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Office of Historic Preservation
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Out of Fire and Into History
This project gives a voice to all firefighters in the San Antonio community, and remember the sacrifices they make. These voices go hand in hand with preserving the historical buildings firefighters served and lived in. This project maps the historic fire stations in San Antonio. -
A Westside Story: Cinematic Gems of San Antonio's Westside
A Westside Story explores one facet of community entertainment: the moviegoing experience. This project compiles the stories of many theatres from the Westside's past to advocate for the preservation of San Antonio's cultural heritage. It further advocates for the resurrection of classic movie-going traditions to create new cinematic memories. -
Eastside Churches in the Civil Rights Movement
This project explores the Civil Rights movement through the lens of religious institutions on the Eastside of San Antonio, a historically black section of the city. The people of San Antonio fought and experienced the fight for equality from a variety of perspectives. Mexican American Rights activism is often at the forefront of our conversations about Civil Rights in San Antonio, partly due to demographics. While San Antonio is a majority Mexican Americans and Latinos, African American Civil Rights activism played a significant role in San Antonio's history. -
Battle of the Flores
This project asks how development has evolved along South Flores, and if this has altered the view of South Flores. In this project, “development” includes the construction and demolition as well as the refurbishing or reuse of existing structures. This project acts how development within the South-central portion of Flores Street has changed throughout the past 100 years, and exactly what kinds of businesses have occupied the space. Furthermore, it invites viewers to ponder what these changes may represent in terms of the social and economic culture of this area.