by RoadRunner | Sep 4, 2019 | food & drink, history, San Antonio insider
From the 1860s until the late 1930s, both visitors and locals enjoyed the food and entertainment offered in the plazas of San Antonio by the Chili Queens. These women served chili con carne and other Mexican American foods from dusk until dawn at the San Antonio...
by RoadRunner | Aug 26, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Here in San Antonio we get a kick out of visitors who ask, “where is the Alamo?” — and they are standing right in front of it! In the iconic 1960 John Wayne movie of that name his first view of the Alamo is across the dry Texas plains. Even in 1836,...
by RoadRunner | Jul 2, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider
The River Walk draws several million tourists a year, is ranked as one of the top travel destinations in Texas and has inspired riverside developments throughout the world. San Antonio almost covered it over with cement. At the end of the 19th Century the San Antonio...
by RoadRunner | Jun 7, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider
Since its founding in 1718, six countries have claimed sovereignty over Texas. The slogan “Six flags over Texas” has been incorporated into shopping malls, theme parks, and other enterprises. The six flags are also shown on the reverse of the Seal of...
by RoadRunner | Apr 27, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing, technology
This entry was updated for 2019 On Friday’s Friendship Walks you stroll by the Hertzberg Clock. Cast in iron by E. Howard Clock Company of Boston, it was first installed in front of Eli Hertzberg Jewelry Company on Commerce Street in 1878. In 1910, when...
by RoadRunner | Apr 18, 2019 | history, San Antonio insider, tips
This article has been updated for 2019 San Antonio touts its annual Fiesta –18-28 April this year — as a “party with a purpose.” It traces its origins to 1890 with the first “Battle of the Flowers” parade, commemorating the Texians...