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Houston Street is one of San Antonio's oldest and most popular streets. Situated in the middle of the city's central business district, it is a major pedestrian thoroughfare and commercial district. Retail shops, chic restaurants, lofts, office space, and theaters line Houston from the Alamo to Santa Rosa, giving the street its famously ...
The Fox company started as a small photo studio by a man named Arthur C. Fox in San Antonio, Texas. Carl Newton, a Canadian, moved to San Antonio and purchased the studio at the end of 1909 for $700 (equivalent to $21,111 in 2021), as amateur photography was in its infancy.
Red McCombs Big Chief in downtown San Antonio. Mr. Bendo, Paul Bunyan, at San Angelo. Glenn Goode and Mary Jean Goode's "Big People!": Cowboy, two Big Johns and a Uniroyal Gal in Gainesville. Happy The Halfwit at Kenn's Muffler Shop in Beaumont. 2nd Amendment Cowboy at Cadillac RV Park in Amarillo. Wine Garage, east of Fredericksburg on US-290.
Foley's was a regional chain of department stores owned by Federated Department Stores (1947–1988, 2005–2006), later owned by May Department Stores (1988–2005) and headquartered in Downtown Houston, Texas.
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When it opened the mall had 600,000 ft² (56,000 m²) of retail space. The original skylights — which graced among other things a large, floor-level, ice rink, open year-round - had three hanging chandeliers. A connected 400-room hotel was opened in September 1971, the Houston Oaks Hotel (now The Westin Oaks Houston). [12]
The Buckhorn Saloon & Museum is a privately run museum located at 318 E. Houston Street in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, U.S. Originally privately owned by Albert Friedrich, the Buckhorn became a tourist attraction for its unique collections. Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders were reputed to frequent the establishment.
Spec's Wine, Spirits & Finer Foods, is a Texas family-owned liquor store chain, [1] with headquarters in Midtown, Houston. Vicki Vaughn of the San Antonio Express-News said that Spec's is "known for its sprawling stores". [2] It is the largest vendor of liquor in Greater Houston. [3]