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While Little Village has a larger Mexican population, Pilsen remains the epicenter of Mexican culture in Chicago with its vast collection of public murals and institutions such as the...
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Nov 30, 2016 · But there are now more than 578,100 people living in the City of Chicago of full or partial Mexican origin, according to the 2010 census. Another 400,000 live in surrounding Cook County. Chicago is only second to Los Angeles of major U.S. cities with Mexican-born residents, and has surpassed Houston and San Antonio in the last 20 years in terms ...
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Feb 13, 2024 · 1. Art Institute of Chicago. Museums. Art and design. Grant Park. One of the city's most well-known cultural buildings—thanks to the iconic pair of bronze lions that flank grand steps leading up ...
Feb 26, 2022 · In “ Making Mexican Chicago: From Postwar Settlement to the Age of Gentrification ,” Mike Amezcua explores how the Windy City became a Latinx metropolis in the second half of the twentieth century, offering a powerful multiracial history of Chicago that sheds new light on the origins and endurance of urban inequality.
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Just venture into our neighborhood for an authentic taste of Latino-inspired food from all around the globe. In Little Village, a haven for authentic Mexican cuisine, Nuevo Leon Restaurantopened its doors in 1977 and has become one of the neighborhood’s most popular restaurants. The casual spot serves up Mexican classics, like their popular steak p...
Chicago’s Latino neighborhoods are known for their colorful and innovative street art, from massive murals to intricate mosaics. The Pilsen Murals, which feature Mexican icons and symbols representing the many cultures of Pilsen, are an inspiring nod to the neighborhood’s rich Hispanic heritage. You can explore the murals on foot around the area bo...
The National Museum of Mexican Artis home to one of the country’s largest Mexican art collections, including more than 7,000 pieces from ancient Mexico to the present. The free museum, located in the Pilsen neighborhood, strives to showcase Mexican identity and artistic expression from both sides of the border through textiles, folk art, photos, dr...
Jan 10, 2023 · A Mexican neighborhood in Chicago, 1987. (Santi Visalli / Getty Images) This article appears in the January 23/30, 2023 issue . Located in Chicago’s historic Pilsen neighborhood, 1831 South ...
In 1871, the Great Fire of Chicago largely spared Pilsen but devastated much of the rest of the city. Cyrus McCormick, whose reaper invention had already begun to revolutionize agriculture, was one of many who lost his business in the blaze. But he and other industrialists soon rebuilt in Pilsen, along the river.
