by Susan | Apr 18, 2023 | history, San Antonio insider, tips
San Antonio touts its annual Fiesta as a “party with a purpose.” It traces its origins to 1890 with the first “Battle of the Flowers” parade, commemorating the Texians victory over Santa Anna at San Jacinto. The participants pelted each other...
by Susan | Feb 11, 2023 | history, nature, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
One of the American Volkssport Association’s Special Programs is “Take a Walk in a City Park.” During the Texas Trail Roundup, you will do that. And do it again, and again, putting you on track to fill up the 20 walks required to earn the cool patch....
by Susan | May 10, 2022 | history, San Antonio insider
Unless you’re a native, you won’t realize that until a decade ago, when Cesar Chavez Blvd. was re-named after the Chicano labor leader, the street was called Durango. When I-35 was built in the 1950’s, it interrupted S. San Saba: you’ll see San...
by Susan | Apr 12, 2022 | history, San Antonio insider
The five San Antonio missions got their names from saints and benefactors: who were these men and women who left their names on our landscape? Saint Anthony, by the way, is considered to be the finder of lost things. So, if you get lost in San Antonio, you can recite...
by Susan | Feb 27, 2019 | history, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, music, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Yesterday we wrote about the Japanese Tea Gardens, which were constructed in an abandoned quarry that bisected Brackenridge Park. Actually, the Gardens only took up half the quarry. The other half — the northern part — is now the Sunken Garden Theater.When...
by Susan | Feb 14, 2019 | art, history, Japanese Tea Garden Walk, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Sunday’sTexas Trail Roundup 21k walk will take you through the campus of Trinity University, located between Brackenridge Park and the historic Monte Vista neighborhood. Presbyterians founded Trinity in 1869 in Tehuacana, Texas (about 40 miles NE of Waco) from...
