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Release Date: April 27, 2011
City of San Antonio Communications Office: 207-7234
Paseo por el Westside
Join the City's Office of Historic Preservation in
celebrating National Preservation Month in May. As part of our continuing
Westside Cultural Resource Survey initiative launched in February, our
office and other partnering organizations are hosting the Paseo por el
Westside. The event will take place on Saturday, May 7 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
at 816 S. Colorado (at Guadalupe Street). This family-friendly event is free
and open to the public.
The Paseo por el Westside will feature walking tours, architectural survey
training, presentations on Westside history and architecture, food, music,
teatro, and much more. Walking tours will depart in the morning and the
festivities continue throughout the day. Bring your stories and memories of
the historic Westside.
Organizations partnering for the event with the Office of Historic
Preservation include the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the Westside
Historic Preservation Group, the Westside Development Corporation (WDC), the
San Antonio Conservation Society, and the Avenida Guadalupe Association.
For more information contact the Office of Historic Preservation at 215-9274
or www.sanantonio.gov/historic,
or the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center at
esperanza@esperanzacenter.org.
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