Boystown, ChicagoBy: Paul Davies, Mia Mancini, Monica Tawic, and Caroline Duke

Getting There

Take the Red Line to the Addison stop- about 8 stops from Granville

From Addison it is about a half mile walk to Boystown, Lakeview Chicago

History of Boystown

The area we now know as Boystown was an area full of crime in the 1970’s and even before then. But many bars began to open there in 1975 and drew attraction to the area. Because gays were being priced out of the up-and-coming River North area they moved further north and settled into the new and vibrant “Boystown”.

Demographics

Boystown Median Household income 2011 - $66,293 Chicago’s- $43,628

Males- 10,510 Females- 9,076

Median age Males- 33.7 Females- 30.8

Average household size- 1.7 people

Percentage of family households- 20.2% Chicago- 43.5%

Demographics (Continued) Percentage of married-couple families- 18.9%

Chicago – 31.3%

Percentage of married couples with children – 48.7% Chicago 20.4%

Percentage of single-mother households (among all households): 19.4% Chicago: 13.9%

Percentage of never married males 15 years old and over:36.9% Chicago: 24.8%

Demographics (Continued) Percentage of people that don’t or at all speak

English:5.0% Chicago: 9.9%

Percentage of people born in this state: 36.7% Chicago: 58.8%

Percentage of people born in another U.S. state : 45.7% Chicago: 18.1%

Percentage of native residents but born outside the U.S:1.5% Chicago: 1.7%

Percentage of foreign born residents: 15.3% Chicago: 21.4%

Fun Facts -Second largest populated

Chicago community

-famous for its large LGBT population

-Pride Parade is held here each June

-Northeast section

-the first officially recognized gay village in the United States

-one of the largest LGBT communities in the nation

-known for its colorful, lively nightlife and inviting atmosphere

Fun Facts (Continued)

-Offers Chicago’s off-Loop theatre and specialty restaurants

-Has historic architecture on every street corner

-Very colorful neighborhood

-Has profoundly affected the cultural fabric of Chicago

-Has bars called “Meat” and “Wood”

-30 different gay and lesbian bars, nightclubs and restaurants

-Known for fun

-Named world’s most ‘incomparable’ gay neighborhood

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