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Today the industry of Barrio Logan is beginning to shift from big industries to include more locally owned restaurants, breweries, stores, and art galleries due to relatively low rent. The area gets comparisons to a nearby neighborhood named North Park.

Some notable historical buildings in Barrio Logan include the New Mexico Tortilla Factory at 1784-86 Newton Ave. (est. 1929)

and the Tortillaria and restaurant at 1857 Logan Ave., which are both still owned and run by their respective establishing families.

The art can be seen ranging from the revolutionaries of Mexico a throwback to the initial population migration of the fleeing refugees of the Mexican Civil War in the early 1920s to contemporary Chicano activists such as Dolores Huerta and Cesar Chavez. Furthermore, Chicano Park also itself holds significant cultural value to the residents of the neighborhood who fought tirelessly for their right to the park that their city had promised, and as a result, created an attitude and tireless spirit in Barrio Logan to fight for what is right and preserve their land.

In terms of cuisine Barrio Logan has several restaurants but among the most popular remains Las Cuatro Milpas a restaurant founded during the inception of Barrio Logan that cooks using a traditional method of frying everything in pig lard retaining the traditional aspect on preserving family recipes. Lastly with limited space in Barrio Logan and abandoned lots becoming prevalent rather than scarce many residents began turning these lots into art galleries such as La Bodega which now holds music nights, exhibitions, and many more events.

As an area for refuge from those that were trying to escape and relocate after the Mexican revolution to a major center of Chicanx cultural pride, Barrio Logan continues to be a unique space for members of the local community. From the amazing murals surrounding Chicano Park to the many celebrations held there throughout the year, culture is something that is expressed vividly.