Today we know it as St. Mary’s University, an outstanding educational institution whose graduates have gone on to become leaders and trailblazers in many fields of society. Today, St. Mary’s University is celebrating a 170th anniversary in San Antonio, but its beginnings go a bit further back than that. Originally known as St. Mary’s Institute,Continue reading “St. Mary’s University: from humble beginnings above a blacksmith’s shop.”
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Fannie Porter, “Butch” Cassidy & the Sundance Kid…making memories in San Antonio.
The calm of the morning was shattered as a group of horsemen galloped through the streets of San Antonio and pulled up at the rear of two story building on the corner of South San Saba and Durango. This dwelling was about a block outside the Red Light area of the city….a part of theContinue reading “Fannie Porter, “Butch” Cassidy & the Sundance Kid…making memories in San Antonio.”
The Trial of the Century…..and the story of the Three Emmas
It was late in the afternoon on Friday November 13th, 1914 when a well-dressed man pulled up his buggy outside a small home on the south side of San Antonio. The man went inside, and minutes later raised voices could be heard from the dwelling before three shots rang out. A woman ran screaming fromContinue reading “The Trial of the Century…..and the story of the Three Emmas”
The famous Harry Hertzberg Circus Collection opened in San Antonio 80 years ago today.
Photo: The entrance to the Harry Hertzberg Circus Collection and features one of the elephant sculptures greeting the visitors…..University of Michigan Formally dedicated two months earlier at the end of 1942 in the presence of performers, circus executives and selected fans, the long-awaited public Grand Opening of the Harry Hertzberg Circus Collection took place atContinue reading “The famous Harry Hertzberg Circus Collection opened in San Antonio 80 years ago today.”
Bob Hope came to San Antonio to open a school named in his honor
Photo: Wikipedia It was the day that hundreds of people in San Antonio had been longing for. Saturday November 18th 1972, fifty years ago, when “Ol’ Ski Nose” himself, the legendary entertainer Bob hope came to town for the official dedication of an Elementary School named in his honor. The Bob Hope Elementary school isContinue reading “Bob Hope came to San Antonio to open a school named in his honor”
San Antonio’s first H-E-B supermarket opened 80 years ago
It was October 24th, 1942 when HEB entered the retail grocery field in San Antonio. Already a Texan institution, HEB began in Kerrville in November 1905, when Florence Thornton Butt invested $60.00 and opened her first store below the family home at 812 Main Street, which they rented for $9.00 a month. Her husband wasContinue reading “San Antonio’s first H-E-B supermarket opened 80 years ago“
An historic ceremony and a Riverwalk interview for a U.S. President
It was 1992, and San Antonio was in the national spotlight 30 years ago when President George H. W Bush was in town for a major signing and a Larry King interview on the Arneson River Theater stage. The day began when President Bush, along with his counterparts from Canada, Prime Minister Brian Mulroney andContinue reading “An historic ceremony and a Riverwalk interview for a U.S. President”
Remembering Pope John Paul’s visit to San Antonio
It was Sunday, September 13th, 1987. The humidity was about 60% that day, and the mercury hit 92.0° F, but it was the moment that San Antonio had waited for . . . the first visit by a pope to the Alamo City. By the time he arrived in San Antonio that morning as partContinue reading “Remembering Pope John Paul’s visit to San Antonio“
Bill Clinton made a whistle-stop visit to San Antonio on August 27, 1992
It was 30 years ago today that San Antonio welcomed the Democrat Presidential candidates Bill Clinton and Al Gore to town. The day began with a 7:30am fundraiser at the Hyatt Regency Hotel with the party faithfuls, and this was followed by a boat ride along the San Antonio Riverwalk to the Arneson River Theater. Continue reading “Bill Clinton made a whistle-stop visit to San Antonio on August 27, 1992”
Remembering William Reuter. Today his name lives on with his 1891 building on Alamo Plaza
William “Billie/ Billy” Reuter…..Alamo Plaza History William Reuter arrived in San Antonio in 1874 as a young 23 year old from Hanover, Germany. A young man who possessed big ambitions, he formed a partnership with fellow countryman E.B. Stork to operate the “Germania House” Germania House advertisement …San Antonio Daily Express ..May, 1875 However, thisContinue reading “Remembering William Reuter. Today his name lives on with his 1891 building on Alamo Plaza“
Memories of San Antonio 