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Casa Rio, a landmark River Walk restaurant, became the first restaurant in the area in 1946, opening next door to Hugman's office. The extension of the San Antonio Riverwalk overlooking Market Street at the Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center. Through the following decades the network has been improved and extended.
Arneson River Theater is an outdoor performance theater located on the San Antonio River Walk in the U.S. state of Texas. The open-air venue was erected 1939-1941 by the Works Progress Administration. The design was supervised by architect Robert H.H. Hugman.
Today, more than 100 local nonprofit groups, members of the Fiesta San Antonio Commission, stage more than 100 events over 17 days with the help of some 75,000 volunteers. [ 4 ] Fiesta events include three major parades—two along Broadway and past the Alamo, and a boat parade at the San Antonio River Walk (where the "floats" actually float).
The Henry B. González Convention Center and Lila Cockrell Theater along the San Antonio River Walk. The Tower of the Americas is visible in the background.. The Henry B. González Convention Center (formerly San Antonio Convention Center) is the City of San Antonio's convention center located in Downtown San Antonio, Texas, along the banks of the River Walk.
The Queen City's Smale Riverfront Park was ranked the No. 1 riverwalk by readers, beating out riverwalks in San Antonio, Texas; Tampa, Florida; Wilmington, North Carolina and more.
The San Antonio Marriott Rivercenter on the River Walk is a hotel located in San Antonio, Texas, USA. At a tip height of 546 feet (166 meters), the 38-floor hotel is the tallest building in San Antonio and second tallest structure in the city (the Tower of the Americas is taller). It is also the tallest hotel in Texas outside of Dallas.
Rosita's Bridge is one of two original bridges designed by Robert H.H. Hugman for the River Walk. The bridge was built in 1939 by the Works Progress Administration. [1] Rosita Fernández, a noted Tejano singer, would commonly perform at the Arneson River Theater, near the bridge. As a part of her entrance onstage, she would cross the bridge.
The waterway is also host to the San Antonio River Walk, one of San Antonio's primary tourist destinations and the centerpiece of the city, with several river improvement projects occurring so far. The Riverwalk was extended to the north in 2009, and that section of the river is now called the Museum Reach and features attractions such as the ...