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San Antonio s Highland Park got early boost from streetcars, schools

The neighborhood has some of the best-documented history of any in the city, maybe because the developers took a personal approach to planning and promoting it.

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1913 true crime: Fort Sam trooper shot by woman claiming self-defense

Olaf Olsen was found lying in the gutter in front of Mary Wilson’s house after being fatally shot Feb. 9, 1913.

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Missing Bowie knife said to have been owned by Alamo defender

Grandson told newspapers that the knife was given to the San Antonio silversmith by Texian Army Col. James Bowie as payment for rifle repair work.

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Rain dampened but didn t stop Fiesta s Battle of Flowers Parade in 87

You can’t make this up: Local TV meteorologists were the grand marshals that year.

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How some San Antonio streets got their names

Barrera Street likely referenced two women of an old San Antonio family while French Place is named for a developer who was originally from Pittsburgh.

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