Pilsen Chicago

[awsninja]

@Malleus7777

I was born and raised in Pilsen and yes it is racist to say those things. For one I am Hispanic and I dont act like an animal. So here is my Unapologetic truth: your an idiot with generalizations of people, if anything your the one acting like an animal.

[619obp]

i used 2 live right on front of cooper but sadly the city destroyed the building where i used 2 live

[PeaceNirvana1912]

When my father first emigrated into the USA, he lived in Pilsen :)

I love visiting from time to time, even though my parents don't let me saying that it's too dangerous. I think it's beautiful!

[student38]

I live on Cullerton and Morgan...To my right, all yuppies and volvos...To my left, kids and pit bulls running, having fun in the street on a nice summer day...What a culture clash...I like the simplicity of living like a yuppie and the alegria of still being able to live around Mexicans because most Caucasians seem to work long hours and then go home and watch cable..Not much of a life...Gotta sit on your front porch and drink a few from time to time...

[jessikay2010]

i live around there(:!

[xxDANiiRAxx]

i live in pilsen(: I love living here!:) Its a beautiful place:)

[yoseph777]

thisi video is too beautiful! i love the muruals with these colors..... yellow como maize, orange like the papaya, green como los jalepnos it's all da color of love. this house head loves pilsen des de san anto azlan

[yoseph777]

hello my name is yoseph. I lived in Pilsen many years ago. I now live in San Anto tejas Aztlan. I would like to go visit Pilsen in the summer since we are like da plantanos, the papayas and da aguacuates we don't have winter clothes. If, anyone would like to communicate please respond. I love Chicano Il.

[1bishop8th]

PILSEN IS MY HOODk VLLMI9HTY BISHOPS 18TH St PVULINV VMORzK FOLKILLVS OOOWEEEEEEEE

[75blaze]

this comes frum los angeles california ,amazed to see so much mexicanos are spread out and are in most cities.like the art and the pictures of your city.

[yoseph777]

hi i live in San Anto Tejas been to Whittier and East La. love it! Chicano Il is my home town great place to visit in da summer, spring and fall. you might want to skip the winter!

yoseph

[rgrazaboss]

I am a Pilsenite.1964-1987. 18th and ashland. forever Pilsen.

houston,TX

[utahaztec]

I probably saw you hundreds of times. I lived in that area from 1963-1979.

[yoseph777]

i living in aztlan now. this pass summer i visited pilsen my cousin bobby garza works at the fire station on damen and 21st . the mexican museum. Sundays we went to maxwell st and buy at machavicks. then we go to the shows on madision street & halsted .Mostly homeless people go to the shows. i love da music they played on maxwell street. good memories. the closest we have to maxwell street is our pulga or flea markets. but they play mostly norteno musica and not blues.

[yoseph777]

i lived on 19th place and Racine... San Anto Tejas!

[GUEROMEXICANO831]

Pilsen is the heart of the Mexican/Chicano community in Chicago, right?

[utahaztec]

I would say yes but the Little Village neighborhood has many Mexicans as well.

[yoseph777]

i guess it started from pilsen then the move west ward to little village. numerous mexicanos also live in the maxwell street area.

[utahaztec]

@yoseph777

I was born in the Maxwell street area before my old neighborhood was destroyed to construct what is now the UIC. Many Mexican families moved southward towards Pilsen. This was in the early 60s.

[smilenowcrylater9]

@GUEROMEXICANO831 yea Pilsen, "Little Village", and "The Back of the Yards" are probably the biggest Mexican/Chicano communities in Chicago. The South Chicago and East Side area is full as well.

[utahaztec]

@smilenowcrylater9

Many people I grew up with in Pilsen now live in Little Village.

[tecpatochtli]

Thank you for this great video!, I've been out of Pilsen and Chicago for one year and I've seen one of my friends selling paletas and the murals recently painted by Alejandro Medina. It felt just like home!

[lumajs]

Greetings from the Czech Pilsen. Our ice-hockey team just changed its logo. Guess what's inside: a Native American, just like in Chicago. So of course this ex-Czech neighborhood must be discussed, too.

But according to the creators, the Native American symbolizes the liberation of our Pilsen by the U.S. army (unlike much of the country which was taken by the Soviets). The Indian replaced a short-lived logo with a knight and helmet - representing our conservative past.

[chitownreak]

great video i use to live on 18th and carpenter,i miss the old neighborhood!

[utahaztec]

My brother Carlos lived on Miller across from Jungman during the 70's and 80s.

[utahaztec]

I lived in Pilsen from 1963 until 1979. It will always be my home. I was there last year. It is different but still the same in many ways.

[cuaoblanco]

"HEY '

you guys that,s so cool who ever did this ............ I,m in Galena IL. now "QUE VIVA PILSEN Y LITTLE FOR EVER"

[damarkovavidea]

greetings from Czech Pilsen ;P

[utahaztec]

There was so much energy growing up in Pilsen in the 60's and 70's. I also miss it.

[stmendez]

that was really good... i miss it very much.