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Chicano Park, San Diego, CA

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Chicano Park

A community park in Barrio Logan, beneath the San Diego-Coronado Bridge, known for its large collection of outdoor murals.

San Diego, CA

About Chicano Park

Chicano Park sits in Barrio Logan, a largely Chicano and Mexican American neighborhood in central San Diego. It grew out of a 1970 community occupation that stopped a planned California Highway Patrol station on the site. The park is known for its monumental murals painted on freeway bridge supports, which address social, political, and cultural themes of Chicano and Mexicano struggle. It also has a museum and cultural center, a community herb garden, and sculptures and earthworks. The Chicano Park Steering Committee oversees the park, and the community holds an annual commemoration each April.

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