San Antonio Riverwalk

Navy Band playing at the Rivercenter
Mall turnaround for the River Boats

1536 - 1792 1809 - 1899 1900 - 1949 1950 - 2008 The River Walk History The Historic Events from 1950 to 2005 Since the early 1950s and on to the 90s, Tourists and locals alike have strolled along this amazing River and enjoy all that it has to offer, the history, wonder, beauty and pride that have made San Antonio what it is today. A marvel of nature and ingenuity, it has inspired and enriched the lives of its neighbors as well as its visitors for centuries. 1951-1953 San Antonio River is straightened from McCullough to A Street. A tainter gate is installed in the bypass channel. 1954 Congress authorizes the San Antonio Channel Improvement Project to provide flood protection for 31 miles of river and 4 tributaries in San Antonio. 1956 Bob Frazer, Director of Parks and Recreation since September, 1955, establishes a small botanic garden on the River Walk with philodendron, banana plants and palms. Custodian Gentry Taylor and 3 staffers maintain the park. 1957 Park rangers, organized in 1955, are placed on river. 1959 David Straus forms the Tourist Attraction Committee under the auspices of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to look at economic development of the river walk, which is now a city park but dangerous at night. Lang Jeu opens in river level of the Clifford Building. 1960 Open since 1899, the Original Mexican Restaurant at 231 Losoya is closed. New San Juan Dam completed in new flood channel. 1961 Marco Engineering Company of California, major designers of Disneyland, complete a report, funded by the City and the Chamber, on the commercial potential of the river. The plan suggests that all buildings which back up to the river be developed in an early Texas or Mexican colonial style, and that as many as possible be rehabilitated to provide basement space that would open at the River Walk level to accommodate retail and entertainment facilities. Criticism arises over the carnival-like aspects of the plan, but other elements, like forming a merchants' association and holding frequent festivals are used as a basis for further plan development. 1962 Straus along with Harold Robbins and Jimmy Gause from the Chamber staff visit Carmel, CA, and New Orleans' Vieux Carre Commission to look at their ordinances guiding development. Straus frames an ordinance based on these two documents which establishes a River Walk District and a seven member Rlverwalk Advisory Commission. Council adopts the ordinance on March 28. The Department of Parks and Recreation completes a major landscape program along two miles of river walkway, including over 17,000 assorted tress, shrubs, vines and ground cover. El Tropicano, the first riverfront hotel, opens. La Sirena at 107 West Commerce opens with a patio at river level. The Three Wives Antique Shop, at a location now part of the Hilton Hotel opens in November. 1963 April 15. The San Antonio Chapter of the American Institute of Architects unveils a plan for the Paseo del Rio. The plan takes the form of drawings, text and a scale model. It includes a land use plan, the basis for a planning district recommendation, and a capital improvements program for public and private development. The Chamber of Commerce creates a staff position to assist the Tourist Attractions staff manager of the Paseo del Rio project. The Landing opens in the basement of the Nix Hospital in April. 1964 San Antonio voters approve $500,00 bond issue for Paseo del Rio improvements City Council adopts an ordinance regulating signage on river walk. March 17. The Paseo del Rio Association is formed, with a staff person funded by the Chamber of Commerce staff position and the money used to pay a PR person to write the weekly Rio Ramblings for the Express-News. 1965 The San Juan Dam is extended so water can get into the San Juan Ditch. 1966 La Paloma del Rio opens at 215 South Broadway (Losoya). The Billboard Theater opens at street level of 231 S. Broadway over Venice Restaurant which opened the year before. The first Conservation Society-sponsored Las Posadas is held on the streets of San Antonio using the Courthouse, the Navarro House and the Spanish Governor's Palace. 1968 March. Hilton Palacio Del Rio opens. Hotel La Posada opens in the old St. Mary's Law School on College St. April-October, HemisFair '68. Construction is completed on the river extension and the convention center complex. August 12. Kangaroo Court opens. The Little Rhein opens in a San Antonio Conservation property. December. First Fiesta de las Lumlnarlas held. The bypass channel is modified. 1969 The first Paseo del Rio Assn. Great Country River Festival. The Stockman Restuarant at 409 E. Commerce opened. Espada Dam is reconstructed. 1970 Voters approve a bond issue for River Walk beautification and flood gate revamping. La Posada reopens as La Mansion del Rio. An addition to the hotel is completed in December 1979. 1971 The Corps of Engineers complete river improvements from Alamo to Johnson Street. The Fort Worth District and the San Antonio River Authority are given a Corps Award of Merit for general, landscape development design. The San Juan-Espada Ditch relocation project is completed. The Fiesta de las Luminarias and Las Posadas are combined for a River Walk presentation. 