Chicago’s Pilsen Neighbourhood

Chicago’s Pilsen Neighbourhood

Chicago's neighbourhood of Pielsen is named after the city of Plzeň in the Czech Republic.  Until the 1950s, it remained mostly inhabited by European immigrants, but gentrification and new infrastructure in the Near West Side displaced many Mexican families, which then moved to Pilsen. Nowadays, Pielsen is a vibrant neighbourhood with schools, Mexican grocers, restaurants and bakeries, as well as parks, a community centre, and the renowned  National Museum of Mexican Art ... click on title for more