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Transforming San Antonio: An Insider's View to the AT&T Arena, Toyota, the PGA Village, and the Riverwalk Extension Second Printing Edition
Author(s): Nelson W. Wolff (Author), Henry Cisneros (Foreword)
- Publisher: Trinity University Press
- Publication Date: April 28, 2008
- Edition: Second Printing
- Language: English
- Print length: 256 pages
- ISBN-10: 1595340467
- ISBN-13: 9781595340467
Book Description
San Antonio boasts one of the country’s fastest-growing metropolitan regions, thanks to visionary personalities, key politicians, a vibrant citizenry, and a bit of luck. In this lively behind-the-scenes account, former mayor Nelson Wolff focuses on four major developments the San Antonio Spurs’ AT&T Arena, Toyota, the PGA Village, and the River Walk expansion that transformed the city. This intriguing, highly readable journey through the contemporary life of one American city offers hope to all cities striving to recreate themselves.
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About the Author
The mayor of San Antonio from 1991 to 1995, Nelson W. Wolff enacted several major economic developments for the city. He is the author of Mayor: An Inside View of San Antonio Politics, 1981–1995, Baseball for Real Men: Seven Spiritual Laws for Senior Players, and Transforming San Antonio, published by Trinity University Press. He serves as Bexar County judge.
Henry Cisneros is executive chairman of CityView. He has also served as president of Univision Communications, as secretary of the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, and as mayor of San Antonio for four terms.