Pilsen & Little Village: A primer - The Chicago Reporter
WEBMay 23, 2006 · In the 1950s, a growing community of Mexican immigrants leapfrogged from South Chicago into Pilsen on the Near Southwest Side. In the 1970s, the community spread just west and south into what is now called Little Village, or La Villita, and then into the suburb of Cicero.
Exploring Pilsen and Little Village in Chicago – Viva México!
WEBDec 18, 2021 · The two-story Little Village Arch is the gateway to this vibrant Mexican American neighborhood of Chicago known locally as La Villita. Here you will find local street art and murals, sidewalk food carts, small corner stores, bakeries, candy shops, taco restaurants and retail shops where you can buy everything from piñatas to …
Pilsen / Little Village - Overview - Chicago Public Schools
WEBUnderstand key findings about the current state of K-12 public education in the Pilsen / Little Village Region of the City of Chicago.
The Making and Unmaking of Mexican Chicago - Borderless …
WEBMar 1, 2022 · Historian Mike Amezcua examines the origins and anti-gentrification struggles of Latinx Chicago neighborhoods like Pilsen and Little Village.
Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods have struggled against …
WEBDec 4, 2020 · The Pilsen and Little Village neighborhoods have endured a century’s worth of pollution. On the corner of West 16th Street and Laflin Street, mural work intersects with Lakeside Lithography, LLC, a company that “always has a stink,” according to Pilsen resident Troy Hernandez.
How Chicago's Pilsen Neighborhood Became A Latino Community - WBEZ
WEBJul 22, 2014 · This is how many Chicagoans see Pilsen and Little Village, a corridor with the biggest concentration of Latinos in the Midwest. These neighborhoods have so much vitality — dense housing, bustling...
History of Pilsen - WTTW Chicago
WEBWithin a generation, most of the Polish residents fled westward – first to Little Village and later to the suburbs. Local Catholic churches were the first established institutions to open their doors to the Latino newcomers.
Little Village / Pilsen
WEBNamed after a city in the Czech Republic, Pilsen was established in the 1840s as one of Chicago’s earliest working-class immigrant communities. After the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, both Pilsen and neighboring Little Village to the west drew large numbers of Bohemian immigrants who found work at the Union …
Tamale Vendors in Pilsen/Little Village Continually Overcome …
WEBApr 16, 2019 · Little Village, five miles west of Pilsen, is home to a large Latinx population and has supplanted Pilsen as the port of entry for Mexican immigrants.
Pilsen - Chicago Neighborhood Guide | Neighborhoods.com
WEBOn Chicago's southwest side, Pilsen is one of the largest cultural centers in Chicago. The National Museum of Mexican Art, the West 18th Street commercial district, and the street art you'll find throughout the area are just some of the famous Pilsen destinations.
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