Photo Gallery: La Gran Plaza's El Mercado Brings Piece Of Home To Mexican Residents

Arlington TX

26 October, 2021

6:32 PM

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By Cristian ArguetaSoto, Fort Worth Report October 26, 2021 Maria Reyes, 67, and Eduardo Reyes, 66, shop for piñatas for their nine nieces and nephews at Hailey's Dulceria, a candy shop located inside La Gran Plaza's El Mercado. El Mercado, the Mexican-market-themed space inside the mall, houses local businesses and provides a taste of home to residents. "I grew up in Tijuana, and my brother and sister worked in a candy shop," Maria Reyes said in Spanish. "This is the closest to that candy shop that there is here." Maria came to the United States from Tijuana, Mexico when she was 18. She and Eduardo live in Weatherford but drive to El Mercado to buy piñatas at the candy shop. To read the full article, click here. Fort Worth Report is a nonpartisan, nonprofit news organization that produces factual, in-depth journalism about city and county government, schools, healthcare, business, and arts and culture in Tarrant County. Always free to read; subscribe to newsletters, read coverage or support our newsroom at fortworthreport.org.