Moses Mora himself has ties to Tortilla Flats. ![]() These stories were apparently put together by artist MB Hanrahan and Moses Mora, who is the project coordinator for the series of paintings. These murals on Ventura Avenue tell stories of the people who had to leave their homes and make way for the freeway project. When the freeway came to this coastal area, Tortilla Flats was one of the neighborhoods that got displaced. ![]() That was before the US 101 began running up and down the West Coast of the United States. Now, Tortilla Flats - I understand - was a neighborhood that once existed in this part of California in the 1050s. Soon I happened upon some Tortilla Flats stories. ![]() They looked very interesting and purposeful and I had to try to find out what they were all about. A couple of weeks ago when we were in the coastal town of Ventura, California, I noticed a collection of murals on the wall of a building in the downtown area.
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