Alvarado said that because most ethnic groups have their own separate neighborhoods in Chicago, she feels that the influx of new ethnic groups in Humboldt Park is an “invasion”.
Daisy Alvarado has lived in Humboldt Park for the past 30 years and is concerned about violence and drugs in the park.
Daisy Alvarado has been living in Humboldt Park for more than thirty years after leaving Puerto Rico. As the area becomes more popular and housing prices continue to increase, Alvarado said Puerto Ricans are moving out of the area because they can no longer afford it.
?“I feel it should be left the way it was, “ Alvarado said.
A large number of Puerto Ricans moved into the Humboldt Park in the 1950s after a lack of jobs in Puerto Rico. In 1995, city officials and activists installed two large 45 ton metal Puerto Rican flags arching over the two ends of Division Street at N. Mozart St. and N. Artesian Ave. The area is called Paseo Boricua, which means Puerto Rican promenade.?
Alvarado said that because most ethnic groups have their own separate neighborhoods in Chicago, she feels that the influx of new ethnic groups in Humboldt Park is an “invasion”.
Alvarado is planning to vote in the upcoming Congressional 4th District race between Democratic incumbent Luis Gutiérrez and Republican candidate Héctor Concepcion. She has not decided who she will vote for yet, but hopes that the winning candidate will help more Puerto Ricans in the neighborhood as well as reduce violence and drugs.
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