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Online forum to highlight San Antonio's historic 'places of color' FacebookTwitterEmail 1of3 Mario Salas, former member of the San Antonio City Council, used to spend time at the Woolworth Building after its lunch counter became one of the first in the South to be racially integrated without protest or violence. The building could be reused as part of a new Alamo museum, or possibly demolished.Carlos Javier Sanchez /ContributorShow MoreShow Less 2of3 The recently discovered historic foundations of the circa-1875 chapel of St. James African Methodist Episcopal Church, now the second-oldest bla...

The fight over San Antonio's Alazan-Apache Courts shows different visions for the West Side Posted By Gus Bova, The Texas Observer on Sun, Jan 17, 2021 at 10:34 AM click to enlarge Ben Olivo / SA Heron Alazán Courts resident Jacquline Caldwell speaks at a protest in front of SAHA headquarters late last year. On a Thursday in early November, nearly 70 San...

1 of 4  — West Side community activists gather outside the property at 1312 Guadalupe, referred by many activists as ‘Casa Maldonado,’ protesting its demolition. | Credit: The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center 2 of 4  — Community members attend the 2002 demolition of La Gloria, an iconic San Antonio West Side dance hall. | Credit: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center 3 of 4  — The Malt House was demolished in May 2018. The drive-in restaurant at the corner of Zarzamora and Buena Vista was declared a historic la...

Watch Live: San Antonio virtual MLK March will feel like the real thing FacebookTwitterEmail Since he was in elementary school, Ya’Ke Smith has marched with thousands of fellow San Antonians every January to honor the life and legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Now because of the pandemic, the 40-year-old filmmaker is taking that experience and its message off the streets and onto televisions and touchscreens. His 90-minute film “Dream: Rising Up for Justice” will serve as the virtual version of the 2021 Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. commemorative march. It will air at 10 a.m. Monday on ...

San Antonio’s oldest and largest public housing development is fueling a conflict between entities with different visions for the West Side.