{"id":1512,"date":"2024-06-04T19:13:34","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T19:13:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/manzodakota.com\/?p=547"},"modified":"2026-06-25T18:28:01","modified_gmt":"2026-06-25T18:28:01","slug":"sadness-in-the-taco-district-of-peekskill","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mckinneyarts.com\/blog\/sadness-in-the-taco-district-of-peekskill\/","title":{"rendered":"Sadness in the Taco District of Peekskill"},"content":{"rendered":"

On a visit to Peekskill, NY last September, I was walking down North Division Street when I noticed these seemingly sad figures crouched on the street. Then I noticed a boarded up window with the hand-written message “Taco District.” My first thought was that it was someone’s graffiti message, proclaiming this strip of Peekskill as a “taco district,” although I didn’t notice any Mexican restaurants while glancing around.<\/p>\n

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A hand-written message stating “Taco District” in Peekskill, NY<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Despite the sense of mystery at the time I saw this, I did have an appreciation for these colorful figures. As you can see in the 2nd figure below, his sombrero has been cracked and split, but he or she acts as a bookend to the other figure as a pair on the street. But as I’m posting this now, I’m noticing a few things: the base of the 2nd figure does identify itself as belonging to Ruben’s Mexican Cafe<\/a>, which must have been closed on that September day, as I didn’t notice it. And “Taco District” is actually the name of a 2nd restaurant called Taco District<\/a>, and not a graffiti tag … they must have been undergoing renovations since the window was boarded up. I think I’ll have to go back and try both restaurants!<\/p>\n

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sculpture of a seated figure with sombrero in Peekskill.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Maybe these figures aren’t sad afterall, perhaps they’re just taking a siesta after enjoying a meal at either one of these restaurants. I wish I could find some info on these sculptures, if anyone has any insight to share, please do so in the comments section below.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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