The building itself seems to have had ties with Tortilla Flats, housing businesses that the residents often visited. I read its called the Feraud Building and that it dates back to 1930. There were more murals on that historical building on the corner of Ventura Avenue and Main Street. More Tortilla Flats Stories: Apricot and Walnut workers Garden employed many westside Ventura workers for many years. Ramirez and Feraud Chile Company, located at 108 N. In 1923 Las Palmas was established and began to offer a number of canned Mexican foods and sauces. Working out of her home, she began selling enchilada sauce made from a family recipe to friends and neighbors and eventually, opened the Ramirez and Feraud Chile Company. The roots of Las Palmas reach back to a Mexican housewife named Rosa Ramirez in the 1920s, in Ventura, CA. When I zoomed into the mural I found this written on it: Las Palmas Chile Factory The first of the Tortilla Flat stories I have here is that of Las Palmas Chilli Factory. And these collections have been translated into a collection of historical stories of the people and businesses of the Flats, for present generations of the town and for visitors to Ventura. The duo went about meeting with residents of the former neighborhood collecting pictures and stories for this art project. He lived there and had to move away for the freeway to be built in the western part of this town. 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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