1973 The River Corridor Feasibility Study is completed, in a joint effort of six local government entities. The "River Corridor Plan' provides a long term framework for development decisions along the river. 1974 Flood gate 5 is relocated further down the bypass channel and flood gate 4, constructed to allow for circular boat traffic on the river bend and bypass. 1975 The Southwest Craft Center opens on the site of the old Ursuline Convent in buildings that have been bought and restored by the Conservation Society. 1976 The San Antonio River Authority moves its offices to a new site on the river opposite the Steves Homestead. 1977 September. San Juan Dam falls. 1978 November 11. Robert H.H. Hugman is honored at a ceremony inaugurating the Hugman bells at the Arneson River Theater. 1979 A new Marriott Hotel opens on the river extension, next to the Marina Garage. The Casino Building, the Riverside Hotel and the Losoya Building are refurbished as new rental apartments using special federal monies for rehabbing the second to top floors. 1981 In May, the Espada Aqueduct/Pledtas Creek Bypass project is completed. The Hyatt Regency Hotel and the Paseo del Alamo are opened, linking the River Walk and Alamo Plaza. The first Holiday River-Parade is held. 1983 Club Giraud opens at the Southwest Craft Center. The Johnson Street pedestrian bridge is opened. San Antonio Missions National Historical Park established in February. 1984 River channel improvements are completed from Alamo to Arsenal Streets. 1985 Channel Improvements are begun from Arsenal to Durango. 1987 Holiday Inn River Walk is completed. The Nueva Street Dam, Bridge and Marina are completed. San Antonio tunnel project begun. Tunnel will carry storm waters from Josephine Street south of US 281, 150 ft. underground and return them to the river channel at Lone Star Blvd. Project to be completed in 1995 1988 Channel Improvements are completed from Commerce to Houston Street incorporating Hugman's details. The Hugman wall across from La Mansion and below the Aztec is completed. Rivercenter opens on an extension of the river extension. The Mall opens in February, Dillard's in May and Marriott Rivercenter in October. The Original Mexican Restaurant opens at 528 River Walk. 1990 The first Carnaval del Rlo is held. 1992 San Antonio River Authority begins repairs and drainage work on Asylum Creek and San Juan Ditch. Water to flow again in the ditch when completed in 1994. 1993 Eckert's Drugstore opens in Noah Spears/Flo Kampmann Atherton Crichton Building 1994 Work completed for San Juan Ditch project. Pumps now able to put water in ditch. 1995 Southbank project between Presa, Crockett, Navarro, and river opens. Newly constructed buildings designed to fit in with existing architecture of San Antonio. Tenants are Country Line, Fat Tuesday, Hard Rock Café, Peasano's, Starbuck's, and Howl at the Moon. 1996 Presidio Plaza between Crockett, Navarro, Commerce and river opens with Planet Hollywood, the Edge, The Presidio and Dos Chihuahuas. 1997 January - Homewood Suites opens in old San Antonio Drug Company building. April - Havana River Walk Inn on Navarro opens. August - Adams Mark opens in 1950's National Bank of Commerce Building on river. December - San Antonio Tunnel project dedicated. 1998 September 10 - International Center opens, a conversation of old Main Library on S. St. Mary's. October 16-17 - a 20'' rain flooded many areas in San Antonio, particularly on the Salado and Leon Creeks. The tunnel worked beautifully in saving downtown San Antonio. November - Bexar County and the city of San Antonio formally inaugurate the San Antonio River Oversight Committee to oversee the further development of the river from US 218 to Mission Espada. The Hawthorne Suites open on N. St. Mary's. 1999 May - Drury Inn opens in old Petroleum Commerce building on N. St. Mary's; Mexican Manhattan on Soledad opens riverfront patio overlooking flood channel river walk. 2000 Westin Hotel opens on site surrounded by S. St Mary's, Market, Navarro and river. 2001 September - Civic Center Plaza at the corner of Main Plaza and commerce dedicated. November - Landry's opens in the location of Bayou's in the riverside building. December - River Walk from Presidio Plaza to N. St. Mary's on Crockett Street side dedicated. 2002 River improvements take place from Convent to Lexington and from Houston to Convent dedicated. 2003 Hotel Valencia opens at Houston, St. Mary's & River in January. 2004 The Water Mark Hotel and Spa opens across from the La Mansion Del Rio. 2005 First PDRA Mardi Gras Night Parade. 2006 January - Rainforest Cafe opens in Chandler Building March - Waxy O'Conners opens in Peterson Building next to Aztec. Iron Cactus opens in the Aztec Building March - Center for Foods of the Americas open at Pearl Brewery May- Pearl Stable opens at Brewery. Grandly renovated Aztec Theater opens 2007 January Newly and brightly renovated El Tropicano opens under Holiday Inn Management February - Drury Plaza opens in old Alamo National Bank building with a sidewalk in the bypass channel connecting the northern and southern parts of the river bend. May - Construction begins on the Museum Reach (Lexington to Josephine) of the San Antonio River Improvements Project. October- Saltgrass Restaurant opens in Casino Building on the river and street levels. November - Initial construction begins on Mission Reach of San Antonio River Improvements Project.

