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Los Angeles firm to begin transformation of former CPS Energy building on San Antonio River Walk

April 3, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

BH Properties of Los Angeles plans to upgrade CPS Energy's former office building at 146 Navarro St., which will include 20,000 square feet of ground-level retail and restaurant space.

BH Properties of Los Angeles announced last week that it’s preparing to start refurbishing CPS Energy’s former office building on Navarro Street into what it describes as a mixed-use destination on the River Walk.

Filed Under: Architecture, CPS Energy, Development, Navarro Street, Office, Parking, Retail, River Walk, South Presa Tagged With: Andrew Van Tuyle, Anuradha Koli, BH Properties, Blueprint Hospitality, Centro San Antonio, CPS Energy, Gensler, GrayStreet Partners, La Villita, Navarro Street, River Walk, South Presa Street, Tower Life building

Lifshutz says sculpture he brought to downtown San Antonio ‘mocks’ Lenin, Mao

March 23, 2022 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The sculpture "Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head" resides on the back of private property on the 300 block of West Commerce Street near the San Pedro Creek Culture Park.

“The intention of their piece was not to honor or glorify Lenin or Mao. And it’s not my intention, either. … I’m not trying to glorify authoritarians, particularly Communists. I’m a capitalist, through and through,” said James Lifshutz, the downtown developer who brought a controversial sculpture depicting Chairman Mao and Vladimir Lenin to west downtown.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Commerce Street, General News, San Pedro Creek, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Andi Rodriguez, Centro San Antonio, Chairman Mao, Fletcher Benton, Gao Qiang, Gao Zhen, James Lifshutz, Kline building, Krystal Jones, Miss Mao Trying to Poise Herself at the Top of Lenin’s Head, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Shanon Shea Miller, Texas Public Radio, Vladimir Lenin, West Commerce Street, West Houston Street, Weston Urban, Zona Cultural

Conservation Society concerned about lack of long-term mural plan for downtown

November 6, 2021 By Rocky Garza Jr. 2 Comments

"The Last Parade" by muralist Rudy Herrera is on display on the side of the Kress building, on the 300 block of East Houston Street.

The Conservation Society of San Antonio is concern over the proliferation of street murals in downtown San Antonio.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio Tagged With: Art Everywhere, Astrodome, Centro San Antonio, City Council, Houston, Houston Street Tax Reinvestment Reinvestment Zone, Houston Street TIRZ, Kathy Rhoads, Kress building, Los Ostros Murals, Mark Wolfe, Matt Brown, Nik Soupè, Ron Nirenberg, Rudy Herrera, San Antonio Street Art Initiative, Shek Vega, Texas Historical Commission, The Conservation Society of San Antonio, The Last Parade, Travis Park, Vincent Michael

Alameda Theater restoration poised to resume as new mural is unveiled

October 21, 2021 By Benjamin Gonzalez 2 Comments

The restoration of the Alameda Theater at 318 W. Houston St. is set to resume soon.

A small crowd of more than 20 people gathered outside the Alameda Theater on West Houston Street recently to view the unveiling of a new, five-part mural project by local artist Alan Calvo.

Filed Under: Alameda Theater, Art, Arts & Entertainment, Bexar County, City of San Antonio, Houston Street, West Downtown Tagged With: Alameda Theater, Alameda Theater Conservancy, Alan Calvo, Alberto Alegre, Amor Eterno, Antonio Aguilar, Art Everywhere, Bexar County, Cantinflas, Centro San Antonio, City of San Antonio, Houston Street TIRZ, Isabel Marie Sanchez, Lola Beltran, Maria Felix, Trey Jacobson, Vicente Fernandez

‘The Last Parade’ mural honors indigenous cultures, underground artists

May 8, 2021 By Valeria Torrealba 1 Comment

“The Last Parade” by muralist Rudy Herrera is the latest downtown public art project to be completed as part of Centro San Antonio’s “Art Everywhere” initiative.

Filed Under: Art, Centro San Antonio Tagged With: Alameda Theatre, Ana Hernandez, Andi Rodriguez, Art Everywhere, Ashley Alvarez, Bakery Lorraine, Barbaro, Centro San Antonio, Chad Carey, Crystal Tamez, Empty Stomach Group, Hot Joy, Kathy Sosa, Lionel Sosa, Mark Hogensen, Paper Tiger, Rudy Herrera, San Anto Cultural Arts, Southwest Workers Union, Tāp Pīlam Coahuiltecan

‘It was important for us to open the park to people right now’

November 25, 2020 By Rocky Garza Jr. 5 Comments

The gates finally came down around the Weston Urban park on West Houston Street across from the Frost Tower.

“We would love to host events here at the park in the future, during Fiesta or Oktoberfest, and see possible wedding receptions being held here,” the new park’s director, David Robinson Jr. said looking forward to when the pandemic is over.

Filed Under: Food & Drink, Parks & Plazas, Tech District, West Downtown, Weston Urban Tagged With: Alamo Drafthouse, Centro San Antonio, Covid-19, David Robinson, David Robinson Jr., Fiesta, Frost Bank, Frost Tower, Houston Street, Oktoberfest, Pinkerton's Barbecue, Weston Urban, Weston Urban park

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