University Presentation C2C

1. Connections to Community
Lakeview, Illinois
Cameron, Jamie, Jack, and Jackson

2. Directions via Public Transportation
• Lakeview 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. The neighborhood itself is located
just south of Wrigleyville.

3. Continued
• Getting to Lakview from Loyola does not take
much time at all! If you walk to the Granville
red line station and take it to Belmont, you’re
there in about 20 minutes!

4. History
• Lakeview was used as a camp and trail path
for the Miami, Ottawa, and Winnebago Native
American tribes
• First settler arrived in 1837 named Conrad
Sulzer

5. History Cont.
• In 1853, one of the first permanent structures
was built by James Rees and Elisha Hundley
called the Hotel Lake View
– Named after the hotel’s unobstructed
view of the shore of Lake Michigan

6. History Cont.
• This early settlement grew continually because of
increased immigration of farming families from
Germany, Luxembourg, and Sweden
• Also, Lakeview experienced a population boom as
Chicago suffered from a deadly cholera disease
-The Hotel Lake View served
as a refuge for many
Chicagoans and was quickly
filled to capacity

7. History Cont.
• Land was then sold and housing was built
– Access to this new community was provided by a
wooden plank road which is recognized today as
North Broadway
• The formation of an official governing system
and essential public services soon followed
– Ex. Shopping areas were formed where Clark
Street meets Diverse Parkway to serve the
growing population
• “And the rest is history…”

8. Landmarks
• Totem Pole of Kwanusila
• The crests on the pole
Represent Kwanusila the
Thunderbird, a whale with
a man on its back, and a sea
Monster
• Tourist attraction

9. Landmarks
• Wrigley Field
• Home of the Chicago
Cubs
• Is part of Central
Lakeview
• Friendly neighborhood with a lively night-life

10. Demographics
• Lakeview includes
– Boystown
– Graceland West
– Lakeview East
– North Halsted
– South East
– Ravenswood
– Wrigleyville

11. Continued
• Total Population: 93,535
• Median age: 32 years old
• Caucasian: 85.56%
• African American: 3.83%
• Asian: 7.00%
• Other race: 1.46%

12. Group Reflection

13. Sources
• “Lake View, Chicago.” Wikimedia Foundation,
18 October, 2014. 21 October, 2014.
• “History and Landmarks.” Lake View East,
2014. 21 October 2014.