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Originally Posted by The Best Forumer
yeah... how come SA doesnt have more of a skyline?
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A number of reasons:
(A) lack of corporate presence in industries preferring downtown locations (banking, law, government)
(B) relative lack of historic urban entertainment districts outside of the Riverwalk (the Pearl and San Pedro Creek are tremendous starts, but they need time to mature)
(C) lack of large quantities of middle to upper income young adults, who prefer (at least relative to previous generations) urban living
Luckily, the trend lines in these areas are good. USAA has moved employees downtown, the city is clearly investing in its core, and were attracting new employee talent.
San Antonio will get there and has all the right bones, it just needs another decade for current trends to bear fruit.