San Antonio’s Historic and Design Review Commission on Wednesday afternoon voted to approve designating the area around the Main Strip — the city’s epicenter of LGBTQ+ nightlife — as the Pride Cultural Heritage District. The stretch of North Main Avenue spanning the 1300 through 1900 blocks is home to landmark nightclubs including Heat, Pegasus and Sparky’s Pub, and it hosts the annual Pride Bigger Than Texas Festival and Parade. A city-installed rainbow crosswalk designates the southernmost end of the corridor in Tobin Hill.
