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Because of the area's size a "Blue Book" was published as a tourist guide for visitors. [1] [7] The 1911–1912 edition listed 106 vice entertainment venues as well as many other businesses. [1] In contrast to the relatively raucous red-light districts in other parts of the country, San Antonio's was known for being relatively subdued and ...
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.
The Austin-San Antonio metroplex is an emerged metropolitan area in the US state of Texas, where the dominant core cities are San Antonio and Austin.This combined metropolitan region, composed of the Greater Austin and Greater San Antonio areas, has approximately 5 million people.
Up until this time most accommodations in San Antonio were boarding houses, and there were few breweries. The Menger Hotel, opened in February 1859, served as a meeting place for cattle barons and was an immediate success; many cattle business transactions were made over the years in the hotel lobby.
The St. Mary's Strip is an entertainment district in Midtown San Antonio. Located just north of downtown, "the St. Mary’s Strip" encompasses a section of North St. Mary's that is roughly bounded by Mistletoe Avenue and Grayson Street. [1] It is situated adjacent to the Pearl Brewery and is part of a rapidly redeveloping corridor of central ...
The Monte Vista Historic District is a neighborhood of about 3,000 people located in Midtown San Antonio, Texas, USA. The district stretches from the southern area near San Antonio College (Ashby Place) to its most northern point along Hildebrand Avenue (near the city of Olmos Park). It was officially registered in the National Register of ...
Freeman Coliseum is a sports and concert venue located in San Antonio, Texas.It has been host to thousands of events including the San Antonio Stock Show & Rodeo, concerts, trade shows, motor sports, circus, professional sports including professional bull riding, basketball, hockey, boxing and wrestling.
The collection became known as the Buckhorn Hall of Horns. A collection of firearms and a mirrored bar were added to the collection of horns. [6] The saloon was reputed to be frequented by Theodore Roosevelt and his Rough Riders during the time period that the Rough Riders were deployed to San Antonio. [7]