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Esperanza Peace and Justice Center

Esperanza Peace & Justice Center breaks ground on West Side museum

March 30, 2022 By Ben Olivo 61 Comments

Graciela Sanchez, director of the Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, speaks at the groundbreaking ceremony for the Museo del Westside takes place on the morning of Tuesday, March, 29, 2022, at the Rinconcito de Esperanza, 816 S. Colorado St., San Antonio, TX, on the city's West Side.

After more than 10 years of planning, the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center is a year away from completing its Museo del Westside, a community space dedicated to West Side history and culture inside the old Ruben’s Ice House.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, Museums, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Blanca "Blanquita Rosa" Rodríguez, Casa de Cuentos, David Gonzales, Esmeralda Reyes Rocha, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Henry Gomez, Houck Foundation, Impact San Antonio, Irma Reyes Guevara, Las Tesoros de San Antonio, M&E Grocery Store, Manuel Reyes Jr., Mariachi Esperanza, MujerArtes, Museo del Westside, National Endowment for the Humanities, Patricia Reyes Zepeda, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Ruben's Ice House, San Antonio Area Foundation, Teri Castillo, West Side, Westside TIRZ

‘Laredito’ brothel, orphanage in west downtown San Antonio closer to landmark status

September 15, 2021 By Richard Webner 8 Comments

The Dashiell House, 503 Urban Loop, could be designated a local landmark.

The 1883 Dashiell House, once a brothel in San Antonio’s red-light district before serving as a nursery, is now eligible to become a designated landmark—against the will of its owner.

Filed Under: Historic and Design Review Commission, Historic Preservation, West Downtown Tagged With: Aurelia Dashiell House, Bill Miller Bar-B-Q, Boys Town, Brown & Ortiz, Butch Cassidy, Carmelite Sisters, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Dashiell House, Douglas Miller, DPMiller Investments LLC, Dwight Eisenhower, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Fannie Porter, Fort Sam Houston, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, James McKnight, Laredito, Office of Historic Preservation, OHP, red-light district, Rev. J.W. Shaw, San Pedro Creek Culture Park, Scott Carpenter, Vincent Michael, Westside Preservation Alliance

Rammed earth. Giant screws as piers. City of San Antonio building sustainable housing that’s also affordable

July 2, 2021 By Maggie Ryan 57 Comments

An affordable home to be built using the rammed earth technique is planned for the south lot at San Salvador Avenue and Denver Boulevard on the far East Side of San Antonio.

San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., a nonprofit branch of the city, plans to build two experimental homes on the far East Side, one using earthen materials for its walls, another whose foundation can be adjusted post-construction.

Filed Under: Architecture, City of San Antonio, East Side, Housing, Neighborhoods Tagged With: 3050 Eisenhauer, Alamo Architects, David Komet, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Ian Benavidez, Jaime Damron, Jim Bailey, Komet Consultants, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, Office of Urban Redevelopment of San Antonio, OURSA, Peter Greenblum, REnewSA, Rinconcito de Esperanza, San Antonio Affordable Housing Inc., Scott Price

Partial demo of Whitt Printing building considered after city deems it unstable

June 1, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

A group of historic preservationists gather to protest the potential demolition of the Whitt building in west downtown on the afternoon of May 28, 2021.

A historic Whitt Printing building in west downtown could soon be cleared for partial demolition, even after the city’s historical commission voted last month not to let that happen.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Cattleman Square Historic District, City Council, City of San Antonio, Conservation Society of San Antonio, Development Services Department, DSD, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Golden Star Café, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, John Bustamante, Lerma’s Nite Club, Lim family, Michael Shannon, Office of Historic Preservation, Patrick Christensen, Rudy Lopez, Shanon Shea Miller, Summer Greathouse, Susana Segura, Teri Castillo, Vincent Michael, Whitt Printing Co., Zoning Commission

Lim family pursuing Whitt Printing Co. building demolition in west downtown San Antonio despite commission denial

May 28, 2021 By Richard Webner 15 Comments

The family that owns the Golden Star Café in west downtown is taking the unusual step of asking the city to strip a building of its historic designation after the Historic and Design Review Commission denied a bid to demolish it earlier this month.

