Cinco de Mayo Festival in St. Louis
Date: 5/3/2008 Album ID: 509503
Photos by Adam Wisneski
Cherokee Street was the host to Cinco de Mayo festival Saturday, May 3, 2008 here in St. Louis. Organizers were expecting between 10,000 and 20,000 people to attend the 10-hour festival which included live music and Mexican cuisine.
Giovanni Osorio walks with her mother, Yaret, along Cherokee Street during the Cinco de Mayo festival on Saturday. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Members of Mariachi Los Compadres sing a tune during the Cinco de Mayo festival. From left, Tomas Vazquez, Pedro Castillo and Henry Santacruz. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Olegario Torres, center, and Silvia Chavez, right, work alongside other employees of Latino Americana, a meat shop and market.Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Luis Godina, center, twirls relatives Andrea Amezcua, left, and Gisela Guzman as the three dance. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Latino Americana employee Olegario Torres, right, waits to serve food along Cherokee Street. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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A view of the festival along Cherokee Street on Saturday. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Fried Mexican cuisine is served Saturday. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Peat Wollager hangs his Luchador Collab-O-Mask installation on a brick building along Cherokee Street. Wollager said the Lucha Libre masks, worn during Mexican professional wrestling, were painted by over 30 artists around the country. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Lou Davis, right, and Jim Higgins take a stroll along Cherokee Street.Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Jose Flores grills chicken for Tequeria El Bronco while Ivan Salgado, left, watches.Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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Sombreros were sold along Cherokee Street. Adam Wisneski | Post-Dispatch
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