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Maria recalls when Chandler was nothing more than an agricultural town, and that at one time the city limits ended just north of the Chandler High School. She wistfully remembers raising her family on Morelos Street at a time when the Mexican/American neighborhood was closely knit, with relatives and friends living within walking distance. Now she has moved to a new area, where everyone has to use vehicles to visit anyone and the old neighborhood has a new generation of immigrants.
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