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Aztec City

“Aztec City,” a mural painted by John Acosta, Frank Sanchez, and Carlos Menchaca on the wall of a St. Paul building at 736 Robert Street between 1980 and 1983. Google street view, 2009.

Mural by David Nemo

Untitled mural by David Nemo painted at 478 South Robert Street on the West Side of St. Paul in 2008. Photograph by Waymarking user Nomiker, July 9, 2011.

Detail of “Aztec City,” a mural painted by John Acosta, Frank Sanchez, and Carlos Menchaca at 736 Robert Street, St. Paul, between 1980 and 1983. Photograph by Teresa Boardman, May 5, 2007. CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

Paul Basques with one of his murals

Paul Basques with one of his murals painted on Neighborhood House (179 East Robie Street) on the West Side of St. Paul. From the Minneapolis Star Tribune, December 8, 1975, page 3B.

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES)

Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES) is the largest Latino-led nonprofit in Minnesota. It formed in 1981 in St. Paul in response to the need for language-appropriate, culturally competent mental health services for the Latino Spanish-speaking community. Throughout the history of CLUES, as the Latino community has grown, the agency’s leaders have identified new opportunities to support Latino children, families, and individuals.

Centro Cultural Chicano’s first building

Centro Cultural Chicano’s first building, located at 1800 Olson Highway in Minneapolis, in 1978. From the cover of Visiones de la Raza 2, no. 22 (July 1979) in box 1 of the Irene Gomez-Bethke papers, Manuscripts Collection, Minnesota Historical Society, St. Paul.

Centro Cultural Chicano, Minneapolis

Founded in 1974, Centro Cultural Chicano (known since 2014 as Centro Tyrone Guzman) is the oldest and largest multi-service Latine organization in Minneapolis. Centro’s mission and values are grounded in supporting the well-being of Latine families through a holistic approach to education and family engagement. Annually, Centro staff serve around 5,000 participants diverse in Latin American nationality, gender identity, and sexuality, as well as in age groups.