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SAN DIEGO — We all know Solana Beach as a quiet coastal town. But before that, it was home to farmworkers brought in to harvest crops. They formed a close-knit community called La Colonia that still exists today. As part of ABC 10 News ' Hispanic Heritage Month coverage, Jim Avila takes us there for an in-depth look at the community's history.
“This was a racially segregated community for only Mexican-Americans; it was primarily for Mexican-Americans, and they could not live in Rancho Santa Fe,' says Montes.They planted resilient roots in their isolated community, building stores and restaurants that remain today. John's Market, originally called Granados, still operates today and is a La Colonia landmark, as are Tony’s and Fidel’s…, two of the community's well-known Mexican restaurants.
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