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At the heart of San Antonio’s newest cultural heritage district is a unifying and universal symbol of pride and hope.

The vibrant rainbow crosswalk, painted over five years ago at North Main Avenue and East Evergreen Street to recognize the area’s significance to the LGBTQ+ community in San Antonio, sits at the center of what is about to become a designated cultural heritage district.

The Historic and Design Review Commission (HDRC) on Wednesday afternoon voted in favor of establishing the Pride Cultural Heritage District which spans a collection of streets mostly within the Tobin Hill neighborhood north of downtown San Antonio.

The district would include North Main Avenue, between East Elmira Street to East Mistletoe Avenue, and the surrounding neighborhoo

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