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Lone Star

Lone Star is a neighborhood near Alamo Ranch and Lone Star Parkway in San Antonio, Texas. Its boundaries are South Alamo, Probandt, Lone Star Blvd., San Antonio River (South), Theo, I-35, Big Foot and South Flores. The place is a somewhat impoverished neighborhood that´s been having a slow but steady decline in population. There are some prospects for improvement, however, as an old plant located in the area, the former Lone Star Brewery on the San Antonio River has been considered for redevelopment.

The City Council has already accepted the Lone Star Community Plan which further lays the groundwork to change the current dynamic of the neighborhood through rezoning initiatives and building code recommendations. So far, however, the redevelopment plans have fallen flat. The community, though, is starting to see new signs of recovery, particularly in The South Flores loft district, which seems to be recovering from the recession. It’s already an established center for several architecture firms. Reborn residential projects like the Steelhouse Lofts, home to Johnny Hernandez‘s new eatery, Fruteria, suggest a market for more such housing is there. La Tuna, the Cevallos Lofts and expanding Blue Star form a solid southern front connecting Southtown to Lone Star.

There are other plans and projects to improve Lone Star, but so far, there are no concrete achievements. Some Lone Star residents complain of lack of political will and commitment to carry out the development plans, as The Lone Star area bridges two council districts, One and Five, both fighting to retain and grow population after the 2010 census showed declines there. District One realizes population gains now, but city planners would like to see Lone Star rise from around 7,000 residents to more than 10,000. This growth won´t happen if the political struggle isn´t resolved.

Funding, according to some observers, is the ultimate drawback that´s holding the renovation projects back. Until that happens, the redevelopment plan will remain largely aspirational.

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DEMOGRAPHICS

As mentioned above, the population of the area has been declining. There are slightly different figures, like the one from The Texas Water Development Board which projects the Lone Star population to be 1,634 people for the year 2020. If we assume that the population changes linearly between 2015 and 2020, then the Lone Star 2017 population would be 1,569.This value is a projection, not an actual count. The 2010 Decennial Census provides the most recent number for the Lone Star population as 1,581 people. And the US Census Bureau’s 2016 Population Estimates Program produced a population estimate for Lone Star as 1,532 people. The decline of population was of -3.1% for the year of 2016.

The racial makeup of the city was 73.88% White, 19.87% African American, 0.43% Native American, 0.31% Asian, 3.62% from other races, and 1.90% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 6.44% of the population.

Out of 665 households, 30.7%, or 204 homes, had children under the age of 18 living with them, 46.8% were married couples living together, 18.2% had a female householder with no husband present, and 29.6% were non-families. 26.3% of all households were made up of individuals, and 13.7% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.45, and the average family size was 2.92. One of the most critical problems in the area is the high number of families living below the poverty line. About 20.3% of families and 23.6% of the population were below the poverty line, including 35.2% of those under age 18 and 17.5% of those age 65 or over.

HISTORY

The place seems to have got its name from the famous Lone Star Brewery, built in 1884, which was the first sizeable mechanized brewery in Texas. Adolphus Busch, of Anheuser-Busch, founded it along with a group of San Antonio businessmen. They used to produce a beer called Lone Star. The brewery is now the object of plans to remodel and transform it to help the area gain population and urban renovation.

SAFETY

It is considered a place with high crime rates. As of February 2018, there were 315 counts of theft, 206 counts of assault, 100 counts of burglary, 52 counts of vandalism and 33 counts of shooting. These data mean that the probabilities for a resident of being the victim of any crime in Lone Star are high, given the small population of the area.

BUSINESSES THAT OPERATE IN THE AREA

Lone Star is a neighborhood that, despite the economic hardships of the recession during the past years, has an interesting group of businesses operating in the area. Among them, restaurants like Bohanan’s Prime Steaks & Seafood, pizza places like Il Forno, bakeries such as Bakery Lorraine and Fiesta Bakery, grocery stores like H-E-B Grocery, veterinarian services such as Alamo Dog and Cat Hospital, dog groomer services like Lucy’s Doggy Day Care and Spa – Downtown. In general, the neighborhood is served by a good variety of businesses that are within walking distance or a short car ride distance.

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THINGS TO DO THERE

Apart from visiting some pubs and bars in the area or going to some movie theaters there, like Santikos (Bijou) or Alamo Drafthouse Park North, residents have access to the same attractions that the city of San Antonio offers. River Walk, San Antonio River aquatic tours, exploring some caverns near the town, or SeaWorld San Antonio are among some of the most popular tourist sites available to Lone Star neighbors.

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