• Wrigley Field
• Music Box Theatre
• Lakeview Historic District
• Belmont Theater District

Lake View takes its name from the Hotel Lakeview, built in 1853 by James Rees and Elisha Hundley and named for its unobstructed view of the Lake Michigan shore. The area held its first township election in 1857, and its early economy rested on farming, especially celery. Between 1870 and 1887 the township grew from about 2,000 residents to 45,000, and Chicago absorbed it in 1889.

Its best-known landmark arrived in 1914, when Charles Weeghman opened a ballpark at Clark and Addison for his Federal League club. The Chicago Cubs played their first home game there in 1916, and the park is now Wrigley Field. The Music Box Theatre opened on Southport Avenue on August 22, 1929, and still runs as a repertory cinema under its star-dotted atmospheric ceiling. Near the Belmont "L" station, the Belmont Theater District gathers more than 20 theaters and live venues, and the Lakeview Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Lake View tee is for the North Siders who know the neighborhood was named for the lake long before the ballpark arrived.