Chicago aims to preserve the vernacular architecture in its largest Mexican-American community
By Elizabeth Blasius – ArchPaper.com – Photo: Stephanie Barto|Flickr.
Photo: 18th Street, Pilsen's commercial center. A new multifaceted cultural heritage strategy aims to work the designation of a local historic district into a broader plan to preserve culture and affordability in the neighborhood.
Chicago, Illinois – The Commission on Chicago Landmarks has approved a preliminary designation for a dense array of hundreds of late 19th-century vernacular buildings in the heart of Pilsen, a working-class Hispanic community on Chicago's near southwest side.