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Denver Heights was once known as a neighborhood of predominantly Black professionals. The neighborhood was a place where doctors, teachers, business owners and entrepreneurs laid down their roots in San Antonio.
Deed restrictions limited where African Americans could live and pushed the community east of downtown. This is the story a man born and raised in Denver Heights wants more people to hear.
Denver Heights holds place
in history as a hub of Black
professionals, entrepreneurship
January 30, 2025
By: Myra Arthur, Steve Spriester, Priscilla Carraman, Andrew Wilson, Azian Bermea, Matthew Craig, Avery Everett, Daniela Ibarra, Eddie Latigo, Rick Medina, Gavin Nesbitt, Katrina Webber, Henry Keller, Nate Kotisso, Rebecca Salinas, Sean Talbot
They are just steps from downtown San Antonio, but those who’ve 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.
It 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 shares a deep connection with several century-old churches.
These churches played a critical role in the souls, minds and bodies of people in the community.
Over the years, some of these churches also served as more than just religious sanctuaries for their members.
Denver Heights residents share deep connection with several century-old churches
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The Denver Heights you drive through today would be unrecognizable 30 years ago. Neighbors are now attempting to balance preserving their history and pursuing economic prosperity.
Denver Heights neighborhood faces growing pains amid economic development push
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Neighbors have described a road in Denver Heights as a raceway. Several accidents have happened along Iowa Street. Some residents said their complaints have gone unheard. If nothing changes, they worry someone could be seriously hurt or killed.
‘Nobody cares’: Denver Heights neighbors on Iowa Street call for solutions to speeding
Living History,
Lasting Community
DENVER HEIGHTS
Martin Luther King Jr.'s legacy celebrated annually
in Denver Heights
Denver Heights is home to San Antonio's annual Martin Luther King Jr. March — one of the largest, if not the largest, in the United States.
Despite frigid temperatures year after year, thousands of people head to Denver Heights every third Monday in January to honor the life
and legacy of the civil rights icon.