La Villita, the Glossary
La Villita Historic Arts Village is an art community in downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States.[1]
Table of Contents
28 relations: Adobe, Alamo Mission, Art gallery, Battle of the Alamo, City block, Downtown San Antonio, Fiesta San Antonio, Great Depression, HemisFair '68, Henry B. González Convention Center, Jeremiah Dashiell House, John Coffee Hays, Martín Perfecto de Cos, Maury Maverick, National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas, National Youth Administration, Native Americans in the United States, Otto Bombach House, Recorded Texas Historic Landmark, San Antonio, San Antonio Conservation Society, San Antonio River, San Antonio River Walk, Shops at Rivercenter, Siege of Béxar, Slum, United States, Works Progress Administration.
- Tourist attractions in San Antonio
Adobe
Adobe is a building material made from earth and organic materials.
Alamo Mission
The Alamo is a historic Spanish mission and fortress compound founded in the 18th century by Roman Catholic missionaries in what is now San Antonio, Texas, United States. La Villita and Alamo Mission are buildings and structures in San Antonio and National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio.
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Art gallery
An art gallery is a room or a building in which visual art is displayed.
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Battle of the Alamo
The Battle of the Alamo (February 23 – March 6, 1836) was a pivotal event and military engagement in the Texas Revolution.
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City block
A city block, residential block, urban block, or simply block is a central element of urban planning and urban design.
Downtown San Antonio
Downtown San Antonio is the central business district of San Antonio, Texas and the urban core of Greater San Antonio, a metropolitan area with nearly 2.5 million people.
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Fiesta San Antonio
Fiesta San Antonio (or simply Fiesta) is an annual festival held in April in San Antonio, Texas, and is the city's signature event (along with some events held in the following surrounding cities: Boerne, Schertz, Windcrest, Balcones Heights, and Alamo Heights) since 1891. La Villita and Fiesta San Antonio are Tourist attractions in San Antonio.
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Great Depression
The Great Depression (19291939) was a severe global economic downturn that affected many countries across the world.
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HemisFair '68
HemisFair '68 was the official 1968 World's Fair (or International Exposition) held in San Antonio, Texas, from April 6 through October 6, 1968.
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Henry B. González Convention Center
The Henry B. González Convention Center (formerly San Antonio Convention Center) is the City of San Antonio's convention center located in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, along the banks of the River Walk. La Villita and Henry B. González Convention Center are buildings and structures in San Antonio and Tourist attractions in San Antonio.
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Jeremiah Dashiell House
The Jeremiah Dashiell House is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. La Villita and Jeremiah Dashiell House are National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio.
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John Coffee Hays
John Coffee "Jack" Hays (January 28, 1817 – April 21, 1883) was an American military officer.
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Martín Perfecto de Cos
Martín Perfecto de Cos (1800–1 October 1854) was a Mexican Army general and politician during the mid-19th century.
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Maury Maverick
Fontaine Maury Maverick Sr. (October 23, 1895 – June 7, 1954) was a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives from Texas, representing the 20th district from January 3, 1935, to January 3, 1939.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Bexar County, Texas.
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National Youth Administration
The National Youth Administration (NYA) was a New Deal agency sponsored by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his presidency.
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Native Americans in the United States
Native Americans, sometimes called American Indians, First Americans, or Indigenous Americans, are the Indigenous peoples native to portions of the land that the United States is located on.
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Otto Bombach House
The Otto Bombach House is a contributing structure in the La Villita Historic District of the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas. La Villita and Otto Bombach House are National Register of Historic Places in San Antonio.
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Recorded Texas Historic Landmark
Recorded Texas Historic Landmark (RTHL) is a designation awarded by the Texas Historical Commission for historically and architecturally significant properties in the U.S. state of Texas.
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San Antonio
San Antonio (Spanish for "Saint Anthony"), officially the City of San Antonio, is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 US census.
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San Antonio Conservation Society
The Conservation Society of San Antonio (legally incorporated as the San Antonio Conservation Society) is located in the Bexar County city of San Antonio in the U.S. state of Texas.
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San Antonio River
The San Antonio River is a major waterway that originates in central Texas in a cluster of springs in midtown San Antonio, about 4 miles north of downtown, and follows a roughly southeastern path through the state.
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San Antonio River Walk
The San Antonio River Walk is a city park and special-case pedestrian street in San Antonio, Texas, one level down from the automobile street. La Villita and San Antonio River Walk are Tourist attractions in San Antonio.
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Shops at Rivercenter
The Shops at Rivercenter (formerly known as Rivercenter Mall) is a shopping mall located in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States along the city's River Walk.
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Siege of Béxar
The siege of Béxar (or Béjar) was an early campaign of the Texas Revolution in which a volunteer Texian army defeated Mexican forces at San Antonio de Béxar (now San Antonio, Texas).
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Slum
A slum is a highly populated urban residential area consisting of densely packed housing units of weak build quality and often associated with poverty.
United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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Works Progress Administration
The Works Progress Administration (WPA; renamed in 1939 as the Work Projects Administration) was an American New Deal agency that employed millions of jobseekers (mostly men who were not formally educated) to carry out public works projects, including the construction of public buildings and roads.
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See also
Tourist attractions in San Antonio
- Acequia Park
- Alamo City Comic Con
- Aquatica (water parks)
- Artpace
- Brackenridge Park
- Brackenridge Park Golf Course
- Buckhorn Saloon & Museum (San Antonio)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower Park (San Antonio)
- Fiesta San Antonio
- Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery
- Friedrich Wilderness Park
- Government Canyon State Natural Area
- Guenther House (San Antonio)
- Henry B. González Convention Center
- Hertzberg Clock (San Antonio)
- Koehler Cultural Center
- La Villita
- List of music venues in San Antonio
- Marriage Island
- Mission San José (Texas)
- Morgan's Wonderland
- Natural Bridge Caverns
- Natural Bridge Wildlife Ranch
- O. P. Schnabel Park
- Pershing House
- Phil Hardberger Park
- Roosevelt Park (San Antonio)
- SAS (shoemakers)
- San Antonio Botanical Garden
- San Antonio Downtown and River Walk Historic District
- San Antonio Japanese Tea Garden
- San Antonio Missions (World Heritage Site)
- San Antonio National Cemetery
- San Antonio River Walk
- San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo
- San Antonio Zoo
- San Japan
- San Pedro Springs Park
- SeaWorld San Antonio
- Six Flags Fiesta Texas
- Splashtown San Antonio
- Tower of the Americas
- Travis Park
- University of Texas at San Antonio
- Victor Braunig Lake