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Originally Posted by miaht82
I couldn't find it either although I didn't go through all 100+ maps that they have on the site.
Midtown is too.... general in a way, and I think is more of a geographical description than a physical description of a given area.
I think if someone said "I'll meet you Midtown" I would have to have them clarify; middle of downtown? Mulberry area? Trinity?
Generally speaking, if I were to consider NorthStar area "Uptown," I would then have to consider the area around San Pedro between Basse and Hildebrand Midtown; an area that has potential to one day have its own true identity and then I'm sure a name will evolve at that time.
Not saying this is the rule, but usually the name evolves from a description of the area, name of a "founding father" in creating an identity for the area OR from an immovable object located in the area.
For example, the Pearl District refers to the brewery building which can/should always be there. Deco district refers to the style seen in many buildings along Fred Rd.
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Good post Miaht82.
When I think of Downtown, MidTown, and UpTown I think of more traditional American Cities. San Antonio really doesn't fit this mold. Even though there is nothing wrong with using some of this terminology for San Antonio, it really isn't the same as in other cities. In some more "traditional" american cities these terms have developed organically over time.
I have only lived here for a little over four years, but from what I know San Antonio has the structure of a traditional american city, but it did develope a little later. Cities like Charlotte, Phoenix, etc don't have this type of structure.
If you had to (or at least if I had to) describe where Downtown, MidTown, and Uptown in SA would be, it would be the same as Miaht described it. Even though the regions have never developed "the same way" as the more traditional american cities have, I believe the regions truely exist.
I am for pretty much whatever urban development can get going in SA...call it what ever you want, I don't care.