lakeview East
Total population is 117,595
Median age is 30.84 47% have an undergraduate degree
There are monuments
throughout honoring famous members of the LGBTQ community. We saw one honoring Walt Whitman, the poet, while we were there.
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Wanna venture to Boystown?
Get on the Red Line at either Loyola or Granville Get off at Addison (For the southern end of Boystown, get off at Belmont and head East) Walk east on West Addison St toward N Wilton Ave Turn right toward West Cornelia Ave Turn left on West Cornelia Ave