The World’s Ugliest Statue, Right Here on Market Street

by RoadRunner | Sep 3, 2017 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

You may have a limited window to see what may be the world’s ugliest statue, currently located across from the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center on Market Street. San Antonio is in the midst of approving a master plan for Alamo Plaza, which is expected to...

Alamo Stadium Murals: a WPA Project

by RoadRunner | Jul 3, 2017 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

During the 20k+ walk on Sunday, the Texas Trail Roundup takes you by Alamo Stadium at 110 Tuleta, across the street from Trinity University. If you have a spare moment, check out the murals at the west entrance. The federal Work Progress Administration (WPA)...

The Unique Ceramic Trail Markers in Brackenridge Park

by RoadRunner | Mar 13, 2017 | art, nature, San Antonio insider

You may have noticed the unusual trail markers in Brackenridge Park. The eastern part of the park has four wooded trails, each about a mile long. The  markers at the trailheads are by Susan Budge, who at the time of the trail markers’ creation in 2006 was the...

The Not-A-Frog Bridge in Brackenridge Park

by RoadRunner | Feb 26, 2017 | art, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

After the Texas Trail Roundup Sunday walk someone asked us about San Antonio’s “Frog Bridge.” Actually, it’s a TOAD bridge (although everyone calls it the frog bridge. Goes to show what we know.) The city commissioned ceramicist Diana Kersey to...

Crossing the Commerce Street Bridge (and a little bit about Hannibal Pianta . . .)

by RoadRunner | Feb 23, 2017 | art, history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing

The San Antonio is not a majestic river; its bridges are accordingly modest. You won’t find a Chesapeake Bay Bridge here, or a Clifton Suspension Bridge. The model for the River Walk was Venice, but we we have nothing like the 400 bridges that span the narrow...

In Southtown on Sunday: Wander Through Blue Star

by RoadRunner | Feb 15, 2017 | art, food & drink, San Antonio insider

All of the Sunday walks will take you past the Blue Star Contemporary Arts Complex, in the area we call Southtown. In 1985, Hap Veltman and Bernard Lifshutz purchased the historic, run-down and vacant  Blue Star Ice and Cold Storage complex across the San Antonio...