the bar before he came to work there. He currently does a variety of jobs at The Bar. While predominantly working as on the floor as security, Adam also bar-backs and bartends.
Clinton was the last informant. Like Adam he is in his twenties and works at The Bar on the weekends. He is not from Illinois, however he now lives in the Lakeview area and was also a patron of The Bar before being hired. He also shares most of his job description with Adam. However, he does not bartend.
The informants were asked to describe their opinion of the Boystown area, how they perceived the atmosphere in Boystown, how they perceive the stability of the community, and what drew them to live in the area. The responses to these questions were consistent between the informants. They described Boystown as being a great
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Being located at what is considered the heart of Boystown, The Bar is surrounded by other popular bars and clubs as well as restaurants and convenience store that receives heavy traffic. This location, which is also at the intersection of two main streets, allows The Bar to receive many customers that happened upon the business because of the location rather than just those that specifically planned to visit The Bar. Each of the informants mentioned that The Bar was a good fit for the area and that it contributed to the atmosphere that the surrounding businesses set. Nathan stated that he felt that The Bar was not in competition with surrounding businesses. Rather, he expressed that because he and other employees were close with the employees of the other businesses that they almost worked in tandem to provide customers with what they sought rather than against each other. It was also noted that many of the other businesses in the area tend to cater toward men and specific groups – be that age groups or groups based off of