Скачать или смотреть A cultural treasure | Barrio Logan celebrates 52 years of Chicano Park

Chicano Park is a National Historical Landmark in the heart of Barrio Logan and San Diego is celebrating the park's 52nd anniversary.

"I have more paintings here in the park than anybody else," said Victor Ochoa, a muralist and proud Chicano artist.

"If you go way up to the top I would recommend going to the front you’ll see a '65 impala," said Ochoa. The park stands today as an artistic and cultural treasure. But it wasn’t all smooth sailing.

In 1970, the area was going to be used as a highway patrol station. Hundreds of people stood up forming a human chain around bulldozers. Protesters occupied space for 12 days.

The formation of Chicano Park was signed into law in 1971. Mural paintings began two years after. Ochoa said he was there for the park's early days.

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