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Summary:

Little Mexico was Dallas's earliest Mexican barrio. "Mexicanos" had lived in Dallas since the mid-19th century. The social displacement created by the Mexican Revolution of 1910, however, caused the emergence of a distinct and vibrant neighborhood on the edge of the city's downtown. This neighborhood consisted of modest homes, small businesses, churches, and schools, and further immigration from Mexico in the 1920s caused its population to boom. By the 1930s, Little Mexico's population had grown to over 15,000 people. The expanding city's construction projects, urban renewal plans, and land speculation by developers gradually began to dismantle Little Mexico. By the end of the 20th century, Little Mexico had all but disappeared, giving way to upscale high-rise residences and hotels, office towers of steel and glass, and the city's newest entertainment district. This book looks at Little Mexico's growth, zenith, demise, and its remarkable renaissance as a neighborhood.

Table of Contents:

• Beginnings: railroads and revolution
• Social foundations: community life in the barrio
• Economic structure: from family shops to corporations
• Beginning of the end: World War II and urban renewal
• The death of the barrio: land grabs and gentrification
• Today: place, memory, and new growth.

Author/Creator:

Villasana, Sol , author

Contributors:

Troup, Alexander M. , donor

Arcadia Publishing , publising

Alexander M. Troup Collection

Languages:

English

Language Notes:

Item content: English

Main Work:

Dallas's Little Mexico [by Villasana, S.]

Related Works:

Alexander M. Troup Collection

Related Series:

Images of America

Subjects:

Mexican Americans — Texas — Dallas — History — Pictorial works

Mexican Americans — Texas — Dallas — Social life and customs — Pictorial works

Mexican Americans — Texas — Dallas — Biography — Pictorial works

Dallas (Tex.) — History — Pictorial works

Dallas (Tex.) — Social life and customs — Pictorial works

Dallas (Tex.) — Biography — Pictorial works

Mexican Americans

Mexican Americans — Social life and customs

Manners and customs

United States

Texas — Dallas

Genres:

History

Biographies

Pictorial works

General Notes:

Gift; Alexander M. Troup; 2021.
Bound in publisher's "perfect" binding with illustrated card covers.
Author's presentation inscription on title page:"To my friend Alexander - / Thank you for your friendship / and your wonderful work in / researhing Dallas History. / Sol Villasana / 2015".
Donated to Special Collections as part of the Alexander M. Troup Collection.

Physical Description:

127 pages, 1 unnumbered page : chiefly illustrations, map ; 24 cm.

Physical Characteristics:

map; illustration

Call Numbers:

F394.D219 M5 2011

ISBNs:

9780738579795 (pbk.)
0738579793 (pbk.)

Library of Congress Control Numbers:

2010940821

OCLC Numbers:

679919857