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This morning we had the opportunity to take a "brisk" walk along the Riverwalk. So far, it's been my favorite activity today.
I learned that the part of the Riverwalk I am on is on one end and several blocks away from the happening part, but it's pretty.
The river area used to be a bad part of town until it was fixed up for the 1968 World's Fair.
I learned there was a company that wanted to build a large hotel on the riverbank just before this world's fair, and the City wouldn't let them because they didn't want any construction going on during the fair. The company promised that they would finish on time, and that if they didn't, they would sell the building to the city for $1. The city fell for this--ahem--couldn't resist this offer.
So the first three stories (I think) of the hotel were built on site, and the rest was built off site as cubes that were later transported to and attached to the building. The person I was with thinks the cubes were transported with the furniture already inside.
San Antonio has the first hospital that actually has offices for the doctors right in the same building.
There's a restaurant where they make their own root beer. And I may actually be able to find this restaurant again.
The country's second oldest city park is in San Antonio. Want to guess where the oldest one is?
Note: although all of the above is hearsay, much of it was confirmed by identical hearsay from a different source.
Okay, ready to find out where the oldest city park is? It's the Boston Common. Some people guessed Central Park in New York, and one person guessed a place in Charleston, after having dismissed the official answer in his mind.
I learned that the part of the Riverwalk I am on is on one end and several blocks away from the happening part, but it's pretty.
The river area used to be a bad part of town until it was fixed up for the 1968 World's Fair.
I learned there was a company that wanted to build a large hotel on the riverbank just before this world's fair, and the City wouldn't let them because they didn't want any construction going on during the fair. The company promised that they would finish on time, and that if they didn't, they would sell the building to the city for $1. The city fell for this--ahem--couldn't resist this offer.
So the first three stories (I think) of the hotel were built on site, and the rest was built off site as cubes that were later transported to and attached to the building. The person I was with thinks the cubes were transported with the furniture already inside.
San Antonio has the first hospital that actually has offices for the doctors right in the same building.
There's a restaurant where they make their own root beer. And I may actually be able to find this restaurant again.
The country's second oldest city park is in San Antonio. Want to guess where the oldest one is?
Note: although all of the above is hearsay, much of it was confirmed by identical hearsay from a different source.
Okay, ready to find out where the oldest city park is? It's the Boston Common. Some people guessed Central Park in New York, and one person guessed a place in Charleston, after having dismissed the official answer in his mind.