As a neighborhood we date back to 1954-1955. This was all once Maverick ​land that was sold, the western part to the Finesilvers and the eastern part ​for a while to the city of Balcones Heights. When Balcones Heights was ​having financial difficulties in their early days, they sold that land to the city ​of San Antonio. This gave way to development. It was before Wonderland, ​before the medical center, and before Loop 410. Across Hillcrest from us ​was Sunshine Ranch belonging to the Maverick Family and the city of ​Balcones Heights.

Hillcrest sprawls across Babcock. We are two different zip codes. Some ​original members and the second and even third generations of some ​original families are still living here, Jeff Adams, Dave Turner, the Ybanez ​family, Barbara Christiansen, I believe Mary Anne Gonzales, Gerald Heye, ​and others. Many of our neighbors went to Jefferson, including my husband. ​The Catholic Churches of St. Luke's and St. Paul's serve us as well as other ​churches. At the very beginning, the Jewish synagogue Agudas Achim was ​a few miles from us and thus some of our earlier neighbors were Jewish. ​Block parties and dinners were not uncommon on some blocks.

Other neighbors came each decade. Young families, couples looking to ​retire, and those in between.

When I go to the suburbs and see walls that keep the rest of us out, small ​lots, and few trees, I don't think we've missed anything. Our only rules are ​inclusion of all and respect for one another.

-Darlene Wright Goff