After visiting the Texas historic spot of the Alamo, we walked quickly to the "River Walk". It is one of our favorite places there. We went there with Jim and Vicki Shepherd in Dec. many years ago and had a great time. We searched out places we remembered and found many more new ones.
In September 1921, a disastrous flood along the San Antonio River took fifty lives. Plans were then developed for flood control of the river. Among the plans was to build an upstream dam (Olmos Dam) and bypass a prominent bend of the river in the downtown area (between current day Houston Street and Villita Parkway), then to pave over the bend, and create a storm sewer.
Work began on the Olmos Dam and bypass channel in 1926; however, the San Antonio Conservation Society successfully protested the paved sewer option. No major plans came into play until 1929, when San Antonio native and architect Robert Hugman submitted his plans for what would become the River Walk. Today, the San Antonio River Walk (also known as Paseo del Río) is a network of walkways along the banks of the San Antonio River, one story beneath downtown San Antonio, Texas. Lined by bars, shops and restaurants, the River Walk is an important part of the city's urban fabric and a tourist attraction in its own right.
A couple of the favorite places we visited before with Shepherds was "Dicks Last Resort". They made being rude fun! Don't go if you can't take a joke. The other place was Michelinos; an Italian restaurant where we found the BEST ULTIMATE MARGARITA! Yes - who would have guessed Magarita at Italian restaurant. Well, we had to stop in and get one to be sure they were still good and they were!
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