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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:
Andrew Crews
21 November 2021
1914 The city holds a grand opening party from 9 a.m. to 10:30 p.m. for the completion of the five-year Commerce Street widening project with music, vaudeville performances, a parade and street dance. The highlight of the celebration is the dedication of the new public drinking fountain (right) sculpted by Waldene Tauch and presented to the city by the Express Publishing Company, and the dedication of the new Commerce Street bridge.
1973 Adela Navarro of the Texas Hispanic-American History Institute urged SADA commissioners to remove the statue of Ben Milam from Milam Park and restore the name to "El Campo Santo" and said that allowing commercial activity at the park would be a "desecration" to the people buried there
1982 James Whitcomb Riley Middle School is officially renamed Martin Luther King, Jr. Middle School in ceremonies taking place 25 years and two days after its original dedication.
This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.
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