Filed Under: Architecture, Development, Historic Preservation, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Antonia Castaneda, Cattleman Square Historic District, Conservation Society of San Antonio, David Adelman, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Gilberto Whitt, Golden Star Café, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Leticia Sanchez, Lim family, Office of Historic Preservation, Patrick Christensen, Patti Zaiontz, Shanon Shea Miller, Shirley Gonzales, Tier One Neighborhood Coalition, Tony Garcia, Univision, Westside Preservation Alliance, Whitt Printing Co., Whitt Printing Co. building, Zoning Commission

Developer Adelman asks to demolish old Cattleman’s Square Tavern for 122-unit apartment building

May 18, 2021 By Richard Webner 60 Comments

The Rich Book building, 900 W. Houston St., was most recently the home of Cattleman Square Tavern on the ground level, and apartments up top.

Developer David Adelman plans to build in west downtown for the first time with a 122-unit apartment building at Cattleman Square.

Filed Under: Commerce Street, Development, Historic Preservation, Housing, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: AVANCE San Antonio, Barclay Anthony, Cattleman Square Historic District, Cattleman's Square Tavern, Centro Plaza, David Adelman, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Frio Street, Golden Star, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lim family, Maverick building, Midtown Station, Rich Book building, Santa Monica Hotel, The '68, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, Whitt Printing Co. building

Request to demolish historic building next to Golden Star Café denied

May 6, 2021 By Richard Webner 51 Comments

The city’s Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday voted down a request to demolish a historic building next to the Golden Star Café in west downtown to clear the way for potential development.

Filed Under: Development, West Downtown, West Side Tagged With: Alamo Community Group, Bexar Appraisal District, Cattleman Square Historic District, Cattleman Square Lofts, Conservation Society of San Antonio, District 5, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Gabriel Q. Velasquez, Golden Star Café, Graciela Sanchez, HDRC, Historic and Design Review Commission, Lim family, Patti Zaiontz, Rudy Lopez, Scobey complex, Scott W. Carpenter, Shirley Gonzales, Teri Castillo, Texstar National Bank, University of Texas at San Antonio, UTSA, VIA Metropolitan Transit, West Side Residents Association, Weston Urban, Whitt Printing Co. building, Yuen King Lim Family LLC

Priced out of Southtown, SAY Sí goes west

March 23, 2021 By Josh Feola 5 Comments

Twenty seven years into its run, the youth arts education nonprofit is preparing to open the doors on its massive new West Side space by Apache Creek later this year.

Filed Under: Art, Education, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Alazán-Apache Courts, Apache Creek, Bexar County, Blue Star Arts Complex, Charles Butt Foundation, Chili Bowl, Christian Academy of San Antonio, City of San Antonio, David Rogers, Deborah Rogers, Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Guadalupe Cultural Arts Center, Jon Hinojosa, Nicole Amri, North East School of the Arts, Rinconcito de Esperanza, SAHA, San Antonio Food Bank, San Antonio Housing Authority, San Antonio River Authority, San Antonio Water System, SAY Sí, Shirley Gonzales, Southtown, St. Mary's University, Stephen Garza-Guzman, Tafolla Middle School, West Side, Westside TIRZ

Esperanza center plans rehab of ‘casitas’ to preserve old-style West Side housing

March 4, 2021 By Richard Webner 4 Comments

The Esperanza Peace and Justice Center plans to rehabilitate a cluster of seven little homes at its Rinconcito de Esperanza arts hub 816 S. Colorado St.

The Rinconcito de Esperanza cultural hub has received $1.5 million from the city to rehab seven historic homes into a community health center, an internet access point and a studio for recording oral histories.

Filed Under: Development, Historic Preservation, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Alazan Courts, Casa de Cuentos, Ed Hinojosa Jr., Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Legacy at Alazán, MujerArtes Studio, Museo del Westside, NRP Group, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Ruben's Ice House, SAHA, San Antonio Housing Authority, Trinity University, West Side, Westside TIRZ

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