San Antonio: the unseen suburbs, the hills... and beyond

[xzmattzx]

Nice pictures. I didn't realize that San Antonio had so many highrises in random places.

[OfCourse]

Great thread! The scenery around SA is beautiful.

[Paul in S.A TX]

Great Job!!

[sirkingwilliam]

Originally Posted by jtk1519

That drive down I-10 from just outside of San Antonio (around Boerne) West towards Kerrville, Junction, etc. is one of the prettiest anywhere. These pics bring back a lot of memories. San Antonio has one of the most underrated terrains in the US.

That view is nice but the view driving from Helotes to Bandera is the best, imo, did you ever drive it?

[TinChelseaNYC]

I've never really seen too many pictures of this area. The geography is nice. The sprawl is sort of scary. The mayor is going to be a political superstar.

[Boquillas]

Thanks again!

Originally Posted by TinChelseaNYC

I've never really seen too many pictures of this area. The geography is nice. The sprawl is sort of scary. The mayor is going to be a political superstar.

The sprawl being featured was the idea. San Antonio's sprawl is about on par with many similar-sized cities, though it looks worse for my not having shown any of the interior. I think too many photothreads are afraid of depicting sprawl. But, with the exception of a few truly special cities, sprawl constitutes the bulk of a given metro's developed area. And also, strange as it may sound (and I hate sprawl, so don't get me wrong), so much seemingly homogeneous and characterless sprawl can actually vary from city to city. There's nuance to the blandness, so to speak.

[Complex01]

Originally Posted by dktshb

Very nice. I hope some of those hills are preserved because the are gorgeous.

I agree, save some of those hills...

[huggkruka]

Nice set! Those highway pics are terrific, how high are those overpasses? :O

[Paul in S.A TX]

Over 100 feet I believe.

[Paul in S.A TX]

Originally Posted by Boquillas

Thanks again!



The sprawl being featured was the idea. San Antonio's sprawl is about on par with many similar-sized cities, though it looks worse for my not having shown any of the interior. I think too many photothreads are afraid of depicting sprawl. But, with the exception of a few truly special cities, sprawl constitutes the bulk of a given metro's developed area. And also, strange as it may sound (and I hate sprawl, so don't get me wrong), so much seemingly homogeneous and characterless sprawl can actually vary from city to city. There's nuance to the blandness, so to speak.

This is a great photo thread thought I would bring it back.

[llamaorama]

And also, strange as it may sound (and I hate sprawl, so don't get me wrong), so much seemingly homogeneous and characterless sprawl can actually vary from city to city. There's nuance to the blandness, so to speak.

You can often tell the recent history of a city by how old/new the things in its suburbs look, IMO

Living in South Texas means almost hitting these things with your car at least once a week.

Yeah, those vultures. They like to hang around Spring Lake and the river in San Marcos this time of year. Those are some nasty creatures, bird barf on the sidewalks

[highriser1]

Great work. I lived in San Antonio for a year and never seen so much. (I didn't have a car.)

[photoLith]

I was just in the terrible San Antonio suburbs yesterday. Didnt get to downtown but wow, they just went on forever and ever and ever.