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TONIGHT, A GROUP DEEPLY ROOTED
IN AUSTIN IS FIGHTING TO
PRESERVE HISTORY. RAINEY
KXAN 9" 33 ESTA NOCHE,
STREET- A NEIGHBORHOOD ONCE
UN GRUPO PROFUNDAMENTE ARRAIGó
CULTURE IS NOW KNOWN FOR ITS
EN AUSTIN PELEA PARA CONSERVAR
BARS AND RESTAURANTS.ACTIVISTS
ARE WORKING TO STOP A MAJOR
DEVELOPMENT FROM OVER
LA CALLE DE RAINEY UN ONCE DE
VECINDAD LLENO DE LA CULTURA
AMERICANA MEXICANA ES CELEBRE
AHORA POR SUS BARES Y
RESTAURANTES.
EXPLAIN.
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GOOD EVENING DAVE, THE MEXICAN
DE SOBRE EL SOMBREADO SU
AMERICAN CULTURAL CENTER WAS
BUILT 5 YEARS AGO. NOW
ACTIVIST SAY A NEW HIGH RISE
HISTORIA DE ANTEPASADOS.
33 BUENAS NOCHES DAVE, EL
HISTORY LEFT ON RAINEY STREET.
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AñOS.
AHORA EL ACTIVISTA DICE QUE UNA
TROZO DE LA HISTORIA DEJADA EN
"MY AUNT AND UNCLE LIVED ON
THAT STREET."FOR PAUL SALDANA
ALL IT TAKES IS A QUICK WALK
DOWN RAINEY STREET TO REALIZE
THAT THE PLACE HIS ANCESTORS
CALLED HOME HAS CHANGED.
CHANGED.WELL THE BIG
DIFFERENCE IS NOW YOU PROBABLY
ORIGINAL FAMILIES THAT LIVE
THERE THE MAJORITY OF THE
PARA PAUL SALDANA TODO ESTO
TOMA ESTá UN PASEO RáPIDO
ABAJO CALLE DE RAINEY PARA
SOLD RENTED OR LEASED."AND
TURNED INTO ONE OF AUSTINS
HAPPENING SOCIAL SPOTS.
ANTEPASADOS LLAMARON A CASA HA
"UNFORTUNATELY THE SCHOOL
BECAME ALSO VICTIM OF THE 1928
MASTER PLAN." AN EXHIBIT AT
THE AUSTIN HISTORY CENTER
DESCRIBES HOW THE 1928
REZONING LAWS MOVED MEXICAN
AMERICAN FAMILIES FROM THE
HEART OF DOWNTOWN TO THE OUTER
EDGE---ALSO KNOWN AS RAINEY
PLAN DIRECTOR 1928,
"AND SO THE MEXICAN AMERICANS
UN OBJETO EXPUESTO EN AUSTIN
HISTORY CENTER DESCRIBE COMO
LAS LEYES DE NUEVA DIVISIóN
POR ZONAS 1928 MOVIERON
WERE RELOCATED FROM THE
DOWNTOWN AREA." THE COMMUNITY
FOUGHT TO KEEP THEIR IDENTITY
IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD. SPENDING
OVER 50 YEARS TO PLAN AND
DEL CORAZóN DE DOWN TOWN A EL
CULTURAL CENTER. BUT A GROWING
NUMBER OF BARS AND HIGH RISES
MAY PUT A STOP TO THEIR PLANS
PARA PLANEAR Y CONSTRUIR EL
OF EXPANDING TO ADD 2
ADDITIONAL PHASES TO THE
CENTER.
OUR CHALLENGE IS THAT THE
DEVELOPER OWNS THREE LOTS
RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE MACC
AND HE PLANS ON MOVING FORWARD
WITH A 40 STORY STRUCTURE.
ACTIVISTS ARE NOW URGING THE
CITY COUNCIL TO PUT IN PLACE A
3 NUESTRO DESAFíO CONSISTE EN
QUE EL PROMOTOR POSEE 3 PARTES
RECONSIDER FUTURE DEVELOPMENT.
DELANTE DE MACC Y éL PLANEA
SEGUIR CON UNOS 40
"TO ADDRESS THE COMPATIBILITY
STANDARDS TO ADDESS THE
LOS ACTIVISTAS IMPULSAN AHORA
INTEGRITY TO ADDRESS THE VIEWS
THAT WOULD BE VIOLATED." FOR
SOME BAR PATRONS ON RAINEY
STREET THEYRE LEFT WITH MIXED
FEELINGS WHEN IT COMES TO THE
RECONSIDERARíA EL FUTURO
DESARROLLO.
"I DONT NECESSARILY THINK ITS
BAD I THINK ITS JUST DIFFERENT
AND I DONT HAVE A PARTICULAR
PARA ALGUNOS PATRONES DE BAR EN
LA CALLE DE RAINEY LOS
ATTATCHMENT TO THE HISTORY BUT
I KNOW HISTORY IS A VALUABLE
THING.FOR SALDANA HE'S STILL
VARIADOS CUANDO VIENE AL
FIGHTING TO PRESERVE THAT
HISTORY WHILE MAKING SURE HIS
FAMILY'S STORY ISNT FORGOTTEN.
FORGOTTEN."ITS CULTURE THERE
PARA CONSERVAR AQUELLA
AND ITS SOMETHING THAT WE NEED
HISTORIA ASEGURáNDOSE QUE LA
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HISTORIA DE SU FAMILIA NO ES
THE CITY PARKS DEPARTMENT HAS
TAKEN SUGGESTIONS AND HELD
SEVERAL PUBLIC HEARINGS ON HOW
TO PRESERVE THE LAND. THEY
WILL PRESENT THEIR FINDINGS TO
THE CITY COUNCIL ON DECEMBER