Link to an article by Yolanda Chávez Leyva... the short documentary at the end of the article is very informative too:
The decision not to declare La Gloria a historical landmark, and the ultimate destruction of the important community treasure, raised critical issues regarding so-called economic development at the expense of the cultural and historical needs of the Mexicano/ Chicano community in San Anto. As artist and community organizer, Deborah Vasquez wrote after witnessing the demolition of La Gloria, “Orale Mi Gente, you now know how the powers in San Antonio feel about our history…” Another witness to the destruction, Manuel Diosdado Castillo, Jr., commented on the race and class elements of the destruction. “If La Gloria were in King Williams, Alamo Heights or Terrell Hills this would not have happened…City ‘leaders’ listen and sell their souls, our blood and our water to faceless out of town corporations whose only concern is making money on the backs of the poor.” Thousands of San Antonians experienced the demolition as a profound act of disrespect for the Chicano/ Mexicano community and our history.
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Well...at least we can all "remember" the Alamo.
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