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" Right now, with the plans that are being pushed, you're going to end up with a modern box building next to a 1920s bungalow."

-- Schoolteacher and neighborhood activist Marta Zayas

There are few neighborhoods in Miami better known or would with more history than Little Havana. It was once primarily a Jewish neighborhood. But by the early '60s, it became home to the city's growing Cuban exile community. Community activists and preservationists now say Little Havana is endangered. NPR's Greg Allen reports that developers have targeted the area and the city is considering zoning changes.