The project plans to produce brochures (including one about west-side murals), according to a news release, and a “living digital map” that contains stories about the places (existing or long gone) that west-siders cherish.
have formed a “West Side Tesoros,” a multipronged effort to document the places and stories that matter to west-siders.
“The goal is really to bring people together around the places that matter in the community,” U. professor Caitlin Cahill said Wednesday. “There are so many strengths in your community — whether we’re talking about religious institutions, about murals, about art, about culture, places where people gathered to eat that are under threat of displacement.”about the places that matter to them. The residents pinned tags with their choices on a large map.
During Jasmine Walton’s childhood in the Guadalupe neighborhood, the Taqueria El Rey de Oros was a staple, a place her family could buy full meals for under $10. Then the restaurant moved to West Jordan.
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