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Pilsen

CTL-E-2937 · Neighborhood · 1860s-

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Lower West Side Chicago neighborhood, the center of Mexican-American and Latino culture. Named by Czech immigrants after Plzen in the Czech Republic; German/Irish railroad workers settled it in the mid-19th century, Czechs and Poles followed, and since the 1960s it has been predominantly Mexican. Home to nearly 400 outdoor murals, the National Museum of Mexican Art, and 18th Street's commercial corridor.

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RELP68 new entity (2026-10-06). Created because the 606 Records located_in edge required a Pilsen Neighborhood entity; canonical entities.json had zero 'Pilsen' hits. No name collision.

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Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Shoeshine, 47th Street, Chicago's main Negro business street, Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Rosskam, Edwin, 1903-1985, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941
Apartment houses and funeral parlor in Negro section of Chicago, Illinois, Chicago, 1941Photo: Lee, Russell, 1903-1986, FSA-OWI, Public Domain, via Library of Congress

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