What is Lower West Side, Chicago?
[[File:Architecture in Pilsen Neighborhood - Chicago - Illinois - USA - 03.jpg|right|210px]] '''Lower West Side''' is a [[Community areas of Chicago|community area]] on the [[West Side, Chicago|West Side]] of [[Chicago]], [[Illinois]], [[United States]]. It is three miles southwest of the [[Chicago Loop]], and its main neighborhood is '''Pilsen''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|p|ɪ|l|s|ᵻ|n}}). The '''Heart of Chicago''' is a neighborhood in the southwest corner of the Lower West Side. 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 [[Latino American|Latinos]] in Pilsen. The [[National Museum of Mexican Art]] is located in the Pilsen neighborhood. [[Category:Community areas of Chicago]] {{US-geo-stub}} {{Community areas of Chicago}}