Pig Stand 1508 Broadway After 101 years of service, the iconic downtown-area diner Pig Stand announced the sale of its Broadway building to a land developer in February and confirmed its permanent closure in March of 2023. San Antonio’s Pig Stand was the last in a nationwide chain which flourished in the mid-20th century. Credit: Sanford Nowlin

Developer GrayStreet Partners has submitted plans to the city showing that the firm wants to construct a hotel on the site of the shuttered Pig Stand diner, a longtime Broadway corridor landmark.

GrayStreet purchased the property at 1508 Broadway in February, around the time when the eatery’s owner, 76-year-old Mary Ann Hill, opted to close the restaurant so she could retire. The developer now wants to change the parcel’s zoning, according to the plan submitted on Oct. 3.

If approved, the city would rezone the property to accommodate multiple uses, which could include an outdoor entertainment venue, bar, nightclub, brewery or hotel. GrayStreet’s site plan notes the firm is invested in developing the latter option.

The Current reached out to GrayStreet for further details but got no response by press time.

So far, no one has filed an application with the Office of Historic Preservation to demolish the iconic Mid Century-style Pig Stand. Final approval to raze the structure, built in 1960, lies with the OHP.

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This article appears in Oct 4-17, 2023.

Nina Rangel uses nearly 20 years of experience in the foodservice industry to tell the stories of movers and shakers in the food scene in San Antonio. As the Food + Nightlife Editor for the San Antonio...