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Lower West Side, Chicago
community area in Chicago, Illinois, United States / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Lower West Side is a community area on the West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is three miles southwest of the Chicago Loop, and its main neighborhood is Pilsen (/ˈpɪlsɪn/). The Heart of Chicago is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Lower West Side.
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Although there was some increase in the Hispanic presence in the late 1950s, it was not until the early 1960s that there was a great spurt in the numbers of Latinos in Pilsen.
The National Museum of Mexican Art is located in the Pilsen neighborhood.
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