Cultivating a Shared Sense of Place: Ethnic Mexicans and the Environment in Twentieth-Century Kansas City

This article explores the history, employment, and presence of ethnic Mexicans in the Kansas City metropolitan area beginning in the early twentieth century through economic, political, and natural changes, highlighting their creation of a shared sense of place. Includes analysis of the impact of ra...

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Published in:Diálogo (Chicago, Ill.) Ill.), 2018-04, Vol.21 (1), p.35-49
Main Author: Rast, Raymond W
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
20th century
Cities
Community
Construction
Employment
Families & family life
Hispanic Americans
Layout
Neighborhoods
Railroads
Sense of place
Trade
Urban planning
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Summary:This article explores the history, employment, and presence of ethnic Mexicans in the Kansas City metropolitan area beginning in the early twentieth century through economic, political, and natural changes, highlighting their creation of a shared sense of place. Includes analysis of the impact of railroad and commerce development, residential layout and urban planning, the major flood of 1951, and the construction of freeways after the 1950s. Local community is revealed through oral histories, population data, and specific efforts including construction of an innovative neighborhood park, maintenance and style of homes, and the revitalization of Kansas City's Westside after the 1970s.
ISSN:1090-4972
2471-1039
2471-1039
DOI:10.1353/dlg.2018.0004