Transforming San Antonio: An Insider's View to the AT&T Arena, Toyota, the PGA Village, and the Riverwalk Extension

by Nelson W. Wolff, Henry Cisneros

Overview

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.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781595341273
Publisher:	Trinity University Press
Publication date:	08/31/2012
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	NOOK Book
Pages:	256
File size:	551 KB

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.