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Wrigleyville is the neighborhood in Chicago around Wrigley Field, where the Chicago Cubs play. It is accessible through the Addison station of the Red Line. Its population is heavily yuppie, many of whom live in the low-rise brick apartment buildings. Some of these buildings have seating on their roofs, called Wrigley Roofs, where residents and visitors can watch baseball games. Wrigleyville is also one of the centers of Chicago's nightlife culture, featuring a great assortment of restaurants, theatres and bars.
The eastern end of this neighborhood borders up to and overlaps the predominantly gay neighborhood known as Boystown, more formally known as East Lakeview.
Wrigleyville's exact boundaries, since it is within the larger neighborhood of Lakeview, can vary according to the source, though the "official" boundaries according to the Big Stick Chicago neighborhood map are Irving Park to the north, Fremont to the east, Roscoe to the south, and Southport to the west.
Due to the immediate presence of the Chicago Cubs, during baseball season, Wrigleyville residents must be extremely aware of the home schedule as getting one's car in and out of the neighborhood before, during, and after a game is perilous at best. Residential parking is aided by various residential permit zones throughout the neighborhood and an overall ban on non-residential parking during night games. The city and the team encourage the use of public transportation to go to and from Cubs games whenever possible.
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