The Slum That Became an Arts Village

La Villita, San Antonio

3 min story7-stop walk

The story

You've climbed up from the river onto the south bank, and you're standing in La Villita, the little village.

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1
The Alamo
The Church That Was Never FinishedPhoto: Daniel Schwen, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
2
The Menger Hotel
The Widow Who Kept the Lights OnPhoto: Billy Hathorn, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
3
Emily Morgan Hotel
The Hotel Named for a LegendPhoto: Mattstone911, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons
4
Down to the River Walk
The River They Almost Paved OverPhoto: Mark Bonica from Durham, NH, USA, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons
5You're here
La Villita
The Slum That Became an Arts VillagePhoto: Johnpeter2008 at en.wikipedia (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
6
San Fernando Cathedral and Main Plaza
A Wedding, Then a Flag of No MercyPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons
7
The Spanish Governor's Palace
A King's Seal Over a Captain's DoorPhoto: Michael Barera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons

Sources

Written from public sources, every claim checked against them, narrated by a synthetic voice.