Sylvia Mendoza loves the sights and sounds that bring her Prospect Hill neighborhood to life — and the people working to make it better.
. On my block, Carlos can help repair your washer and dryer — and teaches other folks in the neighborhood how to do repairs as well. The brothers diagonal from where I live are plumbers who, along with other buena gente like Denise Lozano, helped fix my backyard faucet during the Texas freeze.Prospect Hill is home to Elmendorf Lake Park, where students from Our Lady of the Lake and families in the area cook out, feed ducks, run laps and fish.
The community is filled with art: from the colorful and detailed murals created by San Anto Cultural Arts, to the huge family photos displayed by Esperanza Peace and Justice Center, to the local music coming from Jaime’s Place to the altars in people’s front yards honoring the Virgen , to the trucks driving by blasting corridos in the morning and hip hop at night, to the families throwing colorful parties filled with the sounds of Spanglish, kids laughing, and mariachis.
One of Sylvia Mendoza’s favorite murals is painted on Yatzil Mexican Restaurant’s Zarzamora Street location.Prospect Hill smells and feels like hustling. And it’s understandable, not just because of the generations of neglect and forced poverty experienced by the community, but also because of the community’s drive and desire to build, to create, and to show up for each other.
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