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Rating: 5 | Votes: 1 | Date: 03/07/2026 02:29:00

A 1930s shoe factory slated for demolition became San Antonio's largest independent music venue instead. The Rock Box at 1223 East Houston Street occupies a Depression-era industrial building on the city's near Eastside, a district once known more for warehouses than nightlife. The founder found the building marked for the wrecking ball and saw a venue in the bones; the operation began as 210 Kapones, a humble bar with live music, and grew into a full concert room rechristened the Rock Box. Th...