SAPL : February 12 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

25 February, 2022

1:19 PM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 12 February 2022 1933 San Antonio begins transition from streetcars to buses (right), discontinuing the Highland Park, Denver Heights, Beacon Hill, Tobin Hill and South Presa traction lines. 1984 Miss America Vanessa Williams, in San Antonio to participate in Black Heritage Week festivities at Lackland Air Force Base, visits with soldiers at Wilford Hall Air Force Medical Center. 1995 As part of an Express-News contest, "Enchilada Red" is selected by architect Ricardo Legorreta as the name of the color for the new San Antonio Central Library. There were multiple submissions with that name and the winners will have books donated in their name to the library collection. The runner-up color name was "Liberry Red." This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.