About five miles southwest of downtown San Antonio is a reminder of a forgotten part of the city’s past. But really, it’s a reminder of a different city entirely.
South San Antonio, also known as South San, was a townsite unto itself that sprouted up thanks to Charles Fowler around 1916, and you can find remnants of it today in the area of West Southcross Boulevard, New Laredo Highway and Quintana Road.
A stop along the Texas and New Orleans Railroad, South San Antonio had a post office and hundreds of residents in the years after its founding, according to the Texas State Historical Association. By the 1930s, thousands lived there — but in 1944, it became part of the Alamo City through annexation. Today, much of it looks like any other Alamo City neighborhood. However, there are still a few hidden gems around that point to South San’s unique roots…