Main Plaza -The Heart of the City
On April 13, 2008, the city opened its two-year redevelopment project and celebrated San
Antonio’s continual revitalization. By restoring it and making it a place where people want to
spend time, roots and traditions of San Antonio are honored.
Main Plaza’s outdoor venue features five interactive fountains, free WiFi, free public parking on
weekends, public restrooms, bistro-style seating with food and drinks on site at Blue Star and
RLK Italian Ices. Since opening, Main Plaza provides diverse music events bringing the finest
talent and all from San Antonio and the surrounding areas.
Main Plaza provides San Antonio and its visitors with the historical and cultural heart of the city.
Main Plaza links government, culture, business – and San Antonio’s spiritual heart, San
Fernando Cathedral. Charged to create a community atmosphere that attracts local residents
and visitors through authentic programming that reflects the San Antonio identity, Main Plaza
takes this vision further to create a public space that is family-friendly and accessible to all ages
and all economic sectors.
Main Plaza continues to build upon new traditions. Visitors discover Main Plaza’s historical
significance as the birthplace of San Antonio and the site of some of the City’s greatest
landmarks and community assets.
Main Plaza is poised to be the cultural Corazon of the city – a place where San Antonio comes
to encounter life and family.
Continuing to break breathtaking ground, Main Plaza provides high quality music, accessible
arts and culture and has become the model for other public spaces.
Main Plaza: The Heart of the City received IDA’s 2009 Award of Distinction in the Public Spaces.
Main Plaza was recognized by IDA for creating open spaces that pay tribute to the community’s
culture and history while incorporating modern, urban design schemes. |
