2025 ENDANGERED LATINX LANDMARKS
Year Built:
Washington, DC
Unity Mural
1930
The Unity Mural, painted in August 1982, is one of Washington, D.C.'s oldest street murals. Located on Pepco Substation No. 25 in Adams Morgan, it was created by youth from the Latin American Youth Center and El Centro de Arte. The mural’s imagery reflects Latinx cultural heritage and was designed to unite Latinx and African American youth during a period of racial tension. Preserving this mural, located on a historic Art Deco building, protects a significant piece of D.C.'s cultural heritage and honors its Latinx artists and historic communities.
"In the summer of 1982, during a time of racial tensions, Black and Latino youth came together to paint the Unity Mural. It became a symbol of solidarity and the diverse Latino identity in Washington, DC."
— Gisell Ramirez, Hola Cultura
The Abuelas
Project
The Abuelas Project collects, curates, and amplifies stories of important Latinx movements, sites, and people across the country.
This GIS project encourages intergenerational storytelling through Storymaps that focus on Braceros, abandoned Mexican cemeteries, Route 66, and more.
Latinx Preservation Toolkit
The Toolkit is a bilingual booklet that empowers Latinx communities by demystifying historic preservation. The Texas Toolkit highlights four Latinx heritage success stories across the state, defines preservation terms, and provides guidance on how students, community members, and youth can preserve their communities.
Our next Toolkit will feature diverse stories across the borderlands.
Nuestra Herencia
Grant Program
We launched Nuestra Herencia Grant Program in 2024, providing $600,000 annually for Latinx heritage and historic preservation projects. This funding initiative focuses on empowering grassroots, Latinx-centered nonprofits.
It is supported by the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, in partnership with the Social Impact Fund, which has contributed $1.8 million over three years.