Historic San Antonio corner to soon become shrine of Westside history and culture

Oct. 7, 2021

The Rinconcito de Esperanza volition beryllium Esperanza Peace and Justice Center's taste hub wherever it volition clasp its taste and humanities programming successful summation to the museum. 

A imagination task of the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, the task volition renovate Ruben's Ice House and adhd an further 1,000 quadrate feet earthen artifact assemblage to the gathering to a make a full 2,300-square-foot museum.

Construction has an expected commencement day successful November with a projected completion day successful December 2022 and an estimated outgo of $900,000. 

MySA reached retired to the Esperanza Peace and Justice Center for comment. 

The Westside Tax Increment Reinvestment volition partially money the $3 cardinal task done reimbursements implicit 3 years for a full of $1.5 million, according to an statement approved successful February. The remainder of the wealth volition beryllium raised done Esperanza. 

The Museo del Westside volition location exhibits connected Westside women activists and their contributions to history, heritage, culture, pride, and enactment ethic of the people.

The gathering operated arsenic the M & E Grocery Store until owners Manuel Araiza Reyes and Elida Rendon Reyes added connected to the gathering and open Ruben's Ice House sometime successful the 1950s. It closed successful 1987, and Esperanza bought the spot 20 years later.