San Antonio - United We Stand - Divided We Fall

Coldrsx · #1 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 4:23 AM**

My first trip to The Lone Star State; I recommend a trip.

SlidellWx · #2 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 6:59 AM**

By far my favorite city in Texas to visit...really great shots around town.

mrnyc · #3 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 10:39 AM**

you did s.a. right! you went over to the pearl, did you do the mission trail? i enjoy that drive. as an occasional visitor there is plenty to do both in and around this area.

the downtown itself might surprize first time visitors as it is maybe more urban than you might have guessed until you get there and see it. this may be an odd comparison but it kind of reminds me of minneapolis in that it is huddled around the riverwalk like downtown minneapolis clusters up tight with its skywalks (or used to).

KevinFromTexas · #4 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 12:28 PM**

Very nice. It always makes me happy to see San Antonio get some love here.

wrendog · #5 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 1:23 PM**

Great shots! Thanks!

Coldrsx · #6 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 1:34 PM**

Thanks all. Really enjoyed S.A., although it was somewhat discouraging to see so many beautiful buildings underused or used by Ripley's or a tacky souvenir store. Product of the beast I suppose.

^^^We did the Mission Trail and made it to all 5, amazing.

Montirob · #7 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 2:33 PM**

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Originally Posted by Coldrsx

Thanks all. Really enjoyed S.A., although it was somewhat discouraging to see so many beautiful buildings underused or used by Ripley's or a tacky souvenir store. Product of the beast I suppose.

^^^We did the Mission Trail and made it to all 5, amazing.

The state of Texas has recently purchased the entire commercial block across from the Alamo. The just-approved plan is for that area to be the site of a new museum, so the tackiness will disappear within the next 5 years or so.

More info here: http://savethealamo.com/proposal/index.html

To say it's not without controversy would be an understatement.

By the way, EXCELLENT photos.

Coldrsx · #8 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 2:43 PM**

^so we heard and wonderful to hear.

JMKeynes · #9 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 4:05 PM**

Gorgeous!!!!!!!!

Urbanguy · #10 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 4:25 PM**

Great photos! Love the Riverwalk -- very charming city too!

Onward · #11 Posted **Oct 29, 2018, 11:30 PM**

Great set! Been awhile since I was last home. I enjoyed seeing what's changed outside of the major construction projects downtown. Pearl is a great area to get away from all the tourists traffic downtown. Hopefully the Tex-Mex didn't disappoint while you were in town.

Murphy de la Sucre · #12 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 12:21 AM**

Why "air-conditioned" is used as a hotel's billboard salespoint?

ChrisLA · #13 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 1:18 AM**

Best tour I can recall of San Antonio, looks like a charming city.

jtown,man · #14 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 2:20 AM**

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Originally Posted by Murphy de la Sucre

Why "air-conditioned" is used as a hotel's billboard salespoint?

Its an old building. Funny enough, my first thought after seeing the picture, and remembering it when I lived there, is that I hope they never tear that down. It will only age gracefully and interestingly.

Great tour! SA is very gritty. I think if they could add in a good influx of jobs and of course condos and apartments, the city could really take off. With the amount of tourist already down there, a large resident population could really make the area quite bustling.

xzmattzx · #15 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 2:57 AM**

Nice pictures! I have relatives in San Antonio but haven't been there since i was 4(!) years old. I need to go back!

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Originally Posted by Murphy de la Sucre

Why "air-conditioned" is used as a hotel's billboard salespoint?

It's retro. It's an authentically old sign that is worth preserving in its own right.

Coldrsx · #16 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 3:04 AM**

AC was often used to distinguish * from **

The Tex-Mex was solid, but hit and miss.

I would love to have been connected with a few more locals to get out of the conference zone.

Coldrsx · #17 Posted **Oct 30, 2018, 3:16 AM**

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Originally Posted by ChrisLA

Best tour I can recall of San Antonio, looks like a charming city.

Why thank you good sir.

The Austin/F1 set is forthcoming.

EastSideHBG · #18 Posted **Nov 5, 2018, 6:06 PM**

Nice!

Double L · #19 Posted **Jan 2, 2019, 8:03 PM**

If somebody wants to visit Texas in order to see Texas culture, I recommend San Antonio.

mousquet · #20 Posted **Jan 7, 2019, 5:35 PM**

Ah yeah, there's one of the rare 'man made' UNESCO sites in the States over there.

If only they got more seriously involved instead of acting grumpy at UNESCO, maybe they'd have more listed sites by now, aside from their national parks registered as natural ones.

I guess it's mostly a matter of lobbying, like so many other things, you know...

It's probably interesting for drawing tourists and their cash, like prestige or something.

Happy New Year to San Antonio and the entire world by the way.
Was on a little break, so I'm a bit late here.