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 | Mar 27, 2017 | music, San Antonio insider
If you are working on the American Volkssport Association (AVA) Cities in Song special program, you’ve hit the jackpot. San Antonio is probably the most sung about city in the USA. Most folks are familiar with “San Antonio Rose,” but here are five...
by Susan | Feb 4, 2017 | history, music, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
Friday’s Friendship Walks will take you by two fantastic old movie theaters, now re-purposed for stage productions. When it opened in 1929 the Majestic Theatre (224 E Houston, pictured above) was the second largest movie theater in the country and the first in...
by Susan | Jan 30, 2017 | food & drink, history, music, San Antonio insider, Sightseeing
On Saturday you’ll be walking through the historic King William area. To give some historical context to your walk you can pick up a brochure for the King William walking tour (or download it here.) If you have time to linger, there are two historic houses you...
