SAN ANTONIO │ City and Metro Off-Topic Thread

[theOGalexd]

[QUOTE=forward looking;9788804][QUOTE=theOGalexd; So it has always,always, been not merely now. San Antonio has always been the forgotten poorer cousin of Houston and Dallas. Always. Since as far back as I can remember, it has always been. Jobs paid better in those two cities, money flowed more freely there and The Big D and Houston grew faster and bigger and richer- and now, Austin. Austin's population in 1964 was 80,000 for instance. San Antonio's population was 400,000 in 1964.
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Houston and Dallas definitely make sense, at least now (not sure how it stacked up 40-50 years ago). Finance and big oil plus they're like 2-3x the size. I guess it probably doesn't help that SA is overshadowed by them (and Austin now to a degree) versus cities like Charlotte and Nashville that are the flagships of their state.

I really disliked SA for a long time when I was younger but after traveling and seeing how the city has grown, my opinion on it has done a 180. Don't get me wrong I still have my gripes about it lol, but I don't think it deserves the reputation that it once had.

My curiosity really just lies in what ways can boost the cities profile and make it more appealing to younger people. I feel like the W Hotel would have been a big win for the city, it's too bad it got axed.

Maybe the tourism board just needs to invest into more influencer marketing lol.