We went to Chicano Park by trolley and it was a really fun experience for most of us since the majority of the class hadn't been on a trolley before including me. At one point there where some students left behind and our teachers were really worried but they called through one of my peers phone to contact them so, all they had to do was take the next trolley and catch up o the station we where. Once we were together again we took the trolleys left to Chicano Park, once we were close to the park we walked our way over there and when we got there some true Chicanos were waiting for us, they were gonna show us around and tell us the history behind the beautiful murals there. This one Chicano told us that we were gonna split us in three groups, in order to finish faster because we had limited time, so we split up and began the tour. I have to admit I underestimated the beauty of the murals, I had seen them through photo, but going there and really taking the time to appreciate and listen to the story behind them was an amazing experience.
This mural was on the roof of the kiosk, it represents the Mexican flag with the eagle and the nopal.
When the Chicano giving us the tour around the park, was talking about this mural it got a little personal when Marissa Perez said it was her uncle. The chicano told us he looked exactly how he looked in the mural except a little "bigger"
The Tree of Life.
The Tree of Life is a beautiful example of the successful process of mural renovation in Chicano Park.
The guy in the statue was a guy that helped the Mexicans when the Spanish came to Mexico. his name was Emiliano Zapata and he also fought for he independence of Mexico.
The picture above shows the kiosk. This kiosk is located in the center of Chicano Park, where sometimes Mexican natives come and do their traditional dances.
This mural means, "till the bay" because when chicano park started the chicanos used to be able to walk and play in the bay with their kids.
The Historical Mural.
This mural was conceived to reinforce the positive contributions of Spanish, Mexican, and Mexican-American men in Chicano history.
The guy in the picture was one of the Chicanos that showed us the park and told us about the history of Chicano Park which is how it started and why it started and the meaning of each one of the murals
This picture was taken at one of the trolley stations, I was initially gonna take a picture of the railroads but Ms. Soler said it was too dangerous to stand in front of line.
This is the trolley stop where we were waiting for the other class to catch up to us, since they couldn't get in the trolley and had to wait until the next one.