SAPL : January 25 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

12 February, 2022

11:30 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 25 January 2022 1925 St. Sophia Greek Orthodox Church announces plans for a new sanctuary at St. Mary's and Ashby. 1980 After many complaints, the statue of St. Anthony de Padua has been placed on a new pedestal along the Riverwalk. The statue, a gift to the city from Portugal for Hemisfair, was removed from his original location near the Marriott hotel and carelessly laid upon a concrete slab without protection while construction was taking place in the area. 1985 Ground is broken on the new 239,000 square-foot campus of Texas Military Institute located near Camp Bullis. Scheduled to open in the fall of 1986, the 60-acre site will include a chapel, media center, computer center, classroom centers, athletic fields, a student center, a fieldhouse/gymnasium/natatorium, residence units for 150 boarders, a fine arts center with a 500-seat theater and administrative staff homes. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.