San Antonio Missions

ettlement in the San Antonio area dates from the early eighteenth century when explorers crossed the Rio Grande and began travelling though the lands north of Mexico, with the aim of extending the new Spanish territories. Besides the acquisition of new land, these pioneers also sought to spread the Catholic faith - new villages were based around a large church with other buildings for storage and living quarters, which together with cultivated areas for crops and animals were enclosed in a high protective wall, to ward off attacks from unfriendly groups of roving Apache and Comanche Indians.

The whole compound was termed a mission, and several dozen were built across south Texas, always near a river; as well as the San Antonio, they were constructed along the Rio Grande and Nueces, and further east along the Neches and Angelina. After the new territory was secured, the missions became important links in the supply route to lands in the east that were being threatened by French insurgents from Louisiana.

The Missions: In 1718 Mission San Antonio de Valero was established along the San Antonio River; it was renamed The Alamo at the start of the next century and received enduring fame in 1836 at the culmination of a period of fierce Mexican attacks during the Texan War of Independence, when around 180 defenders, made up of settlers and native Texans, held out for 13 days against up to 5,000 enemy soldiers before finally being defeated. A second mission, San José, was founded nearby in 1720, and three unsuccessful communities from the Neches River in the east were transferred 10 years later. A fort, a village and an irrigation system with dam and aqueduct were added soon after, and the communities flourished, gradually becoming augmented by other development and forming the city of San Antonio.

Surroundings: The five San Antonio missions survive intact and the southernmost four are protected as a National Historical Park, which incorporates various sites and tracts of land along the river connected by the Mission Trail, a 12 mile route along city streets that when complete will link The Alamo in the centre with Mission Espada, southernmost of the 5 churches. Outside the downtown area, the San Antonio River occasionally floods but usually has low water levels and is not particularly attractive. It is surrounded by a half mile ribbon of grass and woodland at either side; beyond, the suburbs of the city have extended most of the way south although not close enough to disturb the tranquil atmosphere of the missions, four of which are still used for regular church services.

Bandera Texas - Cowboy Town

From the looks of this bumper sticker this is demo country. Not that far from Johnson City.

The Bandera County Chamber of Commerce is committed to helping our members and our community prosper and to help our guests enjoy their stay to the fullest. We encourage you to visit Bandera County and discover the charm of our part of the Texas Hill Country.

Bandera County has it all, and we owe it to the pioneering spirit of our business community. We hold a unique place in history: this was the gathering point for the six million head of longhorns that traveled the famed Western Trail. Our settlers found ways to survive in the rugged Hill Country by raising sheep, goats and cattle.

