Boystown

Colin Reilly, Austin Roth, Matt Pike, &

Julia Babiarz

Demographics
-Boys Town, also known as Northalsted, consists of 20, 201 people in an area of
0.829 square miles.
-The average resident age is about 32 years old
-13.5% of residents are below the poverty level
-83.1% of residents were born in the U.S.A

Median Income
-As of 2013, the median income was $69, 221

History of Boystown
-Was an extremely poor and violent neighborhood prior to the 70s
-The unofficial designation of Boys Town as an Area within Lake View date back to 1970,
residents marched here in the first annual Gay Pride Parade
-First officially recognized gay village in the United States

- Seen as a place Homosexuals could live open and free of

discrimination
Brownstone walk-up buildings, fashion outlets and other
historic architecture.
Known for its colorful, lively nightlife, and accepting atmosphere.

when

1985 Parade

Fun Facts and

Attractions
- There is the only nations nonprofit theater called the
playground Theatre that is
devoted for young teams go to
practice their crafts.
- Another amazing attraction is
the Briar street Theatre, where
the Blue Man Group often plays
- Chicagos Boystown was
rated the world's most
incomparable gay
neighborhood

- Each June Boystown holds

Where is Boystown?
From the Loyola stop on the Red Line, travel south towards
95th for nine stops.
After getting off at the Addison stop, walk southeast for of
a mile.

Works Cited
"Northalsted (Boys Town) Neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois
(IL), 60613, 60657 Detailed Profile." Northalsted (Boys Town)
Neighborhood in Chicago, Illinois (IL), 60613, 60657 Urban
Mapping Inc., 2013. Web. 15 Nov. 2015.

"Boys Town." Boys Town. N.p., n.d. Web. 16 Nov. 2015.

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