San Antonio's Historic Market Square Contributor(s): Gravenhorst, Edna Campos (Author) |
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ISBN: 1467126691 ISBN-13: 9781467126694 Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC) OUR PRICE: $22.49 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2017 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - History | United States - State & Local - Southwest (az, Nm, Ok, Tx) - Travel | United States - South - West South Central (ar, La, Ok, Tx) - Business & Economics | Economic History |
Series: Images of America |
Physical Information: 0.3" H x 6.5" W x 9.1" (0.70 lbs) 128 pages |
Themes: - Cultural Region - South |
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Publisher Description: San Antonio was founded in 1718. By 1730, the viceroy of New Spain had issued orders to map plazas, squares, and parks for the Canary Islanders who would be arriving in 1731. The plazas with their markets became the centers for business and entertainment. The first square was Plaza de Armas (Military Plaza); when the islanders arrived, they marked off the Plaza de las Islas (Main Plaza). Before the Civil War, Alamo Plaza was the center of commerce. As San Antonio grew, the markets needed to relocate. The construction of Municipal Market began in 1899. This market house, built in Paschal Square, was demolished in the 1930s, but the Municipal Market Annex, constructed in the 1920s, survived. The annex buildings would become El Mercado and Centro de Artes. In the 1970s, a permanent building for the farmers market was built in Hay Market Plaza. Today, these buildings, along with the historic buildings in the area, are known as Market Square. |
Contributor Bio(s): Gravenhorst, Edna Campos: - A storyteller of working-class Americans, Edna Campos Gravenhorst grew up in South Texas. Gravenhorst has written several books, including Benton Park West, Southwest Garden, and Famous-Barr. Additionally, Gravenhorst is a certified San Antonio tourism ambassador. |