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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.
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]
Bar at Buck's of Woodside The sculpture of the Indomitable salmon, installed March 5, 1974 at the Prairie Creek Fish Hatchery, currently outside Buck's of Woodside restaurant in San Mateo County, California. Buck's of Woodside (Locally known as: Buck's) is a restaurant in Woodside, California, that has gained fame as a meeting place for venture ...
San Antonio station is an Amtrak railroad station located on the eastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, in San Antonio, Texas. San Antonio station hosts two long-distance Amtrak services: the tri-weekly Sunset Limited and the daily Texas Eagle. Four days a week, San Antonio is the southern terminus of the Texas Eagle, which originates in Chicago.
Typical Monte Vista Historic District street sign. Bounded by Hildebrand Avenue to the north, Broadway to the east, I-10 to the west and I-35 to the south, Eastside of San Antonio's Historic District features an assortment of neighborhoods ranging from the working class Beacon Hill to the up-and-coming Five Points to the established upper middle class Monte Vista.
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 ...
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.