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Mexicantown, Detroit
Mexicantown is a community in Southwest Detroit, Michigan.〔Mcewen, Meghan. "(Mexicantown Visiting Guide )." ''Model D''. Tuesday February 28, 2006.〕
Andrew Eckhous, a columnist for the ''Michigan Daily'', said that Mexicantown was "one of Detroit’s most vibrant communities".〔Eckhous, Andrew. "(Andrew Eckhous: Rejuvenating Detroit )." ''The Michigan Daily''. January 14, 2013. Retrieved on January 15, 2013.〕 John Gallagher of the ''Detroit Free Press'' said that the commercial activity on West Vernor in Mexicantown is an example of what the Detroit Future City report suggested as something to replicate throughout the city.〔Gallagher, John. "Blueprint shows what Detroit could be." ''Detroit Free Press'' at the ''Battle Creek Enquirer''. January 13, 2013. (2 ). "The thriving mixed-used district of Midtown, the commercial activity along West Vernor in Mexicantown, and the robust apartment and condominium markets of the Gold Coast along the east riverfront -- these illustrate the denser, mixed-use character of much of what Detroit Future City hopes to create elsewhere in the city."〕
==History==
Detroit's Mexican population began settling in Mexicantown in the 1940s. The Mexican community established itself on Vernor Street.〔Denvir, Daniel. "(The Paradox of Mexicantown: Detroit's Uncomfortable Relationship With the Immigrants it Desperately Needs )." ((Archive )) ''The Atlantic Cities''. September 24, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2013.〕 The community was originally known as "La Bagley".〔Bonisteel, Sara. "(In Detroit, It's the Mexicans Welcoming Visitors to America )." ((Archive )) ''Fox News''. January 11, 2007. Retrieved on May 19, 2013.〕 The Holy Redeemer Roman Catholic Church began holding weekly masses in Spanish by 1969. At one point the Lithuanian Hall building was renamed the ''Hispanos Unidos Hall''.〔 Waves of immigration came in the 1970s and 1980s which added to the community. In the late 1980s the neighborhood was christened "Mexicantown" as part of a public relations campaign.〔 A wave of immigration from Mexico in the 1990s greatly increased the number of Mexicans in Detroit.〔 In one period Mexicantown's population increased with seasonal immigrations of about 2,000 people while Detroit as a whole had population decreases.〔"(Movie explores roots, culture of Mexicantown: Detroit-produced film features Jesus Maria and St. Ignacio to detail lives of immigrants )." ''The Detroit News''. December 29, 1999. Retrieved on January 15, 2012. "Mexican pride is expected to get a boost on Cinco De Mayo next year at the premier of A Journey to Mexico, a documentary that will chronicle the experiences of thousands of people who immigrated to Detroit from two towns in Mexico. "More than two-thirds of the people from these towns live and work in Detroit at least part of the year now," said Maria Elana Rodriguez, president of the Mexicantown Development Corporation, which is helping to fund the estimated()" and "Rodriguez said that while many people were moving out of Detroit, the city's Mexicantown area grew as about two thousand people immigrated here seasonally()"〕 Benedict Carey of ''The New York Times'' said that Mexicantown was "on the rise" in 2005.〔Carey, Benedict. "(Life in the Red )." ''The New York Times''. January 15, 2013. Retrieved on January 15, 2012.〕
In December 2012 Ford Motor Company announced that it would open the Ford Resource and Engagement Center in the ''Mexicantown Mercado'' facility and spend $10 million to finance the operations of the center.〔Helms, Matt. "(Ford announces $10-million community center in Mexicantown )." ''Detroit Free Press''. December 18, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2013.〕 Prior to the Ford center opening, the building was closed.〔"(Ford Donation Boosts Detroit’s Mexicantown )." CBS Detroit. December 18, 2012. Retrieved on January 15, 2013.〕
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