Cemetery Line was the term coined for the former street car route on E. Commerce St. that traveled through the cemetery district.  (National Register Nomination: Southern Pacific Depot Historic District, 1979. Texas Historical Commission)

The "Founding Mothers" mosaic, located behind the Ellis Alley houses, was created by Jacqui Dorsey and fourth and fifth grade art students at Douglass Academy. It honors Artemesia Bowden, Myra Davis Hemmings, and Hattie Briscoe ...more

The metal sculpture designed by James Wyatt Hendricks and Bernice Williams at the center of the park honors the African-American Buffalo Soldiers who were cavalry soldiers in the U.S. Army during the late 19th century. The sculpture resembles the ...more

Many African-American fraternal orders and lodges were established in San Antonio in the 19th and early 20th centuries.  At that time, national orders within the U.S. were segregated, so African-American orders were chartered from Canada or England.   (National Register Nomination: Old ...more

Originating in 1925 in Paris at the L'Exposition Internationale des Arts Decoratifs et Industriels Modernes, the Art Deco style celebrated the machine age and industrial design.  Most commonly used on large public buildings, the style incorporated flat roofs, streamlined details, geometric f ...more