Mexican community pushes to protect a historic Cleveland landmark from demolition
Mexican community comes together to a save historic landmark (Source: WOIO)
By Steven Hernandez | February 24, 2021 at 11:23 PM EST - Updated February 25 at 1:04 AM
CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - Members of Mexican and Hispanic communities at large gathered Wednesday in front of the Club Azteca building to protest its potential demolition.
Effort to save beloved building
“We are here, we’re a part of this city, and you’ll have to deal with us,” Eduardo Rodriguez, executive director of the Comité Mexicano de Cleveland (Cleveland Mexican Committee) said.
The club was formed in the 1920s as a refuge for Mexican immigrants who faced discrimination. Its members began to meet in the basement of 5602 Detroit Ave. The organization eventually bought the property in the 1950s.