Paseo Boricua (loosely translated as "Boricua (Puerto Rican) Promenade") is a street section in the West Side of Chicago. It is located on Division Street, between Western Avenue and California Avenue, in the neighborhood of Humboldt Park, more commonly known as little Puerto Rico. Paseo Boricua is microcosm of the Puerto Rican community.
Flanking this strip on both sides are these fifty-nine feet tall Puerto Rican flags made of steel, 2 gateways that are the bookends of Paseo Boricua.
This street is dedicated to Puerto Rican pride including a walk of fame with the names of many outstanding Puerto Ricans. Many businesses are named after Puerto Rican towns. The façades of some buildings look like they belong in old San Juan with its Spanish Colonial architecture.
The Humboldt Park Paseo Boricua neighborhood is the flagship of all Puerto Rican enclaves, This neighborhood is the economic political and cultural capital of the Puerto Rican community in the Midwest and some say in the Puerto Rican Diaspora.
Read more about Paseo Boricua: History, Paseo Boricua Flag, Chicago's Puerto Rican Community, The 1966 Division Street Riots, Institute of Puerto Rican Arts and Culture, Other Events, Gallery