Next, we opened our ranches to visitors and developed a network of some of the country's best dude ranches. We also enhanced the beauty of our country with herds of exotic game, orchards filled with apples and a majestic lake nestled in our beloved hills. All along we continued to welcome visitors and newcomers with a handshake and a tip of the hat.

Banderans love their historic roots. Our business community is hard working, hard playing and always friendly, dedicated to serving both visitors and locals with the best products and services available. We embrace our primary industry of tourism while reaching for new frontiers that will enhance the quality of life in Bandera. We want to blend our history with the cutting edge of new business opportunities.

Whether you are one of our existing 300+ Chamber members or a potential member, you will find Bandera businesses and the Bandera County Chamber of Commerce here to help you.

Visit the businesses listed on our website. They are the backbone of Bandera County - leading, following and working together to make Bandera County a growing community.

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Fredericksburg Texas

Fredericksburg is one of the most popular tourist towns in the state of Texas. Fredericksburg has over 100 unusual shops featuring arts and crafts, antiques, gifts, clothing, jewelry, novelties, and more. You will find plenty of shopping in Fredericksburg, Texas. The main street of Fredericksburg is full of quaint shops and the side streets of Fredericksburg offer more of the interesting tourist shopping.

The tourists love shopping on Main Street of Fredericksburg. Pick up some Fredericksburg fudge, stop at the German Bakery, look at the hand-made candles, try a Dulcimer, buy an antique or a gift for a friend back home. Have lunch in a German Restaurant. If you are a tourist shopper, you will love shopping in Fredericksburg, Texas.

Fredericksburg is a town famous for its bed and breakfast inns. They also have cabins for rent and motels in the area of Fredericksburg. Fredericksburg is one tourist town you will not want to miss in Texas.

One listing has Fredericksburg listed as the eleventh most popular tourist town in the entire United States. Come to see why Fredericksburg is so popular with tourists in Texas. You will love Fredericksburg!

Luckenback Texas

November 04, 2004

LUCKENBACH, Texas (AP) -- They like to say around here that you can't find a place more laid-back without being unconscious.

