Camp John Wise balloonists rock blocks may have been recycled
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A reader wants to know whether an irregular stone structure near the intersection of Devine and Park roads could have been part of Camp John Wise, the Army’s observation balloon school during World War I in what would become Olmos Park.Courtesy photoShow MoreShow Less
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The Army operated an artillery observation balloon school during World War I on this 261-acre site in Olmos Park. “Balloonton,: as it was nicknamed, operated from January 1918 to March 1919, training a total of around 4,000 observers and ground crew.Courtesy of Jim Berg /MatsonCreative.comShow MoreShow Less
NIOSA in a pandemic: The safety protocols for Fiesta s largest 2021 event
The event will be somewhat smaller this year, but the organization still plans to have more than 160 food and drink booths, and nine entertainment stages. Author: Kristin Dean Updated: 8:26 AM CDT May 6, 2021
SAN ANTONIO After being completely canceled in 2020, Fiesta 2021 is officially on the calendar in June with only a handful of events still moving forward. You will not see the Battle of Flowers Parade and the Fiesta Flambeau Parades this year, but A Night in Old San Antonio is still happening.
NIOSA has been voted most popular Fiesta events several times and it was listed as the number one Fiesta event by the San Antonio Current in 2019. It s not unusual to see massive crowds flood into La Villita for the annual tradition.
San Antonio suffragist, member of the progressive Maverick family, used her social standing for advocacy
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From left are San Antonio Councilwoman Adriana Rocha Garcia; Cynthia Teniente-Matson, president of Texas A&M University-San Antonio; San Antonio’s first lady Erika Nirenberg; Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran; Councilwoman Jada Andrews-Sullivan; and Councilwoman Ana Sandoval. The group was in Brackenridge Park on Aug. 16, 2020, honoring Eleanor Brackenridge, a San Antonio suffragist who lived 100 years ago, and marking the centennial of the Women’s Suffrage Movement that culminated in the 19th Amendment to the Constitution, which gave women the right to vote.Matthew Busch /For The San Antonio Express-NewsShow MoreShow Less
Skip to main content Doing the right thing : Coalition observes anniversary of Alamo Plaza civil rights milestone noted by Jackie Robinson
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Lifelong San Antonian, East Side resident and a member of the Coalition for the Woolworth Building Nettie Hinton, seated, speaks Tuesday in front of the Woolworth Building at the corner of Alamo and Houston streets about the peaceful integration of the downtown institution on March 16, 1960.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
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Members of the Save the Woolworth Coalition prepare Tuesday, March 16, 2021. to march in front of the building to commemorate the 61st anniversary of the peaceful integration of the former downtown institution’s lunch counter.William Luther /Staff photographerShow MoreShow Less
Abandoned North Side dairy barn is denied historic status
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The milk house and dairy barn of the historic Bacon-Steubing farm property were denied historic designation last week by City Council.Billy Calzada /Billy Calzada
A barn built in the 1950s believed to be one of the last remaining structures of San Antonio’s dairy farming heritage has been denied historic landmark designation.
The 12.5-acre property in the 6400 block of De Zavala Road included three single-story structures built in 1950 that originally served as a barn, a milk house and a feed room for the former Bacon-Steubing dairy farm.
The Historic and Design Review Commission recommended granting the property historic status, but City Council members decided otherwise last week.