Jan Jarboe Russell, a so-called journalist, for the San Antonio Express-News, describes the city’s problems:
For at least 30 years, San Antonio has been vexed by a frustrating problem: The river that runs through the heart of the city has flourished with development, much of it aimed at tourists, while efforts to attract retail spaces, housing and offices to the street level have largely failed. Consequently, the core of the city is split. At the river level, we look like Venice. On parts of Houston Street, it feels like downtown Beirut.
So according to Jan, some parts of San Antonio look like this (Venice):