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Community Area 6

Lake View

History of Lake View

Lake View is Chicago Community Area 6. Its history reflects Chicago’s transformation from Indigenous homelands and a nineteenth-century trading and transportation center into a major industrial, architectural, and cultural metropolis. Railroads, transit lines, immigration, migration, housing, commerce, schools, parks, faith communities, and neighborhood institutions have all helped shape the area’s identity.

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Explore Food & Coffee in Lake View

Discover standout cafés, restaurants, bakeries, and neighborhood favorites recommended by Chicago Beautiful.

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Intelligentsia Coffee Broadway Coffeebar

Specialty Coffee

3123 N Broadway, Chicago, IL 60657

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Explore Lake View

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