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Humble Park is at the center of Puerto Rican culture in Chicago.

But it wasn't always that way during the 1950's thousands of Puerto Ricans migrated to Chicago, building communities in neighborhoods like Lincoln Park West Towne Lake View and South Chicago, our Joint Hernandez takes us inside a new exhibition documenting that journey through a photographer's lens and what it means to become Chicago Ricken.

If you could, what year would you go back to?

>> He finds 84 83.

This was really active moments in the community.

The push in action in the a huge Politically wise is really active really progressive.

>> Goggles, floaties holds thousands of memories from a time when Puerto Ricans were building new homes in Chicago.

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>> A new exhibition gives us a glimpse of the Chicago field all through his lens.

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is big the collection of photos at the Puerto Rican Arts Alliance is a passion project.

>> Co-curator what his Felix was determined to bring to life.

>> new generation migration of Puerto Rican say come here and they get fast needed by home park in beautiful.

And he says that sense of community but death.

That's not to be >> For thousands of Puerto Ricans who came to Chicago in the 1950's, including the float is family starting a new life here was far from welcoming from housing discrimination and displacement to police brutality.

Flotus was just 19 years old when he started taking photos documenting the people, places and struggles that shapes Puerto Rican life in Chicago.

>> The exhibition brings you to the story of Migration of Cardinals.

You can see from where they come from you go through the experience Lincoln Park, doing the work of fact to the cinema Cardinals, floaties, sound of community.

>> exhibition also dives into what it means to be black and Puerto Rican.

He understood the importance local main those faces and that section of Puerto Rican black identity.

my favorite.

>> From the local Pete, vendor to a man on a bike holding a rooster at the Puerto Rican parade.

More than 121 photographs capture moments in time stories.

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should cover it up keep up in the >> The exhibition is also interactive.

All you need is your phone.

You click on the QR code and this is Carlos saying the >> Many of his images have been featured in magazines, books and films making memories out of ordinary life.

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review to the members member that then they You can Thank thank you so much prevent >> All these memories are especially important now as Humble Park continues to change.

For Chicago tonight, I'm joined at 9 this.

>> The free exhibition runs until next year.

We're back to wrap things up right after this.

>> Reflecting the people