Carlos Flores Image Captions

Carlos Flores (n. 1949, Guayama, Puerto Rico; vive en Chicago, IL)

DE IZQUIERDA A DERECHA, DE ARRIBA A ABAJO

Entrada a la sede de Young Lords en la Iglesia Metodista Armitage-Dayton (Iglesia del Pueblo), 1971

Isabel “Chavela” Torres sentada en la cocina durante un campamento de verano de ASPIRA en Wisconsin, 1970

El teatro San Juan estaba ubicado en West Town/Humboldt Park y era un centro de entretenimiento para los puertorriqueños. Recuerdo que de joven iba al teatro para ver películas mexicanas y shows de música jíbara en vivo traídos de Puerto Rico. El San Juan fue demolido a finales de los 90; hoy día en su lugar hay un condominio, 1972

Milwaukee y Damen, 1973

Un contingente del Partido Nacionalista de Puerto Rico marchando en el desfile puertorriqueño, 1971

El funeral del activista comunitario Orlando Quintana (quien fue asesinado a tiros por un oficial de policía de Chicago en 1973) en Caribe Funeral Home. Durante la década de los 70, era la única funeraria propiedad de puertorriqueños. La funeraria todavía se encuentra en Armitage Avenue, cerca de Kimball, en Humboldt Park, y es propiedad de la familia original, los Bishops, década de los 70

El fundador de la Organización Young Lords, José “Cha Cha” Jiménez, se dirige a una multitud en un mitin de los Young Lords en la esquina de Wilton y Grace Street, 1975

Carlos “Caribe” Ruiz presentando una de sus bandas juveniles de salsa (La Unión) frente al Humboldt Park Fieldhouse. Carlos “Caribe” Ruiz fue uno de los fundadores de la Organización del Congreso de Puerto Rico, una asociación civil puertorriqueña formada en la década de los 50. El Congreso de Puerto Rico se involucró con la juventud y los deportes (equipos de béisbol) y luego desarrolló programas musicales al establecer varias bandas de salsa, 1976

Tocando la guitarra para una joven puertorriqueña en Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve, 1971

Niño con bandera, 1971

Grupo de puertorriqueños pasando el rato en Armitage Avenue, al otro lado de la calle de Old Town School of Music en Lincoln Park, 1970

La Iglesia Metodista Armitage-Dayton (Iglesia del Pueblo), que se convirtió en la sede de la Organización Young Lords en 1969. Ese mismo año, un grupo de artistas y amigos encabezados por Felicita Núñez pintaron una serie de murales en el edificio, incluido el de Ramón Emeterio Betances, Adelita, Pedro Albizu Campos y Lolita Lebrón, 1970

Reuniones de estrategia entre estudiantes mexicanos y puertorriqueños en la Universidad de Illinois-Chicago. En el lado izquierdo de esta fotografía está Gilberto Justiliano y el difunto Rudy Lozano (con chaqueta), este último fue un joven líder mexicano de la comunidad asesinado poco después de la elección de Harold Washington en los 80, 1973

Reunión estratégica entre estudiantes mexicanos y puertorriqueños en la Universidad de Illinois-Chicago. Sus demandas a la universidad incluían el establecimiento de un programa para reclutar más estudiantes latinos. En el lado derecho de la fotografía (con anteojos y sombrero) está Alberto Torres, quien cumplió una condena en la prisión federal por su vinculación con las FALN, 1973

Tony Crespo y sus amigos, 1970

Carmen Flores, Isabel “Chavela” Torres y Mirna Flores, 1970

Muchachos de Armitage y Clifton, 1970

Niños jugando en la esquina de Armitage y Clifton en el vecindario de Lincoln Park, 1970–72

Todas las obras son cortesía del artista

Carlos Flores (b. 1949, Guayama, Puerto Rico; lives in Chicago, IL)
Assorted photographs, 1970s
All exhibition copies

Since the late 1960s, photographer, teacher, and cultural organizer Carlos Flores has documented Puerto Rican life in Chicago. His photographs depict places that no longer exist, such as VP Records in Wicker Park and the San Juan Theater in West Town; personal memories; historical events; and other culturally significant moments involving resistance to urban renewal, transcultural solidarities, and community building. This selection of photographs, all from the 1970s, includes images of the Nationalist party marching in the 1971 Puerto Rican Parade, Mexican and Puerto Rican students organizing at the University of Illinois, and the Young Lords’ headquarters at the People’s Church.

LEFT TO RIGHT, TOP TO BOTTOM

Entrance to the Young Lords Headquarters at the Armitage-Dayton Methodist Church (People’s Church), 1971

Isabel “Chavela” Torres sitting in the kitchen during an ASPIRA summer camp in Wisconsin, 1970

Teatro San Juan was in West Town/Humboldt Park and was a center of entertainment for Puerto Ricans. I remember attending the theater as a youngster to watch Mexican movies and check out live jíbaro shows from Puerto Rico. The San Juan Theater was demolished in the late 1990s; today, a condominium stands in its place., 1972

Milwaukee and Damen, 1973

A contingency from the Puerto Rican Nationalist Party marching in the Puerto Rican Parade, 1971

The funeral of community activist Orlando Quintana (who was shot to death by a Chicago police officer in 1973) at Caribe Funeral Home. During the 1970s, it was the only funeral home owned by Puerto Ricans. The funeral home is still on Armitage Avenue, near Kimball, in Humboldt Park, and it is owned by the original family, the Bishops., 1970s

Founder of the Young Lords Organization José “Cha Cha” Jimenez addresses a crowd at a Young Lords rally at the corner of Wilton & Grace Street, 1975

Carlos “Caribe” Ruiz presenting one of his youth salsa bands (La Union) in front of the Humboldt Park Fieldhouse. Carlos “Caribe” Ruiz was one of the founders of the Puerto Rican Congress Organization, a Puerto Rican civic organization formed in the 1950s. The Puerto Rican Congress was involved with youth and sports (baseball teams) and later developed music programs by establishing various salsa bands., 1976

Playing the guitar for a young Puerto Rican woman at Thatcher Woods Forest Preserve on Milwaukee and Devon, 1971

Boy with a Flag, 1971

Group of Puerto Ricans hanging out on Armitage Avenue, across the street from the Old Town School of Music in Lincoln Park, 1970

The Armitage-Dayton Methodist Church (People’s Church), which became the headquarters of the Young Lords Organization in 1969. That same year, a group of artists and friends led by Felicitas Nuñez painted a series of murals onto the building, including of Ramón Emeterio Betances, Adelita, Pedro Albizu Campos, and Lolita Lebron., 1970

Strategy meetings between Mexican and Puerto Rican students at the University of Illinois Chicago. On the left-hand side of this photograph is Gilbereto Justiliano and the late Rudy Lozano (with jacket), the latter of whom was a young Mexican leader from the community who was murdered shortly after the election of Harold Washington in the 1980s., 1973

A strategy meeting between Mexican and Puerto Rican students at the University of Illinois Chicago. Their demands to the university included the establishment of a program to recruit more Latino students. On the right-hand side of the photograph (with glasses and a hat) is Alberto Torres, who served time in federal prison for his involvement with the FALN., 1973

Tony Crespo and Friends, 1970

Carmen Flores, Isabel “Chavela” Torres, and Mirna Flores, 1970

Boys from Armitage and Clifton, 1970

Children playing on the corner of Armitage and Clifton in the Lincoln Park neighborhood, 1970–72

All works courtesy of the artist