Young professionals, developers and house flippers spurred an urban revival in old Dignowity Hill, and that's lead to soaring property values, higher tax bills and gentrification.
An African American community at its heart, vestiges of its affluent past remain in Dignowity Hill. But over recent decades of demolition and rebuilding, one historian worries that the integrity of the neighborhood was also lost in the process.
As part of the SAFFE unit an acronym for San Antonio Fear Free Environment Officer Carlos Gutierrez is tasked with trying to prevent crime before it happens.
Dignowity Hill is committed to its history but open to its evolution, according to neighbors. A unique example of that is the importance and reverence people share for The Carver, a performing arts center that was once the only library for Black San Antonians during segregation. Just blocks away, a company focused on innovation in the life sciences has become part of the neighborhood. And the latter has plans to grow even bigger roots in Dignowity Hill.
People in the historic neighborhood, just east of downtown, say they feel neglected when it comes to new businesses opening in the city. They'd like more stores that sell healthy food.