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La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. There are art galleries , stores selling souvenirs, gifts, custom jewelry, pottery, and imported Mexican folk art, as well as several restaurants in the district.
The San Antonio Conservation Society (SACS) acquired the property in 1942 and did a restoration. Between 1953 and 1974, SACS used it as their headquarters. Eventually, SACS moved their headquarters to the Anton Wulff House, and used the Dashiell house as the operational office for A Night in Old San Antonio. [4]
Above and behind the seating area is La Villita Historic Arts Village, a restoration of San Antonio's oldest residential neighborhood, today filled with artisan shops, galleries, and restaurants. The theater, along with several other San Antonio landmarks, was featured in the popular 2000 comedy film Miss Congeniality , starring Sandra Bullock ...
Jim's Restaurants is an American chain of restaurants owned by Uptown San Antonio, Texas-based Frontier Enterprises. Jim's, most well known for its breakfast and charbroiled hamburgers, was started in 1947 when Germano "Jim" Hasslocher and his business partner and wife Veva Ball Hasslocher built their first burger stand.
Guenther & Sons Pioneer Brand Flour Mill, San Antonio. The Guenther House is a restaurant, museum and store located at 205 E. Guenther Street in the King William neighborhood of the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. Currently operated by C. H. Guenther and Son. Inc., the home was originally built as a private ...
Michael Nevares, co-founder of Miguelito’s Mexican Restaurant in Hurst, Texas, shows off the Gabriela dinner on June 13, 1997. Nevares died in 2004.
A Night in Old San Antonio (NIOSA) is a four-evening block party at La Villita downtown. Fiesta in Blue is another annual event, featuring the USAF Band of the West. Two evenings of concerts are put on in downtown San Antonio featuring classical, jazz, and rock/popular music. Music offered includes Tejano, jazz, mariachi, rock, big band ...
A farewell to ‘the mother of La Villita,’ Manuelita Garcia, an activist who cared for the community until her last breath Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune June 17, 2022 at 2:46 PM