Here's a look at four builders, including 'the John Wayne of general contractors,' and their legacy businesses behind San Antonio’s most iconic buildings.
The McNay Art Museum is shown as it appeared in 1929 when it was known as the Atkinson Residence. G.W. Mitchell Construction built the iconic residence in 1928. Collected Works - Hamilton, Louis D. - McNay Residence, ca1929A century ago, San Antonio was the largest city in Texas. And it looked downright square.
Those hard hats get their due in"100 Years of Building San Antonio: The People Who Built the Seventh Largest City in the USA, 1923-2023," a new book by“100 Years of Building San Antonio: The People Who Built the Seventh Largest City in the USA, 1923-2023" by Doug McMurry and Michele McMurry highlights a century of construction that shaped San Antonio.
“100 Years of Building San Antonio: The People Who Built the Seventh Largest City in the USA, 1923-2023" authors Doug McMurry and Michele McMurry.Four builders and their legacy businesses tend to stand out across the city and across generations. Here's a look at those four men and their handiwork. A 1953 aerial view of the completed terminal at San Antonio Municipal Airport, now San Antonio International Airport. G.W. Mitchell Construction built the terminal and administration building in 1952.La Villita Assembly Hall as seen in 1959. The building is one of several San Antonio landmarks built by G.W. Mitchell Construction.
The Children's Cancer Research Institute was completed in 2003 by Barlett Cocke General Contractors. Bartlett Cocke Jr. is one of several contractors highlighted in the new book, “100 Years of Building San Antonio: The People Who Built the Seventh Largest City in the USA, 1923-2023" by Doug and Michele McMurry.One Riverwalk Place, completed in 1981, was one of several San Antonio landmarks built by Bartlett Cocke General Contractors. USAA once had offices in the 18-floor building.
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