Drive down a single-lane road, turn a corner, and there it is: Downtown Luckenbach, in all its glory of three buildings -- a ramshackle tavern/general store, a blacksmith shop and an old-time dance hall. Clustered under giant oaks, this aging Western trading post-turned-country music mecca is the stuff of myth. On any given night or weekend, musicians in cowboy hats and jeans sit around picking steel guitars, thumbing washtub basses and singing country classics. Step into the general store and floorboards creak. "Welcome to Luckenbach!" hollers the clerk. You're already feeling pretty darn laid back. Lisa Martin enjoys the antics of dancing partner Jim Coale as they make their way around the floor in Luckenbach, Texas. It's an eccentric town in the prickly pear-studded hills of the Texas Hill Country, some 75 miles west of Austin. And every inch of it drips with history. "People have driven from Illinois down here to play their country song in Luckenbach," said Tim Steele, a singer-songwriter and Luckenbach regular. The town's reputation among music fans started growing on a summer night in 1973, when Jerry Jeff Walker and the Lost Gonzo Band recorded an album live in Luckenbach, called "Viva Terlingua," that became a classic of the country/rock "outlaw" scene -- the antithesis of a Nashville production. Later, in 1977, country outlaw idols Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson chiseled Luckenbach into music history with the song, "Luckenbach, Texas (Back to the Basics of Love)." The twangy, slow-paced anthem to the simple life found in Luckenbach topped the national charts. The lyrics spoke of trading in diamond rings and ties for boots and jeans. The chorus, "Let's go to Luckenbach, Texas, with Waylon and Willie and the boys ..." was everywhere. Luckenbach remains a coveted stage for musicians, and country bands like the McKay Brothers, the Cosmic Dust Devils, Mike Blakely and Jeronimo Trevino often come through. Throughout the year, visitors -- from European curiosity-seekers to country music die-hards -- make pilgrimages here, and often leave a bit of themselves in the bar. "People leave their IDs, their business cards; a nice couple from South Dakota brought me this the other day," said Mike Haley, the bar keep and town judge, holding up a South Dakota license plate tag reading "57 Chevy." But for the most part Luckenbach is the same as it's always been: A tiny, quiet place by the creek. Clown Prince of Luckenbach Like a lot of places in the Hill Country, Luckenbach was built by German pioneers in the mid-19th century. A general store -- the same one standing today -- was opened in 1849 by Minna Engel, the daughter of an itinerant preacher. She named the place Luckenbach after her fiance, Carl Albert Luckenbach. A couple kicks up their heels on a Saturday afternoon in the Luckenbach store. A year later, in 1850, a community hall went up. Rebuilt in the 1930s, it's still around -- now serving as dance hall and stage. The old blacksmith shop still stands. Luckenbach lost one of its original buildings in 2002, when floods destroyed a steam-operated cotton gin. Flood waters reached over the counter in the bar. By the 1960s, Luckenbach was virtually a ghost town -- the old German families had all dispersed. And its 10 acres near South Grape and Snail creeks went up for sale in the newspapers: "town -- pop. 3 -- for sale." It was in for a ride. A man named Hondo Crouch bought it with a few associates for $30,000 in 1970. A celebrated Texas humorist and folklorist, Crouch turned Luckenbach into "a free state of mind" -- poking fun at the nearby "Texas White House," President Lyndon B. Johnson's ranch on the Pedernales River. "Hondo Crouch -- the one right up there -- he's the one that got all this started," Haley said reverently, pointing to a portrait of a white-bearded man with smooth skin and friendly eyes on the barroom wall. In the portrait, Crouch, whose given name was John Russell Crouch, wears a beaten-up cowboy hat and chews a strand of straw. Crouch became the "mayor" and "Clown Prince of Luckenbach." The hamlet hosted a "Women's Only Chili Cook-off, a "World's Fair" and hug-ins. Yet Luckenbach didn't grow. Crouch wanted it to stay like it had always been -- a teeny bitty place you pull into off the main road and get a hearty welcome "People would show up and ask where Luckenbach is. He'd be there whittling. He'd say, take a left and another left. They'd take off, take a left, another left, and there he'd be. He'd say: 'Welcome to Luckenbach,"' said Haley. The outdoor bar in Luckenbach serves drinks as a band plays in the dance hall across the street. When Crouch died in 1976, his ashes were strewn over Luckenbach. An ever-changing group of cowboy musicians hang out in the bar, strumming and nodding and kicking back while visitors take in the tavern's collection; even Lyle Lovett stopped in one day, at 8:30 a.m., to look around. Cowboy boots dangle from the ceiling; longhorns and stuffed deer heads are mounted on the walls along with black-and-white photographs of country music greats like Bob Wills. A chair attached to the ceiling has a sign on it saying: "Reserved for Benny." Benny, a regular, died years ago. "This is probably one of the nicest, friendliest places to stop and have a beer," Haley said. Then he picked up his own guitar from behind the bar counter, and chipped in a few ditties to pass the night. Copyright 2004 The Associated Press. If you go, Tips for Luckenbach Visitors...

Wildseed Farm - Fredericksburg Texas

Welcome to Wildseed Farms, located in the beautiful Texas hill country, just seven miles east of Fredericksburg. Wildflower seed, grown here on the farm, is available through our free mail order catalog which can be accessed online or we can send one to you easily and quickly! Our catalog features seeds for over 90 varieties of wildflowers, grasses, herbs and exotic garden variety seeds. Online we include a selection of our specialty foods, gifts, and birdhouses that we sell in our Market Center! Better yet, come on by and visit us seven days a week, 9:30 a.m. to 6:00 p.m. We often have fields of flowers in bloom for great photographic opportunities. We also feature a live butterfly exhibit, known as The Butterfly Haus, and offer a stroll through The Meadows, our trial plot and research fields. There’s always something going on at Wildseed Farms! Check for a list of special events (click here)!

LBJ Boyhood Home - Ranch - Johnson City Texas

Lyndon B. Johnson National Historical Park

Things to Do:

LBJ's Reconstructed Birthplace courtesy of the National Park Service

A good place to begin your visit is to stop by the park visitor center in Johnson City. It features a permanent exhibit gallery that showcases Lyndon Johnson's life and accomplishment. This includes a world events timeline, a display depicting the highlights of LBJ's Great Society programs, and a tribute to Mrs. "Lady Bird" Johnson. Also offered are two video presentations, both 30 minutes in length. One is about the Johnson Administration, the other, about Mrs. Johnson's life and achievements.

