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  ItemMedia - ImageCasa GrandeColombians in RI

  Casa Grande

  This building is referred to as Casa Grande by Colombians in Rhode Island. It was used as a social meeting place for countless Colombians in the Blackstone Valley of Rhode Island. The Colombian-American Society was founded in this location. It is where Colombians lived in the 1970s and 80s while working at Pontiac and Cadillac Mills, which were directly adjacent to this location.
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  Antillas Restaurant

  Antillas Restaurant, Caribbean Cuisine, was opened by Roberto González and Michael Reyes in 1979. They served food from Puerto Rico and the Dominican Republic. It closed in 1982.
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  Lyon Silkworks interior fabric shop

  Jacqueline M. Giuttari managed the fabric store located on the first floor of Lyon Silkworks mill, which she co-owned by Joseph, her husband.
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  Lyon Silkworks fabric shop

  Vanna Giuttari is the wife of Joseph and co-owner of Lyon Silkworks.
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  ItemMedia - ImageLatino History RIRhode Island

  Bomes Theater

  Bomes Theatre is a historic building located in the city's largest Latino neighborhood.
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  ItemMedia - ImageBlackstone Valley HistoryCentral Falls...7 more

  Lyon Fabrics | Lyon Silk Works

  Formerly Royal Little Mill, Lyon Fabrics, is a site relevant to Latino history in Central Falls.
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  Tropical Market

  This is the site of the original location of Fefa's Market, the first bodega in Rhode Island.