By Kinsee Morlan – VoiceOfSanDiego.org – Photo: Kinsee Morlan.
Photo: The Centro Cultural de la Raza in Balboa Park.
Centro Cultural de la Raza is housed in a former water tower on the outskirts of Balboa Park. It was once one of the leading Chicano arts organizations in the country. In its heydays in the ’80s and ’90s, the Centro hosted shows with famed Chicano performers and artists like The Taco Shop Poets and James Luna. It enjoyed financial backing from big organizations like the National Endowment for the Arts.
