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From the Battle of the Alamo to civil rights, San Antonians honor history on Woolworth Building s centennial
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Bénédicte Montlaur, CEO of the World Monuments Fund, was in San Antonio in early 2020 to discuss the 1921 Woolworth Building, visible behind her, and to advocate for its preservation in the face of renovations to Alamo Plaza. The international preservation organization based in Paris, France had placed the building on its watch list of threatened heritage sites.Billy Calzada /Staff PhotographerShow MoreShow Less
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Nettie Hinton, a member of the Coalition for the Woolworth Building, speaks on March 16, 2021 in front of the Woolworth Building about the peaceful integration of local lunch counters on March 16, 1960. Chuck Andrews, standing next to Hinton, holds a picture of his sister, Mary Andrews, one of the organizers of demonstrations that led to the peaceful de-segregation.William Luther /William Lu