Downtown San Antonio
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Downtown San Antonio is the
Downtown San Antonio is encircled by
Districts
Downtown is home to many districts including the Alamo District, Alamodome District, Arsenal, Central Business District, Convention Center District, Historic Civic District, Houston Street District, Lavaca District, La Villita District, Market Square District, North Downtown, River North District, Zona cultural, San Antonio CO-OP district, River Bend District, King William Historic District, South Flores Warehouse District, SoSo (South of Southtown), Southtown Arts District, Eastbourough, and the University District.[citation needed] The northwestern corner of Downtown is the Medical District.
The Central Business District is home to the
Many people travel to visit the Alamo Plaza Historic District, which houses the famous Alamo. Attractions such as the river walk are home to many of the festivities throughout the year including NIOSA
In the southeastern part of Downtown is the Alamodome, a 65,000-seat arena that hosts many types of events, primarily conventions and football games.
While many companies based in San Antonio are based in other parts of the city, particularly the Northwest Side and Uptown, there are companies based in Downtown San Antonio, such as
Government and infrastructure
The San Antonio Police Department (SAPD) serves Downtown from the Central Substation.[1] The main SAPD headquarters are in Downtown.[2]
The San Antonio Fire Department (SAFD), the city's fire protection and EMS service, is also based in Downtown.
The Texas Fourth Court of Appeals is located in the Cadena-Reeves Justice Center in Downtown San Antonio.[3]
The San Antonio Post Office and Courthouse, located at 615 East Houston Street, functions as a United States Postal Service post office and as a regional office for federal agencies.[4] In 2009, $61 million were allocated to renovate the Post Office and Courthouse as a part of federal stimulus spending.[5] The six story, neoclassical, Beaux-Arts building opened in 1937.[6]
Diplomatic missions
The
Transportation
Greyhound Lines operates the San Antonio Station at 500 North St. Marys Street.[8]
VIA Metropolitan Transit operates an Information Center at 211 W. Commerce Street, its Main Executive Office, called The Grand, at 123 N. Medina Street, Ellis Alley Park & Ride, and Centro Plaza, the company's main transit facility, which is located across from the Grand. Both Centro Plaza and the Grand are located in the Cattleman Square District of Downtown.
Amtrak operates a train station in St. Paul's Square.
Since Downtown is located at the City's geographical center, Interstate Highways 10, 35, and 37 combine to form a Downtown Circulator, which completely surrounds Downtown San Antonio. IH35 borders Downtown S.A. to the north and west, IH10 to the south and west (overlaps with IH35), and IH37 along the east end.
Education
Primary and secondary schools
Downtown is within the San Antonio Independent School District, which is headquartered in there.[9]
Austin Academy, a PreK-8 school, is northwest of Downtown and serves parts of northern Downtown.[10] Bonham Elementary School, an elementary school which will become PreK-8 by 2009, is south of Downtown and serves southern Downtown.[11] Bowden Elementary School, east of Downtown, serves parts of northern Downtown.[12]
Middle schools serving sections of Downtown include Tafolla,[13] Twain,[14] and Wheatley.[15]
Northern Downtown is in the attendance zone of
Colleges and universities
The University of Texas at San Antonio has both its Downtown and HemisFair Park campuses in the downtown area.
Trinity University is a private, primarily undergraduate, liberal arts college in midtown San Antonio, approximately five miles due north of downtown.
Public libraries
The six-story Central Library, a branch of the San Antonio Public Library (SAPL) system, is located at 600 Soledad Street.[19] SAPL also operates a library portal located at the Briscoe Western Art Museum on Market Street.[20] BiblioTech digital public library has a satellite branch at the Bexar County Courthouse in the Central Jury Room.[21]
Attractions
The
The
The Downtown Area also features
The Fairmount Hotel, built in 1906 and San Antonio's second oldest hotel, is in the Guinness World Records as one of the heaviest buildings ever moved intact. It was placed in its new location, three blocks south of the Alamo, over four days in 1985, and cost $650,000 to move. Not far from the city center there are many local theaters, such as the Overtime Theatre.
Downtown San Antonio is seeing an uptick of outdoor tourism attractions. With the opening of the Mission Reach section of the River Walk,[24] new recreational tourism businesses such as Mission Bike Tour and Mission Kayak [25][26] opened up to give tourists a new visiting experience. Visitors can now do activities such as kayaking the San Antonio River and bicycling to the World Heritage Missions.[27][28][29]
Gallery
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Downtown San Antonio view from the Tower of the Americas around 2002.
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Thehighrises.
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TheEmily Morgan Hotel, as seen from the street.
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The Anton Wulff House, King William District.
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Marriott Rivercenter
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Hilton Palacio del Rio
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Grand Hyatt Hotel and Alteza Condominiums, San Antonio's newest major skyscraper.
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Nix Professional Building
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Downtown San Antonio from U.S. Route 281 southbound.
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Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center
See also
- BiblioTech
- Carl Wilhelm August Groos House
- Museo Alameda
References
- ^ "Map of San Antonio Police Service Areas." City of San Antonio. Retrieved on March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Contacting SAPD." City of San Antonio. Retrieved on March 29, 2010.
- ^ "Contact Information Archived 2010-01-25 at the Wayback Machine." Texas Fourth Court of Appeals. Retrieved on March 9, 2010.
- ^ "Post Office Location - DOWNTOWN SAN ANTONIO." United States Postal Service. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
- ^ Contreras, Guillermo". $61 million to upgrade downtown post office". http://www.mysanantonio.com/news/local_news/61_million_to_upgrade_downtown_post_office.html Archived 2009-04-22 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 4/21/2009.
- U.S. General Services Administration. Retrieved on April 16, 2009.
- Consulate-General of Mexico in San Antonio. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "San Antonio, TX Archived November 22, 2008, at the Wayback Machine." Greyhound Lines. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Contact Us Archived April 9, 2010, at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Austin Academy Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Bonham Elementary Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Bowden Elementary Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Tafolla Middle School Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Twain Middle School Attendance Boundary Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Wheatley Middle School Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Fox Tech High School Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Brackenridge High School Attendance Boundary Archived 2010-06-21 at the Wayback Machine." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "Navarro High School." San Antonio Independent School District. Retrieved on March 28, 2010.
- ^ "Central Library." San Antonio Public Library. Retrieved on May 4, 2009.
- ^ "San Antonio Public Library Portal". Briscoe Western Art Museum. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Moravec, Eva Ruth (January 16, 2014). "New digital library opens at Bexar County Courthouse". San Antonio Express-News. Retrieved May 20, 2018.
- ^ Popik, Barry (December 20, 2007). "Alamo City (San Antonio nickname)". The Big Apple.
- ^ "Destination SA Update 2011" (Report). San Antonio Area Tourism Council. March 2012.
- ^ "Welcome | San Antonio River Authority".
- ^ http://www.missionkayak.com
- ^ "San Antonio Mission Bike Tour - Home". Archived from the original on October 9, 2016. Retrieved July 29, 2019.
- ^ "Mission: Kayak - Texas Highways". www.texashighways.com. Archived from the original on February 17, 2015.
- ^ "San Antonio River Retreat".
- ^ "Trip Guide: San Antonio Missions". February 25, 2016.