King William Neighborhood
1302 South Alamo

Artists and Acknowledgements.
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Historic home in King William Neighborhood.
 

San Antonio Express News
January 25, 2009
ART IS ALL AROUND
Dan R. Goddard STAFF  

Graffiti has long been a problem on the large blank wall of the INSCO building near the Blue Star Arts Complex, so the King William Neighborhood Association thought a mural might solve the problem. They called artist Jane Madrigal, who has worked with San Anto Cultural Arts.

"Of course, I'm a Chicana artist, so all my projects have dealt with Mexican and Chicano history, but that didn't really go with King William," Madrigal said.

"We had a lot of meetings with the community and city leaders, and there was a lot of politics involved, but I think the mural turned out great," she said. "We featured several of the historic homes and buildings in the area, such as the Pioneer Flour Mill and the Walter Mathis house."

With a calming palette of mostly blue and green, the mural reflects the Victorian architecture and well-kept lawns of the old historic neighborhood.

"This wall was always being tagged, especially after a First Friday," Madrigal said. "I can't guarantee that taggers won't mark it, but we are applying a sealant that should make it easier to clean off. Generally, taggers respect the work of artists and won't deface murals, so let's hope it works."

Sad to comment that the site still gets the marks of the taggers.  This mural has been cleaned up since I took this photograph.  Click here for the cleaned up mural.

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Alamo Street Church (now a live music venue) and Pioneer Flour Mills (L to R). Click on images for larger view.

The Alamo Street Church in it umpteenth resurrection.  Click on image for larger view.  If you have information on the history of this church and its many transformations please forward it to me at warren60@satx.rr.com.

Any large scene of San Antonio usually will include an image of the Alamo or one of the other Missions.

King William Gazebo.

Insco Distributing, Site of Mural.  Image of mural location without mural.