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  2. Pilsen Historic District - Wikipedia

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    As early as 1985, Pilsen's proximity to the downtown area and its low-value property became an ideal neighborhood for gentrification. [2] Pilsen residents and community institutions mobilized against two major redevelopments Chicago 21 Plan (the mid-1970s) and Chicago 1992 World's Fair (early to mid-1980s). [2]

  3. List of neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The Town Hall in Austin Mayor Rahm Emanuel speaking at St. Hyacinth Basilica in Avondale The Back of the Yards neighborhood derived from the Union Stockyards, at one time a significant employer in Chicago. Upton Sinclair's 1906 novel The Jungle revolves around the life of a Lithuanian immigrant working the Stockyards named Jurgis Rudkus.

  4. Lower West Side, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Mexican dancers in Pilsen in 2006. The Pilsen neighborhood of Chicago has become a hub for muralists and street artists to convey their identity, passion, and activism. Murals are historically connected to Mayan and Aztec cultures which have influenced Mexican artists from the 1920s-present day. [22] Mario Castillo painted Peace or Metafisico ...

  5. Category:Neighborhoods in Chicago - Wikipedia

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    Chicago is the third largest city in the United States with a population of 2,853,114 (2009). It is located in the state of Illinois , on the shores of Lake Michigan . The city is the county seat of Cook County .

  6. Thalia Hall (Chicago) - Wikipedia

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    As of 2024, Bruce Finkelman and Craig Golden, through their firm 16” on Center, own, co-own, operate, and/or co-operate several music venues, including Empty Bottle, The Promontory, Evanston S.P.A.C.E., Sonotheque (which closed in 2009), Thalia Hall, and The Salt Shed, all in and near Chicago.)

  7. Admission prices going up for Ashtabula County Fair - AOL

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    Jun. 22—JEFFERSON — It'll cost you two more bucks to get into the Ashtabula County Fair this year, but you will get more bang for your buck, according to Fair Board. The price for everything ...

  8. Christkindlmarket mugs 2023: New reindeer and beer stein ...

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    For the first time, Chicago’s version of a German open-air Christmas market will sell a ceramic beer stein with a holiday-themed design. The cost: $20. The cost: $20.

  9. Little Italy, Chicago - Wikipedia

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    The recent history of the neighborhood waves of urban renewal, starting with the construction of expressways in the 1950s, the development of UIC in the 1960s, the demolition of public housing in the 1990s and 2000s, and redevelopment of Maxwell Street in the 2000s. Along with these changes, housing prices in the area have risen. [2]