Tag: Pilsen
Pilsen is once again the next hot neighborhood
The concept of a "willing suspension of disbelief" is credited to Samuel Taylor Coleridge from the year 1817. Wikipedia summarizes it thus:
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Is Pilsen under the gun?
We're not talking about the so-called hipster invasion of Pilsen, nor are we resurrecting stale debates about the threat of gentrification.
We [...]
Checking prices at Union Row in East Pilsen
It's been a while since we've checked on the status of the Union Row townhomes on 16th St in East Pilsen. You can join me for a walk around the de [...]
Where’s YoChicago been lately?
In the course of a typical month YoChicago stops at 100s of places in dozens of Chicago neighborhoods and suburbs. We don't write about all of the [...]
Time to take a fresh look at Pilsen
I've been a long-time skeptic of the oft-repeated hype that Pilsen is poised to be transformed into a haven dominated by students, artists, hipste [...]
Have the twelve days of Pilsen changed?
In the Christmas spirit, we offer you the final stanza of an old standard. Click here to play the tune.
On the twelfth day of Pilsen
My true l [...]
New listings at resurrected condo in Pilsen
You'll be just around the corner from Pilsen's popular and colorful Nuevo Leon restaurant if you buy one of the recently-listed condos at 1533 W 1 [...]
Quote of the day: Pilsen’s Bohemian builders and Mexican preservationists
The Pilsen Historic District is bounded roughly on the east and west by Halsted St (800 W) and Western Ave (2400 W), on the south by Cermak Rd (22 [...]
Pilsen apartments for $7,000 a month
Put 10 students from local universities in a 5-bedroom, 2-bath apartment at $700 a month each and you have a $7,000 a month rental at La Casa in P [...]
A warehouse makeover planned for Pilsen
The plans for several large new mixed-use / residential developments in Pilsen came to naught, but there is some significant construction on the h [...]
From the vault – the twelve days of Pilsen
In the Christmas spirit, we offer you just the final stanza of this old standard. Click here to play the tune.
On the twelfth day of Pilsen
My [...]
EPA cites unhealthy lead levels in Pilsen
The Trib is reporting that the US Environmental Protection Agency has moved to designate Pilsen as a community where people are breathing unhealth [...]
Neighborhood change – Pilsen, Avondale and West Englewood
For one Pilsen business owner, neighborhood change means that "no one is stealing my flowers."
A Schurz High School student sees Avondale [...]
Quote of the day – making doo doo in Pilsen
From a Craigslist roommates ad:
when shit comes your way, you make doo doo. . ..so I have 2 rooms for rent that are looking to be filled ASAP. I'm [...]
Quote of the day – White hipsters get out of Pilsen
Transcribed from a Flickr photo linked from Steven Vance’s Steven Can Plan blog:
White hipsters get out of Pilsen. You are gentrifying cultura [...]
From the vault: Good Friday in Pilsen
Every Good Friday, thousands of Pilsen residents turn out for a Stations of the Cross procession down 18th Street. Last year I met the throng near [...]
From the vault: Pilsen’s Times Square
One of the most-viewed videos on our YouTube channel this week in 2008 actually dates back to December 2006. It's Joe Zekas' take on the "Times Sq [...]
Multi-families are the market in Pilsen
Pilsen is very much a renter community (by an almost 3-to-1 margin over owners, according to past Census projections), so it's not too surprising to s [...]
Consultants sought for Cermak Creative Industry District redevelopment
On Monday the city's Department of Cultural Affairs and Department of Housing and Economic Development issued a request for qualifications for con [...]
A Pilsen and Little Village Christmas carol
Santa and the elves from RAN Chicago visited City Hall before Christmas to bestow candy canes on aldermen who supported the Chicago Clean Power Or [...]