Photo: Photos By Jerry Lara / San Antonio Express-News

BEFORE: “Seeds of Solidarity,” located on a building at 1711 Guadalupe Street, featured a towering image of poet Raul R. Salinas and other significant figures from the Latino community, including labor leader Emma Tenayuca and activist Rosie Castro.

“Seeds of Solidarity,” a mural created in 2005 by artists Mary Agnes Rodriguez and Jose Cosme for San Anto Cultural Arts, was whitewashed over the weekend. Located on a building at 1711 Guadalupe Street, it featured a towering image of poet Raul R. Salinas and other significant figures from the Latino community, including labor leader Emma Tenayuca and activist Rosie Castro. The site formerly housed Hope Action Care, a nonprofit that provided health education and other services. Christian P. Rios bought the vacant building about a year ago with the intention of opening an arcade. After failing to reach a compromise with San Anto about altering the mural, which prominently featured the name of the former occupant and had fallen into disrepair, Rios opted to paint over the piece, a decision that led to a heated debate on social media. Rios has commissioned an artist to paint a new work. He plans to open the arcade early next year.

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