{"id":2163,"date":"2019-06-07T12:15:30","date_gmt":"2019-06-07T19:15:30","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/luishmoreno.com\/?p=2163"},"modified":"2021-02-23T15:29:22","modified_gmt":"2021-02-23T22:29:22","slug":"chiques-history-note-10-la-colonia-boxing-gym","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/luishmoreno.com\/?p=2163","title":{"rendered":"Chiques History Note #10 \u2013 La Colonia Boxing Gym"},"content":{"rendered":"

Chiques History Notes is a series of posts based on my research on Oxnard, CA.<\/span><\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

The historical La Colonia Boxing Gym<\/em><\/strong> located at 520 East First Street<\/a> has served the Latina\/o\/x community in multiple different ways since 1944.<\/p>\n

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Source: Oxnard Press-Courier, 10 May 1944.<\/p><\/div>\n

First, the city used it for Fire Station No. 2, <\/em><\/strong>which moved to 531 East Pleasant Valley Road<\/a> in 1965.<\/p>\n

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Source: Oxnard Press-Courier, 2 Jun 1965.<\/p><\/div>\n

Second, they used it for many different types of local community services and groups.<\/p>\n

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Source: The Press-Courier, 29 Jun 1968.<\/p><\/div>\n

And finally, it becomes the home of the famous La Colonia Youth Boxing Club.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n

Ironically, as of yesterday, June 6, 2019, both the gym and the fire station No. 2 was on the city chopping block for significant budget cuts. But, a mass outcry and organizing from the working-class community of Oxnard steered the city council away from cutting them<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

#savefirestation2 <\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

#SaveColoniaBoxing<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

c\/s<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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