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The impressive, techie-looking Boeing Center at Tech Port sits on the edge of the Thompson neighborhood on the Southwest Side of San Antonio. It’s also where the area’s progress largely ends, according to Thompson Neighborhood Association president Rudy Lopez.
“We’d like to see more of those people moving into our neighborhood,” Lopez said.
The neighborhood is six miles west of downtown, located between U.S. Highway 90 and Port San Antonio. The Union Pacific railroad tracks and Lackland Air Force Base serve as its east and west boundaries, respectively.
In this episode of “Know My Neighborhood,” KSAT explores the good, the bad, and the frustrating of Thompson, and why residents are standing together to fight the city and to show the passion and sacrifice of generations who have called this area home.
You can watch the full episode of “Know My Neighborhood” at 6 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 24. Steve Spriester and Myra Arthur will anchor the newscast, which will be livestreamed at the top of this article.
Read next:
- Residents fight for Thompson neighborhood improvements as Port San Antonio booms
- Thompson was built on a legacy of military service
- San Antonio’s proposed drainage project threatens generations of homes in Thompson neighborhood
- Loose, roaming pets wearing out their welcome among Thompson neighborhood residents
- Push for equal San Antonio City Council representation born in Thompson, nearby neighborhoods
Other episodes:
“Know My Neighborhood” began with Westwood Square in October 2023 and has since featured the following neighborhoods:
- South San
- Scenic Loop/Helotes Creek
- Downtown
- Northern Hills/Valencia
- Shearer Hills/Ridgeview
- Harlandale McCollum
- Dignowity Hill
- Alamo Ranch
KSAT will feature other neighborhoods around the San Antonio area in the coming months. If you have a neighborhood that you want KSAT to feature, let us know here.