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San Antonio Express-News Ken Rodriguez column.
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San Antonio Express-News (San Antonio, TX)
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February 2, 2005
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Copyright informationCOPYRIGHT 2005 San Antonio Express-News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan. All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group. (Hide copyright information)
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Byline: Ken Rodriguez
Feb. 2--EXTREME MAKEOVER: THE CHANGING FACE OF SAN ANTONIO: The view of our city from afar hasn't always been kind. One notable visitor from Southern California likened San Antonio to a tourist trap, a place with good tacos and too many conventioneers who like to visit a dirty, green river. A writer from Los Angeles described the SBC Center as a "dark and unremarkable barn on the outskirts of nowhere."
Yes, it was once fashionable to trash San Antonio when the Lakers arrived. But what will they say in a couple of years?
Our city's image is changing. Our profile is rising. In 2006, we will not only be home to a two-time (or three-time) world ...
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