All from South San stand up and say so!"--Football chant and taunt from rival high schools to South San Antonio High School, 1970s
I grew up upper middle class on the northside, and graduated from the most oddly named San Antonio high school--Winston Churchill. Here's a bit of trivia for you--Churchill waves a red, white, and BLACK British flag, which is weird, but there's a reason for it.
During the 60s, the local government decided that Robert E. Lee High School(it was on Jackson-Keller) students waving the Confederate battle flag around wasn't conducive to harmony, and simply banned all high schools from waving the flag of any other nation besides the US(and Texas, of course). So Churchill changed one color of the British flag.
From your description, the South Side hasn't changed much. My aunt lived there; visited all the time before she died, many moons ago now. Good to know it's still real and gritty and has great food.
Thank you for this. As I read this my Daddy just passed as I made it home to SA to see him one last time. A transplanted Californian, he also chose San Antonio and stayed.
I grew up on the north side of town. In what can only be described as suburbia. When I was 16 I was working for a school that bought a mobile classroom building on the south side of town. We had to put new siding on it before it got moved to the school. One morning we went to get tacos nearby. We were sitting in front of this building quietly eating when my friend says, “I’m just going to say it, that was the best tacos I’ve ever eaten in my life.” It was almost like we were all waiting for someone to say it first as we all whole heartedly agreed. God I miss San Antonio.
Home is home. May yours be everything you need and love. Keep writing I loved your piece comparing Austin and SA even tho I’ve never been to either. I’m a CO loving transplant from the east coast.
I love this!! Thank you for writing it!! I grew up on the south side, graduating from South San HS. This side of town has always had a bad rep and while it does have its faults, it has a lot of charm and good people. Even though I now live on the northwest side of town, my family is still on the south side. Although I’m only a few miles away, going back to the south side feels almost like a different city and it most definitely feels like home!! ❤️❤️❤️
South Texan Native. San Antonio birthed my father and raised my sisters. San Antonio smells like childhood summer and catholic mass on weekends. It warms my heart others find home and comfort in the southern Texan region 🫶
Go Girl!
A song for you.
Tish Hinojosa - West Side Of Town (Austin City Limits) - YouTube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BMUZwWYzYoU
Tish Hinojosa is the real deal. From Taos to Tennessee is a timeless album. Hang in there Alisa. You’re meant to be in Texas and we need you!
"Two bits, four bits, six bits a peso,
All from South San stand up and say so!"--Football chant and taunt from rival high schools to South San Antonio High School, 1970s
I grew up upper middle class on the northside, and graduated from the most oddly named San Antonio high school--Winston Churchill. Here's a bit of trivia for you--Churchill waves a red, white, and BLACK British flag, which is weird, but there's a reason for it.
During the 60s, the local government decided that Robert E. Lee High School(it was on Jackson-Keller) students waving the Confederate battle flag around wasn't conducive to harmony, and simply banned all high schools from waving the flag of any other nation besides the US(and Texas, of course). So Churchill changed one color of the British flag.
From your description, the South Side hasn't changed much. My aunt lived there; visited all the time before she died, many moons ago now. Good to know it's still real and gritty and has great food.
Thank you for this. As I read this my Daddy just passed as I made it home to SA to see him one last time. A transplanted Californian, he also chose San Antonio and stayed.
Nailed it, carnalita. Viva todos los barrios!
Abundance in many guises
I grew up on the north side of town. In what can only be described as suburbia. When I was 16 I was working for a school that bought a mobile classroom building on the south side of town. We had to put new siding on it before it got moved to the school. One morning we went to get tacos nearby. We were sitting in front of this building quietly eating when my friend says, “I’m just going to say it, that was the best tacos I’ve ever eaten in my life.” It was almost like we were all waiting for someone to say it first as we all whole heartedly agreed. God I miss San Antonio.
Home is home. May yours be everything you need and love. Keep writing I loved your piece comparing Austin and SA even tho I’ve never been to either. I’m a CO loving transplant from the east coast.
I love this!! Thank you for writing it!! I grew up on the south side, graduating from South San HS. This side of town has always had a bad rep and while it does have its faults, it has a lot of charm and good people. Even though I now live on the northwest side of town, my family is still on the south side. Although I’m only a few miles away, going back to the south side feels almost like a different city and it most definitely feels like home!! ❤️❤️❤️
South Texan Native. San Antonio birthed my father and raised my sisters. San Antonio smells like childhood summer and catholic mass on weekends. It warms my heart others find home and comfort in the southern Texan region 🫶