The park has two visitor areas separated by about 14 miles: 1) the Johnson Settlement/Boyhood Home/Park Headquarters in Johnson City and 2) the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall. When planning a visit to both districts, it is recommended that a full day be set aside to see all of the park. A minimum amount of time to spend in Johnson City is two hours; the same amount of time at a minimum is recommended at the LBJ Ranch.

Johnson Settlement:
Lyndon Johnson's grandfather and great-uncle established a cattle droving headquarters here in the 1860s. Their log cabin and subsequent barns, cooler house, and windmill are still here. There is also a modern exhibit center focusing on the cattle business, early Johnson family and settlement history, and Hill Country survival. A chuckwagon and longhorn cattle round out the "cowboy" atmosphere. Self-guided tours of the Johnson Settlement, also in Johnson City, are available from 9:00 a.m. until sunset seven days a week. Costumed or ranger-guided interpretive tours of the Johnson Settlement are offered as staffing permits.

Lyndon Johnson's Boyhood Home:
The former president lived here from the age of five until his high school graduation in 1924. The home is furnished in the early to mid-1920s period and as such depicts a rural Texas lifestyle of 75 years ago. Various guided tours of the LBJ Boyhood Home in Johnson City are offered seven days a week.

The LBJ Ranch House:
The LBJ Ranch House, known as the Texas White House, was the home of President Johnson and a center of political activity for more than 20 years. Today, Mrs. Lyndon B. Johnson resides here. Bus tours of the LBJ Ranch near Stonewall are conducted from 10:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. seven days a week. After hours self-guided tours of a portion of the Ranch are available seven days a week from 5:00 p.m. until dusk.

Reconstructed Birthplace:
The Reconstructed Birthplace was built by President Johnson in 1964 on the site where he was born in 1908. The Johnsons furnished the home with family memorabilia and used it as a guest cottage.

Johnson Family Cemetery:
Along with his ancestors, President Johnson was buried at the Johnson Family Cemetery.

Junction School:
Lyndon Johnson first attended classes in the one-room Junction School House at the age of four. And as President, he signed into law the Elementary and Secondary Education Act at the same one-room school.

Ranching Operations:
Registered Hereford cattle graze at the ranch and are displayed at the Show Barn.

Trails and Roads
A self-guiding nature trail is available at the Johnson Settlement. Access to the LBJ Ranch is restricted to the ranger-guided bus tour, except for the Birthplace, Junction School, and Cemetery, which can be seen as a self-guided tour from 5 p.m. until sunset.

Pedernales Falls State Park - Near LBJ Ranch

Pedernales Falls State Park

2585 Park Road 6026
Johnson City TX 78636
830/868-7304

Water is the central attraction of many Texas state parks - often just a lake, with no special interest beyond general fishing, boating and swimming, but Pedernales Falls is much more dramatic. The park contains 8 miles of the Pedernales River as it meanders through the limestone hill country of the Edwards Plateau northwest of Austin, and includes the falls where the waters drop 50 feet over successive limestone layers via an impressive series of cascades and pools. The river flows through a shallow, rocky canyon with much pleasant scenery and plenty of places to explore - there are hiking trails, swimming pools and abundant nature.

History: Pedernales Falls State Park, 5211.7 acres, in Blanco County east of Johnson City, was acquired from private owners in 1970 and was opened to the public in 1971. It is located along the banks of scenic Pedernales River. This area, formerly the Circle Bar Ranch, typifies the Edwards Plateau terrain.

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WARNING - The Pedernales River running through the park can flash flood with little or no warning. The water in the river can rise from a placid stream to a raging torrent in a few minutes. If you are in the river area and notice the water beginning to rise, you should leave the river area immediately. Flash flooding is a common phenomenon in the Texas Hill Country, and park visitors are encouraged to be alert to weather conditions.

Pedernales Falls
with average waterflow.

Flash flooding at Pedernales Falls.
Picture was taken 5 minutes after the previous one

LBJ Presidential Library - Austin - Monday

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