Ayala: Proponents of West Side historic district have passion, history on their side
Elaine Ayala Commentary
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A group of preservationists, armed with passion, history and a determination to preserve the special place they call home, has applied to establish a historic district on the West Side.
It will be the second in that part of town, after the Rinconito de Esperanza Historic District, which is evolving into an arts enclave off Guadalupe Street.
The proposed Buena Vista Historic District, an eastbound corridor that cuts through the West Side, has immense historic value.
It’s where refugees from the Mexican Revolution landed at the turn of the last century, changing the course of San Antonio’s destiny. It’s where working-class Mexican Americans began pursuing their American dreams, aspirations they achieved in second and third generations.
Abandoned North Side dairy barn is denied historic status
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The milk house and dairy barn of the historic Bacon-Steubing farm property were denied historic designation last week by City Council.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
A barn built in the 1950s believed to be one of the last remaining structures of San Antonio’s dairy farming heritage has been denied historic landmark designation.
The 12.5-acre property in the 6400 block of De Zavala Road included three single-story structures built in 1950 that originally served as a barn, a milk house and a feed room for the former Bacon-Steubing dairy farm.
The Historic and Design Review Commission recommended granting the property historic status, but City Council members decided otherwise last week.
Posted By Nina Rangel on Tue, Mar 9, 2021 at 11:58 AM click image Instagram / maverick.sanantonio The owner of Southtown s Maverick Texas Brasserie is asking for community help to halt a nearby construction project that he argues could put his restaurant out of business. The proposed design includes a 20-foot wall built six inches from Maverick s patio space. The owner of the brasserie said the structure would block airflow and natural light, rendering the spacious patio unusable. “It would change the character of the dining experience dramatically,” Maverick owner Peter Selig told the Selig also told the news outlet there’s “ample room for a wonderful design for Rosario’s on the current site without devastating their adjoining business.” He further argues that Wong s plan
Developers plan to turn former Lone Star Brewery into a mixed-use destination
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Renderings of the Lone Star District, a mixed-use development planned at the former Lone Star Brewery site.Courtesy of Lake|Flato ArchitectsShow MoreShow Less
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This rendering shows the mixed-use development that Houston-based Midway and local GrayStreet Partners envision for the former Lone Star Brewery site.Courtesy of Lake|Flato ArchitectsShow MoreShow Less
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Renderings of the Lone Star District, a mixed-use development planned at the former Lone Star Brewery site.Courtesy of Lake|Flato ArchitectsShow MoreShow Less
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A site plan shows the location of the first phase of the Lone Star District and where expansion could occur.Courtesy of Lake Flato ArchitectsShow MoreShow Less
Weston Urban buys former Navy Club site on San Antonio River Walk click to enlarge Ben Olivo / SA Heron This one-story building at 123 E. Travis St. was recently purchased by Weston Urban. Weston Urban has purchased an historic building on the River Walk that once housed the famous Navy Club nightclub in order to provide river access to the adjacent Milam Building, which it plans to refurbish. The one-story building, 123 E. Travis St., sits on 0.19 acres of land beside the Milam and immediately south of the firm’s Weston Centre office tower. It is a block east of where the firm plans to build a 32-story apartment tower, downtown’s first residential high-rise.