Stride StoriesRunning tour · Chicago
Pilsen
1.3 mi run
How it works. Press start and go. As you reach each place, a narrator tells its story, timed to your pace. Your music drops down while a story plays and comes back after. Tours download to your phone and play without a connection.
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The stories on this route
Casa Aztlan
Look for the painted facade at 1831 South Racine: four stories of brick, an arched doorway, faces and bands of color.
Thalia Hall and St. Procopius Church
Look at the corner of 18th and Allport: rough stone, mismatched towers, and the name THALIA HALL above the entrance. A saloonkeeper from Bohemia, John Dusek, built it, and the date 1892 sits under a gable. Dusek ran his saloon in the corner storefront.
18th Street murals
Look out for murals along 18th Street: painted shop fronts, side walls, and doors done up as Loteria cards, the Mexican bingo, by the artists MATR and KOZMO.
St. Adalbert Church
Look for two towers with copper domes rising over the rooftops. They're 185 feet tall, and they belong to St. Adalbert, whose front faces 17th Street.
National Museum of Mexican Art
Look across Harrison Park. On its 19th Street side is the National Museum of Mexican Art. Its front has a design inspired by the friezes of Mitla, in Oaxaca, Mexico.
Stories researched October 2026 · every fact checked against a source
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