In 2024, The Green & White Grocery became a City of Austin historical landmark as part of the East Barrio Historic Landmarks Project. The project is meant to preserve the Mexican-American history of East Austin.
The neighborhood grocery-turned-botánica, or Mexican spiritual goods shop, has served the community for three generations of Austinites.
John Cazares Jr. took over from his father, John Sr., in 1996. His grandfather, Norverto Lopez, started the store in the 1930s.
“My dad had started working for him when he was 16. He was working here up until my grandfather died. So my dad actually became the owner here in ’71,” Cazares said…