Boys Town
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Boys Town and Boystown, among other variations of the name and phrase, are common terms in reference to various places, organizations, institutions and media.
[edit] Institutions
- Boys Town (previously known as "Girls and Boys Town"), an organization dedicated to the housing and education of at-risk children, founded by Father Edward J. Flanagan
- Boys Town (juvenile detention centre), a juvenile detention centre in Engadine, New South Wales, Australia
[edit] Places
- Boystown, Chicago, Illinois, a neighborhood (part of Lakeview), known as a gay village
- Boys Town, Nebraska, a suburb of Omaha and the headquarters of the Boys Town organization
- Boy's Town, prostitution, districts in several Mexican border cities that are formally designated for legalized prostitution.
[edit] Media
- Boys Town (film), a film about Father Flanagan and his work, starring Spencer Tracy and Mickey Rooney