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Little Mexico, Dallas Texas
(See photo at bottom of page to see Industrial Boulevard in relation to St. Ann's)
The heart of Little Mexico, St. Ann's School
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The red brick shell that remains of St. Ann's school can be seen until 11-15-07 from the Reunion Tower as in the above photo taken 10-12-07. Due to the valiant work of many alumni from St. Ann's that building has been saved from being destroyed for a new building. A ground breaking was held just a few days before this photo was taken for St. Ann's Court, an office building to be built on this site. While this red brick building will be preserved it may well be hidden from any view from Reunion Tower by the time Reunion Tower reopens in early 2009. This may happen due to many building plans in process on the lands that used to make up the Little Mexico Community many of us knew for most of the last century.
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View looking east along Turney Street, showing St. Ann's
School at the corner of Turney and Moody, 20 November 1940.
Silver gelatin print made by an unknown photographer for the Dallas Street
Department.
A81.9.54.
Gift of the Dallas Street Department.
St. Ann Parochial School was constructed in 1927. Managed by the Sisters of Charity, it was a valuable resource for Dallas' Latino community, where, where thousands of children began their education.
This photograph is one of a series made by the Dallas Street Department in 1940-1941 during the widening of Turney Avenue (today's Harry Hines Boulevard). Although the photographer was concerned with making images of streets, curbs, and drainage ditches, his photographs today are a valuable record of the Little Mexico neighborhood.
The above photo on left and text is from
www.dallashistory.org/
The photo below shows Industrial Blvd in relation to the area formerly known as Little Mexico.
Little Mexico, like many other laborer communities in the history
of Dallas, has been virtually erased from the Dallas landscape. Industrial blvd
was the major transportation artery through the industrial area of the city
where thousands of workers from Little Mexico, and similar communities, worked or
traveled every day. It is very appropriate to honor such workers by renaming
Industrial Blvd in the honor of a national leader in workers' rights. It will
help us remember the workers of all races who are the literal builders and
maintainers of our city and nation.
It is easier to ignore workers' basic human rights when we keep the names of such leaders hidden within their own communities, or somehow even try to turn a basic worker rights issue into a racial issue. Who benefits from such a distraction?
www.studentmotivation.org
The School Archive Project - Preventing Dropouts
Bill Betzen: bbetzen@aol.com
updated 06/14/2008