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1959 Express-News — Chris M. Jasso prize-winning La Villita expansion plan

Full-page San Antonio Historic Center Plan feature: Chris M. Jasso, identified as a 57-year-old coffee company employee, wins $50 and first place in the Express-News / Chamber contest to expand La Villita with restored Veramendi, Garza, and Vance houses.

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San Antonio Historic Center Plan

La Villita Expansion Idea Wins — By Ed Ray, Editor.

Chris M. Jasso, 57-year-old coffee company employee, won $50 and first place in a contest sponsored by the Saturday Express and News and the Chamber of Commerce for a plan to expand La Villita into a historic center honoring San Antonio’s Canary Island settlers of 1731. His plan calls for restoration of the Veramendi Mansion, Garza House, and Vance House, a monument to the Canary Islands group, open-air dining patios, a kiosk or bandstand, and parking for 400 cars, with numbered sites keyed on an accompanying map labeled JASSO’S PLAN.

Downtown Walks Developed This Idea — Mrs. C.W. Sullivan won third prize for a separate downtown traffic-and-parks plan (map keyed A–E) developed from her walks through the city center.

[Full page includes photographs of the Veramendi Mansion, Vance House, Garza House, Vance chandelier, Vance front door, portrait of Chris M. Jasso, and Mrs. C.W. Sullivan.]

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