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	Mexicantown Margaritaville
		But a large number of Hispanics who live in Mexicantown can trace their ancestry to Jalisco, the state in western Mexico known for its fields of agave from which the potent liquor is distilled.
		Mexicantown is one of the last genuine examples of Detroit's long history as a checkerboard of tightly knit ethnic communities.
		That spirit is visible in the numerous Mexican cantinas and taquerias that dot the commercial strips of Mexicantown along Vernor and Bagley avenues.
	www.motorcitycandleworks.com /scents/mexicantownmargaritaville (342 words)

	Physical Panning Studio
		Mexicantown is a small-scale representation of the issues confronting the whole of Detroit.
		Although the exact geographical extents of the Mexicantown were still debated from various sources, for the purpose of this design studio these were fixed from 16th Street (just off the railroad) to 24th Street across Interstate-75 in east-west direction.
		Mexicantown has had its inherent problems dated years ago when Interstate -75 was designed by bifurcating the community into two halves.
	alokv.tripod.com /plan_port/up631studio.html (2060 words)

	Mexicantown
		West Vernor and Lafayette Streets, in the heart of Detroit's Hispanic community.
		Mexicantown was established in the early 1940's by immigrant families that came form Mexico to work in the auto and steel industries.
		During the summer, there is an "Authentic Hispanic Market in Detroit," known as the Mexicantown Mercado.
	living-library.com /FreedomTour/MexicanTown.html (223 words)

	Welcome Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Mexicantown CDC is a non-profit 501(c)(3) that promotes economic and cultural growth in Mexicantown, Detroit.
		Mexicantown CDC’s major development project, the Mexicantown International Welcome Center and Mercado will provide a permanent venue for economic and cultural development.
		The project will be built in the heart of Mexicantown, at the base of the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor, Canada.
	www.mexicantown.org /aboutmcdc/welcome_center.htm (337 words)

	Chef Famie's Adventures in Cooking
		The mission of MCDC is to foster economic development in the Hispanic community of Southwest Detroit, known as Mexicantown, as a means of eliminating blight, creating skilled positions for residents of the neighborhood, and providing opportunities for small business development by local entrepreneurs.
		The project will be built in the heart of Mexicantown, near the base of the Ambassador Bridge to Windsor, Canada and will optimize Mexicantown's identity as a major tourist and entertainment destination within the city of Detroit.
		The Mexicantown International Welcome Center is a new concept for the State of Michigan.
	www.famie.com /mexico/mexicantown.htm (1591 words)

	U.S. to help pay for welcome center in Mexicantown
		The center and mercado, which is Spanish for "market," are expected to bring 84 new businesses, 195 jobs and 1 million visitors to Mexicantown, said Margaret Garry, of Mexicantown Community Development Corp.'s real estate division.
		Mexicantown's decade-long population growth has spurred a number of economic developments, bringing vibrancy to the area, community leaders said.
		Mexicantown officials say the population increased from 47,455 in 1990 to 50,730 in 2000.
	www.freep.com /money/business/mex18_20020918.htm (345 words)

	Mexicantown group bridges U.S. divide with welcome center - 04/19/00
		But this exciting new venture is being led by the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation, a nonprofit organization that has been working since the mid-1980s to develop it.
		The Mexicantown Community Development Corporation has been working to bring the community back together and to bridge the geographic divide that resulted from the freeway's construction.
		Through the diligence of the Mexicantown Community Development Corporation, these issues were addressed in a collective manner and have resulted in the project moving forward.
	www.detnews.com /2000/detroit/0004/24/s08-39340.htm (650 words)

	The Michigan Daily Online
		But at first glance at Mexicantown upon arriving could give the traveling student the wrong impression.
		Travelers to Mexicantown should also be on the lookout for the Las Palmas market, a small grocery store worth seeing not only because of its flashy exterior, but also because of its coziness.
		Come to Mexicantown for the bright urban artwork with a Mexican flare - stay for the excellent and cheap food, friendly people and loads of interesting stores and other venues.
	www.pub.umich.edu /daily/1998/oct/10-01-98/arts/arts8.html (608 words)

	Streets of new Mexico (Metro Times Detroit) (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-16)
		Thousands like Lopez have migrated to Mexicantown since the 1970s from the Mexican state of Jalisco, where producing tequila is the main industry and “you can work all day and not make much profit,” says Lopez.
		Dan Pauley from Mexicantown’s 3rd Precinct claims the area “is the safest in Detroit.”
		Mexicantown used to be mainly Irish, an extension of Corktown.
	metrotimes.com /editorial/story.asp?id=3330 (704 words)

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