Lake View, also often spelled Lakeview, stretches from the Chicago River to Lake Michigan.

About five-and-a-half miles north of the Loop, it surrounds Wrigleyville, home of the Chicago Cubs’ Wrigley Field.

Lake View is a popular neighborhood with the young post-college crowd.

North Southport Avenue, known as the Southport Corridor, is lined with bustling restaurants, bars, music venues, and theaters.

The 1929 Music Box Theatre on N Southport Avenue shows films and hosts live entertainment.

W Belmont and N Halstead are also hubs for nightlife, food, and the arts.

There’s a wide variety of housing, much of it for rent.

Apartment complexes range from 1920s brick buildings to new high-rises.

There are also greystone and brick townhouses.

Some families also choose to live in Lake View, especially in areas like the Southport Corridor and Graceland West.

Monday afternoon at a neighborhood playground.

Lake View has some planned communities, like Picardy Place, a mix of single family homes, duplexes, and townhouses.

The view from Kerry Woods Cubs Field, where high-school games are played.

An evening game at Clark Turf Field, part of a 19-acre green space along the Chicago River that also includes a boathouse and rowing club.

Commuters rely on the Red, Brown, and Purple Lines, as well as CTA buses.

Monday afternoon on N Southport Avenue.