lakeviewJust south of Wrigleyville, in what is technically Lakeview, is the small neighborhood of Southport Corridor. A neighborhood on the rise, Southport Corridor is a center for the hip and trendy. The area is becoming well known for its population of 25-30 year olds and young families, for this reason the neighborhood gives off a very youthful and fun atmosphere. Southport Corridor is gets its name mostly from the fact that it surrounds the Southport Avenue’s retail strip. The area has been attracting many of the major retailers making a great shopping neighborhood. The area has many upsides, one being its accessibility to public transit, as the Brown has stops in the area and taxi service is relatively easy to find as the neighborhood is not far from Wrigley Field. The area is also home to Blaine Elementary, an upper ranked grammar school. The neighborhood has been praised for its consistency in retail value, which has not been in case in some of the neighborhoods around it. The Southport Corridor has been described as a Lincoln Park with more of a neighborhood feel and less congestions than Wrigelyville. Everything seems to point to the Southport Corridor as being the “it” place to live.