My fairy godmother of an aunt-in-law decided she wanted to buy an investment property in the neighborhood and found a beautiful house about six blocks away.Įloise and I, and the dog, moved into our current home in the summer of 2017. Luckily for us, my parents decided to stay in the house and rent it from me while Eloise was young so that they could be close by to help out. We loved that house and our neighbors, but as my daughter grew, we were in need of more space. I thought I would be able to provide a safe and comfortable life here, and it certainly has been. While it still lacks diversity, the quality of teachers and staff, as well as the amount of community involvement, makes Alamo Heights public schools some of the best in the state. Though tiny, the house had a huge backyard that backed up to the grounds of the McNay Art Museum, which remains one of my favorite places to visit.īoth my ex-husband and I went to high school at Alamo Heights High School, and it was important to us to have our daughter go to school in the district.
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As a recently divorced single mom, I was limited on what I could find in my budget. That house, on West Meadowlane, was the perfect place for me and my toddler, Eloise, Boston Terrier, Wallace, and eventually my mom. But just as many families stick around, content with their homes, schools, and neighborhood.Ībout 11 years ago I was lucky enough to buy my first home in Terrell Heights. A lot of young families start out here before moving on to larger, more impressive homes in the adjoining neighborhoods. The majority of homes were built in the 1940s, as well as the mammoth Sunset Ridge Apartments, which were intended for military families from nearby Fort Sam. The homes were modest, the yards were tidy but not overly-manicured, and there was more diversity in the working-class families that lived there compared to the other neighborhoods in the “Tri-Cities,” as Olmos Park, Alamo Heights, and Terrell Hills are known locally.
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When I was in high school, way back in the late ’90s, I loved hanging out at the houses of friends who lived in a cute little cottage district called Terrell Heights. Have we been to your neighborhood yet? Get in touch to share your story. Each week a local resident invites us over and lets us in on what makes their neighborhood special. The Where I Live series aims to showcase our diverse city and region by spotlighting its many vibrant neighborhoods.