Pilsen
A map of Pilsen that we were allowed to explore. HISTORY Pilsen was originally settled by Irish immigrants in the 1840's who at the time were widely persecuted. After these immigrants built the Illinois and Michigan Canal which lead to exponential growth of Chicago, the area became densely crowded, leading to illnesses like Cholera to spread. Those who could afford to move out of the area did, as it became a slum. The Czech immigrants , as well as German, Polish, and Italian immigrants, came into the area next due to the opened spaced left by those who left; the Czech had the majority of the incoming population from fleeing the Austrian Empire at the time which allowed them to influence the area. Even the name of Pilsen comes from a Czech restaurant that existed called At the City of Plzeň. Pilsen was able to avoid the blunt of the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, which allowed some industrialists, such as Cyrus McCormick, to buil...