La Villita Historic Area – San Antonio TX
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WalksfarTX
N 29° 25.257 W 098° 29.310
14R E 549617 N 3254733
La Villita, in the heart of San Antonio, was once the site of a Coahuiltecan Indian village. The first huts in the community were probably erected about 1722
Waymark Code: WM11MK6
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 11/13/2019
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Living New Deal"The Indian, Spanish, Mexican, and Anglo colonial history of the section is preserved in the name of the streets and houses of La Villita: Guadalupe Street, Bolivar Hall, Juarez Plaza, Cos House, Canada House, and McAllister Corner. La Villita was restored as a result of a city ordinance of October 12, 1939, and is owned by the city and operated as a craft and recreational center. The National Youth Administration [a subsection of the WPA] assisted in the two-year restoration, during which 1,800 youths were trained in arts and crafts. San Antonio architect O’Neil Ford and others contributed to the project.”