Lakeview is home to the Belmont Theater District showcasing over 30 theaters and live performance venues located near the Belmont 'L' station. It surrounds Wrigley Field, home of the Chicago Cubs. Wrigleyville is another popular district. Boystown, famous for its large LGBT population, holds the pride parade each June. Lakeview includes smaller neighborhood enclaves: Sheridan Station Corridor, Northhalsted, Southport Corridor, Wrigleyville, and Wrigley Plaza. The 2020 population of Lakeview was 103,050 residents, making it the second largest of the Chicago community areas by population. The Uptown community area is to Lakeview's north, Lincoln Square to its northwest, North Center to its west, and Lincoln Park to its south. It is bordered by West Diversey Parkway on the south, West Irving Park Road on the north, North Ravenswood Avenue on the west, and the shore of Lake Michigan on the east. Lakeview, also spelled Lake View, is one of the 77 community areas of Chicago, Illinois, in the city's North Side. More affordable than Lakeview East residences, low-rise apartments are common in Central Lakeview, West Lakeview and Wrigleyville.
