Jefferson neighborhood celebrates diversity, housing mix
The area offers distinctive architecture near downtown.
San Antonio Express-News
September 3, 2003
Author: Lety Laurel; EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF WRITER
Estimated printed pages: 3
When the Jefferson neighborhood was little more than cow pasture in the early and mid-1900s, developers touted it as the premier place to live. It was just minutes from downtown, yet far enough removed to be disease-free at a time when tuberculosis, smallpox and other contagions ran rampant in the muggy, cramped center of town.
It was where people with money could go and escape from the city, yet live with all the comforts of civilization - water, sewer, electricity and gas lines.
In its day, it made national news for the unique architectural style of Jefferson High School, built in the early 1930s. About a decade later, the Jefferson Village in the heart of the neighborhood became the first shopping center of its kind in the nation.
JeffersJefferson neighborhood celebrates diversity, housing mix
The area offers distinctive architecture near downtown.
San Antonio Express-News
September 3, 2003
Author: Lety Laurel; EXPRESS-NEWS STAFF WRITER
Estimated printed pages: 3
When the Jefferson neighborhood was little more than cow pasture in the early and mid-1900s, developers touted it as the premier place to live. It was just minutes from downtown, yet far enough removed to be disease-free at a time when tuberculosis, smallpox and other contagions ran rampant in the muggy, cramped center of town.
It was where people with money could go and escape from the city, yet live with all the comforts of civilization - water, sewer, electricity and gas lines.
In its day, it made national news for the unique architectural style of Jefferson High School, built in the early 1930s. About a decade later, the Jefferson Village in the heart of the neighborhood became the first shopping center of its kind in the nation.
But there was one stipulation to living in the neighborhood. Residents must be Anglo.
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