The late 'Red' McCombs chaired the Hemisfair committee that realized the building of the Tower of the Americas. But did the fair really 'make' SA what it is today? SanAntonio SATX SanAntonioTX Hemisfair Texas TexasHistory SanAntonioHistory
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Hemisfair has long been acclaimed for transforming San Antonio, through its surge of international publicity and the construction of the foundation for the city's modern convention and tourism industry. But even as we properly recognize the impact of McCombs and his generation, it's also time to more fully understand the nature of the city they envisioned and built.
San Antonio had a long history of splinter groups and factions within its business and civic leadership. To say nothing of enormous divisions along racial, ethnic and geographic lines. But the reality was that factions were exactly what happened as planning and operation of Hemisfair got underway. The split over the Tower of the Americas was just one of a series of conflicts that plagued the fair effort. The committee sought out and hired Ewen Dingwall who had run the earlier fair in Seattle to manage the operation. However, they disagreed with him over how to deal with the state legislature and ultimately forced him out. And as local business leaders fought with U. S. Sen.
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