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Sarah Gould

San Antonio’s home repair programs rebuild lives, but they’re not without critics

July 10, 2021 By Emily Drisch

Lucille LeBlanc stands outside her Denver Heights home, which was recently renovated thanks to a city program.

San Antonio’s repair program is targeting homes that were once deemed by the federal government as undesirable—a practice known as red lining.

Filed Under: City of San Antonio, Denver Heights, East Side, Historic Preservation, Housing, Neighborhoods, South Side, West Side Tagged With: Alma Diaz, Blueprint Ministries, Christian Assistance Ministries, Claude Black Community Center, DeeDee Sedgwick, Denver Heights, Donaldson Terrace, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Fair Housing Act, Historic Westside Residents Association, Lucille LeBlanc, Madeleine Mendez, Maribel Gardea, Mexican American Civil Rights Institute, Neighborhood and Housing Services Department, NHSD, Office of Historic Preservation, Owner-Occupied Rehabilitation and Reconstruction Program, red lining, Ron Nirenberg, San Antonio, Sarah Gould, Teri Castillo

West Side poised to receive first historic district designation

June 12, 2020 By Carson Bolding

Rinconcito de Esperanza community center on the West Side.

The Esperanza Peace & Justice Center has initiated the creation of a historic district on the West Side.

Filed Under: Historic Preservation, West Side Tagged With: Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Graciela Sanchez, Museo del Westside, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Sarah Gould

Museo del Westside to showcase West Side history, culture

May 29, 2020 By Ben Olivo

Ruben's Ice House to be Museo del Westside

Rehab work to create the Museo del Westside, a museum dedicated to West Side history and culture that’s going into an old icehouse, could begin this fall.

Filed Under: Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Dwayne Bohuslav, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Museo del Westside, Rinconcito de Esperanza, Sarah Gould

‘Los Courts’ exhibit explores the legacy of San Antonio’s oldest public housing

September 19, 2018 By Lea Thompson

When they opened in 1941, the Alazán-Apache Courts were a relief from the slum conditions that defined the West Side. A new exhibit called “Los Courts,” which opens Saturday, explores that legacy.

Filed Under: Alazan-Apache Courts, Housing, Neighborhoods, West Side Tagged With: Alazán-Apache Courts, Choice Neighborhood grant, David Nisivoccia, East Meadows, Esperanza Peace & Justice Center, Ruben's Icehouse, San Antonio Housing Authority, Sarah Gould, Shirley Gonzales, Westside Preservation Alliance

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