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Highlights of the museum include a 78 Point Brady Buck, a world record holding 1,056-pound black marlin, [8] a longhorn with an 8-foot spread, [9] and the first gorilla ever on public display in the United States. Comedian and San Antonio native Carol Burnett claimed to have been frightened by the gorilla as a child. [10]
Arch "Beaver" Aplin. In 1982, founder Arch "Beaver" Aplin was a partner in the opening of a store in Clute, Texas, the first to bear the name "Buc-ee's".He formed the name Buc-ee's by combining his childhood nickname; the name of his Labrador Retriever, Buck; as well as the appeal of Ipana toothpaste's animated mascot, Bucky the beaver.
The Gunter Hotel opened on November 20, 1909, on the site of the earlier Mahncke Hotel. [3] [4] There had been a hotel or inn on the same site since 1837. [5]The eight-story, 301-room hotel was built by the San Antonio Hotel Company and named for Jot Gunter, a local rancher and real estate developer who was one of its financiers.
Six Flags Fiesta Texas had to rename and retheme seven rides as well as the kids theme area from Wiggles World to Kidzopolis, all in time for the 2011 season. [12] [13] In 2019, the park for the first time in its history, operated at a year-round schedule. Before 2019, Fiesta Texas ran their operating seasons from March to the end of the year.
The former Foley's location becomes Macy's San Antonio flagship store. [9] JCPenney opened in 2007 in the former Macy's location on August 2. In 2008 California-based Mervyns announces on August 13 that it will close its three San Antonio stores (including the North Star Mall location) by November 2008. [10] [11] The new Apple Store opened in 2008.
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It began operation in 1978 as a successor to the San Antonio Transit System. In 2023, the system had a ridership of 25,132,300, or about 82,200 per weekday as of the third quarter of 2024. In addition to the city of San Antonio, VIA serves many other Bexar County municipalities, including Alamo Heights , Balcones Heights , Castle Hills ...
San Antonio (/ ˌ s æ n æ n ˈ t oʊ n i oʊ / SAN an-TOH-nee-oh; Spanish for "Saint Anthony") is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the most populous city in Greater San Antonio, the third-largest metropolitan area in Texas and the 24th-largest metropolitan area in the United States at 2.6 million people in the 2020 U.S. census. [12]