La Yarda a piece of city’s Hispanic history. Lawrence, Kansas
“Other people in Lawrence may have forgotten La Yarda, but Val Romero remembers it well.
“We called it La Yarda because it was really a big yard with several housing units … there were several big walnut trees there that made it look like a grove. Nice place to sit down and enjoy the weather,” Romero said.
Romero’s father, a Mexican immigrant, worked for the Santa Fe Railroad during both world wars. During that time, Santa Fe was recruiting Mexican men to work in section gangs, repairing tracks. In order to keep them in town year-round, Santa Fe built special housing for the workers and their families.”
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June 22nd, 2006
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