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|   FIRST -- Air Conditioned High Rise Office Building in the US
in Superlatives When constructed in 1928 the 21-story Milam Building was the first air-conditioned, high-rise office building in the United States. posted by:  miatabug location: Texas date approved: 11/10/2010 last visited: 03/14/2016 |
 view gallerySE0 km |  Milam Building - San Antonio Texas
in Engineering Landmarks The Milam Building was the first air-conditioned, high-rise office building in the U.S. posted by: miatabug location: Texas date approved: 11/21/2010 last visited: 03/14/2016 |
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|  Unknown - San Antonio, TX
in Mosaics A River Walk mosaic depicting the San Antonio skyline with the Tower of the Americas in the middle. posted by:  WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 12/08/2015 last visited: never |
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|  Site of De La Garza House, Gardens and Mint
in Texas Historical Markers A marker stating the De La Garza house was permitted by the Spanish government to mint coins for use in the local San Antonio economy. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 12/24/2010 last visited: 09/01/2007 |
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|  Thomas Clairborne Frost - San Antonio, TX
in Statues of Historic Figures T. C. Frost was pioneer educator, attorney, public servant, soldier, merchant and most famously a banker. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 09/06/2011 last visited: 05/03/2014 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km | San Jose - San Antonio, TX in Mosaics One of four pillars that honor the four missions in San Antonio. The pillars are on the Houston Street bridge over the Riverwalk. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/25/2018 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  Texas Theater - San Antonio, TX
in Vintage Movie Theaters Opened in 1926 for the Publix-Paramount chain, this large downtown theater was designed by the Boller Brothers firm, and was done in Spanish Colonial and Rococco style. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/24/2018 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  Texas Theater - San Antonio, TX
in Frieze Art In 1983, all by the theater's façade was razed to build a modern office building. This terra-cotta façade was incorporated into the side of the new building. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/24/2018 last visited: never |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  The Hertzberg Clock - San Antonio, TX
in Town Clocks This old fashioned freestanding town clock has been timing San Antonio’s downtown area since 1878. It is still operated through a system of hand-wound weights and still gives accurate time. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 01/08/2012 last visited: 06/19/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km | Old Military Headquarters in Texas Historical Markers The location where the Sheraton Gunter Hotel now stands used to be the location of the US Army Headquarters for the Division of Texas in the mid 1800s. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 07/06/2012 last visited: 04/18/2021 |
 view gallerySE0.2 km |  Site of Headquarters of General Robert E Lee - San Antonio, TX
in Signs of History A plaque declaring that General Robert E Lee (then only a Colonel) was commander of the US Army post stationed in downtown San Antonio, TX in 1857. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 07/06/2012 last visited: 07/07/2012 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | Empire Theater - San Antoio, TX in Vintage Movie Theaters The Empire Theatre opened on December 14, 1914, six months after the start of World War I. During the theater’s golden years some of Hollywood’s biggest stars, including Charlie Chaplin and Mae West, made appearances. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/24/2018 last visited: never |
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|  Redbird - San Antonio, TX
in Abstract Public Sculptures Redbird is a metal abstract artistic piece mounted on a red pole that is found at an entrance to the San Antonio Riverwalk that is off the beaten path. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 04/12/2013 last visited: 03/14/2016 |
 view galleryN0.3 km | Site of Rincon/Douglas School in Texas Historical Markers This Texas historical marker is under the shade of two oak trees where the junction is of Augusta Street meeting Convent Street in downtown San Antonio, Texas. It is on the Southwest corner of the Augusta Street Bridge, at the Riverwalk's entrance. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 12/01/2023 last visited: 12/01/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km |  Majestic Theatre - San Antonio, TX
in U.S. National Register of Historic Places The Majestic theatre remains as one of the finest examples of the opulent show palaces in the United States. Construction began in 1927 under the direction of its designer John Eberson, architect. The theatre is in an 18 story office building. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/25/2018 last visited: 06/19/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | The Majestic - San Antonio, TX in Vintage Movie Theaters The Majestic Theatre was opened June 14th, 1929 by the Interstate Theatre Corporation, designed by Chicago architect John Eberson. It hosted vaudeville, stage shows and motion pictures. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/24/2018 last visited: 06/19/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | Majestic Theater in Texas Historical Markers The Majestic Theater has been entertaining San Antonians since it was built in 1928. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 07/08/2012 last visited: 06/19/2023 |
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|  1907 - at 237 W. Travis St. - San Antonio, TX
in Dated Buildings and Cornerstones A former school building, built in 1907, is being renovated to become offices of an architect/contractor business. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 10/11/2010 last visited: 10/12/2010 |
 view galleryN0.3 km |  Augusta Street Bridge - San Antonio, Texas USA
in Truss Bridges A bridge built in 1890 and still in active use over 100 years later crosses the San Antonio River in downtown San Antonio between the Central Library building on the North side of the river and joins with Convent Street on the river's South side. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 01/10/2024 last visited: 01/11/2024 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | Site of Old St. Mary's in Texas Historical Markers Marker giving a brief history of St. Mary's Church in San Antonio. posted by:  BruceS location: Texas date approved: 03/19/2008 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km |  St. Mary's Catholic Church - San Antonio, Texas
in Roman Catholic Churches Catholic Church located in downtown San Antonio. posted by: BruceS location: Texas date approved: 03/20/2008 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | St. Mary's Catholic Church - San Antonio, TX in Frieze Art This 1924 church is a modified Romanesque design by architect F.B. Gaenslen. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/24/2018 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view galleryS0.3 km |  Ben Milam Cypress - San Antonio, TX
in Historic Trees This double-trunked Cypress tree is famous for being used by a Mexican sniper on Dec. 7, 1835 to shoot Ben Milam, an early leader of the Texian militia when they attacked Mexican forces in a fight for control of San Antonio. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 12/05/2018 last visited: 02/11/2023 |
 view gallerySE0.3 km | MORF - San Antonio, TX in Abstract Public Sculptures A public art installation commissioned by the City of San Antonio in partnership with AIA San Antonio, The University of Texas at San Antonio and Centro San Antonio. posted by: WalksfarTX location: Texas date approved: 02/25/2018 last visited: never |
 view galleryS0.3 km | Santa Anna's San Antonio Headquarters in Signs of History A marble plaque inside the Main Street Ballroom indicates this location was the location of Santa Anna's army headquarters during his attack upon the famous Alamo. posted by: WayBetterFinder location: Texas date approved: 09/03/2011 last visited: 09/03/2011 |
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