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1939 Saint Scholastica Convent is now a restaurant.
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Former Alamo Methodist Church was remodeled for a restaurant also.
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1891 Cottage was home of Carl Schulze one of SA's leading homebuilders.
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1895 Lovely Victorian-Empire style
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A pair of stately lions guard the front porch.
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A mosaic bench at the Eagleland Drive trailhead for the riverwalk.
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A bowstring truss bridge spans the San Antonio River.
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View from the left side of the bridge.
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Looking off the right side of the bridge.
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Carol and Ed on the bridge.
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An information board tells us this area used to be the terminal yard for the San Antonio Belt RR which gave connections to the MKT for grain shipments, etc.
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A Dia de los Muertos figure in front of Burgerteca Hamburgers.
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A portrait of Mike Casey - Mayor of Southtown who was a legendary dancer.
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A memorial bench to Yvonne Parks Lifshutz.
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The Alamo Street Bridge over the San Antonio River.
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A grouping of mosaic seats near Halcyon Southtown (a coffee shop during the day, a cocktail club at night).
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View off the left side of the Alamo Street Bridge.
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A very long mural on the Insco Distributing building.
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Guenther House and Mill with Pioneer Mill in the background.
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Guenther House is now a restaurant.
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No information found on this one.
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1876 Second Empire Style is now a museum open for tours.
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This one is undergoing restoration. No information found on it.
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Twin houses built by Joseph Madison and Birdie Lanier Nix
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1894 Romanesque Revival Style
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1888 Victorian-Empire Style
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1877 One of the first homes in the King Williams neighborhood.
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1876 was when construction began. Addition of tower came at a later date.
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Fountain in front of the home.
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Would like to know the story of how this 1940 Art Deco style got into the district.
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This gazebo was moved to King Willliam park in 1953 from another location .
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Ed and Carol taking a short break.
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1870 Italianate home is up for sale!
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Pretty mural on Mexican Restaurant.
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James Butler Bonham Elementary School was built in 1889
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Pig Stand Drive-ins started in 1921. They were the first to use carhops. They claim to have invented deep-fried onion rings. Company is now defunct.
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This is where the walk started.
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