{"nrhp_refnum":"100000802","name":"Chicano Park","other_names":[],"category":"site","location":{"address":"Near National Ave., Logan Ave., and Dewey St.","address_restricted":false,"city":"San Diego","county":"San Diego County","state":"CA","lat":null,"lon":null,"geom_source":null},"listed_date":null,"is_nhl":true,"nhl_designated_date":"2016-12-23","areas_of_significance":["Hispanic","Art","Social History"],"significance_levels":[],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A 7.4-acre public park in the Barrio Logan neighborhood of San Diego, California, beneath the approach ramps of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge at Interstate 5. It was created in 1970 and holds a large collection of monumental murals painted on the bridge pillars and abutments.","why_significant":"The form describes the park as the result of a 1970 community 'takeover' of land that had been prepared for a California Highway Patrol substation, and as a lasting gathering place for San Diego's Chicano community. Its murals, mostly painted from 1973 to 1989 by major Chicano artists, depict pre-Columbian, revolutionary and civil rights themes. The Kiosko dance pavilion reflects community insistence on an indigenous Mexican design. The state certifying official recommended significance at the statewide level.","narrative":"Chicano Park is a 7.4-acre city park in San Diego's Barrio Logan, tucked beneath the approach ramps of the San Diego-Coronado Bay Bridge where it crosses Interstate 5. It began in April 1970, when residents took over land being readied for a California Highway Patrol substation and claimed it as community space. The park holds playgrounds, picnic areas, a raised plaza, gardens, sculptures and a Kiosko dance pavilion. Its defining feature is the collection of monumental murals painted on bridge pillars, abutments and ramps, most between 1973 and 1989 by leading Chicano artists. The images draw on Mexican pre-Columbian gods and myths, colonial and revolutionary history, and figures such as Cesar Chavez, Zapata and Pancho Villa. The Kiosko, designed by architect Alfredo Larin, follows an Aztec Revival style after residents pushed back against a city preference for Mission Revival. Forty-nine murals, the Kiosko, a statue and the overall site contribute to its significance, and many murals were restored in 2011 and 2012.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Alfredo Larin (architect of the Kiosko); murals by artists including Victor Ochoa, Felipe Adame, Mario Torero and Michael Schnorr","architectural_style":"Other: Aztec Revival","criteria":[],"status_note":"Still in use as a public park and for social and political events; murals have been restored and new murals continue to be added.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-sonnet-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.0-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 02:55:31.946666-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_CA/12001192.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":null,"wikipedia":null,"wikidata":null},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/california/san-diego-county/chicano-park-100000802/"}