The Hispanic Center of Indianapolis
This file appears in: ¡Bienvenido a Gary! Mexicans in the Steel City
The Hispanic Community or El Hispano was established in 1971 to provide essential services for the growing population of Latinos in Indianapolis. Its original location is featured here at 617 E. North Street in Indianapolis.
Image courtesy of Andy Townsend..
This file appears in: ¡Bienvenido a Gary! Mexicans in the Steel City
¡Bienvenido a Gary! Mexicans in the Steel City
The Mexican Experience in Gary
Thousands of Mexican immigrants first migrated to Indiana to work as strikebreakers for United States Steel during the Great Steel Strike of 1919. In the following decades, the Mexican population survived…