They are just steps from downtown San Antonio, but those who have lived here most of their lives have their own name for their neighborhood.
“Denver Heights, Texas,” Aubry Lewis said. “Yeah. Denver Heights, Texas.”
Lewis works at Tony G’s Soul Food Restaurant. He grew up in Denver Heights, traveled the country working for Greyhound Buses and then came back home.
“I wouldn’t live anywhere else,” Lewis said.
Lewis sees the changes in Denver Heights: the traffic, the homelessness and the development. The neighborhood has become a hotspot for people who want to move closer to downtown.
As more people move in, property taxes have gone up. It also still has the churches, the restaurants and the gathering places that shaped the area into what it is today.
In this episode of “Know My Neighborhood,” we explore what makes Denver Heights unique. We also learn why the neighborhood finds itself at the center of the city’s latest possible development, one that would include a new arena for the San Antonio Spurs.
Denver Heights: Living History, Lasting Community, on this edition of “Know My Neighborhood.”
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- Denver Heights neighborhood faces growing pains amid economic development push
- Denver Heights residents share deep connection with several century-old churches
