SAPL : February 24 In San Antonio History...

San Antonio TX

26 February, 2022

4:40 AM

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Press release from the San Antonio Public Library: Andrew Crews 24 February 2022 1928 Radio station KTSA ("Kum To San Antonio") goes on the air. 1984 Henry Mancini conducts the San Antonio Symphony in the newly renamed Lila Cockrell Theater for the Performing Arts. In a ceremony earlier in the day, the theater is renamed from the Hemisfair Theater for the Performing Arts to honor the former mayor of San Antonio. 1985 San Antonians are given their first look at the newly refurbished Municipal Auditorium after completion of a two-year renovation project. The building was gutted in 1979 by a fire started by a workman's cigarette. This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author's own.