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East Topeka

The headquarters of state government and the towering Statehouse building share east Topeka with other bits of history.

East Topeka is home to the downtown area and the Burlington Northern Santa Fe shops, which are used to build and repair locomotives. The shops represent one of the great industrial areas of the Midwest.

Generations of shop workers have played an important role in the economic life-line of the community. Its importance is echoed in the phrase, "The Santa Fe is the boss of all Topeka things." The area surrounding the shops was once dubbed "the shop district," as workers settled near their place of employment.

The region of east Topeka is home to the city's Mexican-American community. Many laborers arrived in the city to work in the Sante Fe shops in the early 1920s. Our Lady of Guadalupe Church has become a fixture in the Hispanic community.

Kansas history is laid to rest in the state's oldest cemetery, located in east Topeka. It houses monuments of state representatives, governors and participants of every American war since the War of 1812.

Performances at the Topeka Performing Arts Center, located downtown, include popular entertainers, touring Broadway shows and symphonies in an art deco theater. The Georgia Neese Gray performance hall is the largest performance center in Kansas.

East Topeka is part of the Topeka public schools district. Interstate 70 and US-40 highway serve as the region's southern boundary.