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myurbandreamgot this song stuck in my head....
anyway, research:
http://www.sachamber.org/visitor/riverwalk_history.php
http://www.sanantonioriverwalk.com/history.html
http://www.sanantonioinsider.com/map/san-antonio-large_map.htm
http://www.jman5.com/alamo/san-antonio-riverwalk-map.htm
http://www.riverwalkguide.com/pdfs/fin_dt_general_map.pdf
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slide set 1: origins of river- where does it come out of?; has a sand-based river bed; originally called 'yanaguana' by the papaya native americans of the region; used as a lookout by mexicans in the war (plaque and tree pictures); called san antonio after the monk/saint by the same name (pictures of statue and plaque); basic plan is a half-circle with a line extending from the midpoint into downtown towards the rivercenter mall
8,000 B.C.- Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers settle in Olmos Basin and along San Antonio River, called Yanaguana
1535- Explorer Cabeza de Vaca crosses San Antonio River
1691- Headwaters area named for St. Anthony of Padua
1718- Spaniards establish, at first near San Pedro Springs, Mission San Antonio de Voters (the Alamo) and a presidio
1720- Mission San Jose is first of four Spanish missions established along the river south of San Antonio
1776- Spanish acequia system completed
1819- Devastating flood leaves 16 dead
1842- Commerce Street gets river's first vehicle bridge
1845- Serious flood brings call for dam on Olmos Creek
1849- Polluted river water causes cholera epidemic, 600 die
1865- Serious flood causes three deaths
1869- First municipal flood control effort begins
1871- Houston Street gets river's first iron bridge
1891- New water system drills artesian wells, lowers river
1900- Drought, increased water use first dry up headwaters
1904- Citizens protest cutting trees beside river; city does first riverbank landscaping
1905- First Fiesta river parade
1907- Electric lights decorate river; second river parade
1911- San Antonio River Improvement League formed; artesian well first augments river flow; businessmen commission engineering study of draining and paving the Great Bend
1912- First detailed river beautification plan
1913- River Commissioner George Surkey begins major city river beautification project; two serious floods
1920- Boston's Metcalf & Eddy does river flood control study
1921- Citizens protest cutting trees beside river for flood control; flood devastates city, 50 deaths
slide set 2: development into a commercial district- extensive flooding problems; in 1919 engineers predicted massive city damage due to flooding if nothing was done; flood control measures finally taken along river in city in the 1920's (wpa picture); in 1921 a flood caused 50 deaths and millions of dollars of property damage; in 1924 the San Antonio conservation Society was formed to preserve the natural form and beauty of the river and the historic buildings around it; later that year their efforts prevented the scenic areas of the riverbed from being completely filled in; in 1929 Robert H.H. Hugman developed the idea of making the banks of the river into "a balance between commercial and park-like atmospheres" which he called "The Shops of Aragon and Romula"; A floodgate and two dams helped accomplish this goal and the bypass channel was completed in 1929. The major feature of the plan, the building of Olmos Dam, was completed in 1927 north of the downtown area, in Olmos Basin;
the project broke ground in 1939 after the Depression with Hugman as architect and later J. Fred Buenz, who finished the project by 1941; they added 11,734 trees and shrubs, including 1,500 banana trees, seventeen thousand feet of walkways were built and 1,489 yards of carpet grass
slide set 3: early buildings along the riverwalk- in 1962 the city's first riverfront hotel opened, El Tropicano (now the Holiday Inn Riverwalk North); Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant in 1946 (the first on the river), and Lung Jeu Restaurant in 1959; maintinance of the river walk is the responsibilty of the city's Parks and Recreation Department; In 1956, Bob Frazer, then head of the department, established a small botanical garden on the River Walk; in 1957 when he assigned the Park Rangers to patrol the river; in 1959 the chamber of commerce formed the tourist attraction committee to examine tourist activity and potential on the river, which in 61 recommended basement development opening onto the river for commercial opportunities, but the report was mostly ignored; The 1960's, on the other hand, was a great time for improvement and growth. Paseo Del Rio Association was established in 1969 to promote the continuous improvement and development of the riverwalk.
slide set 4: aia involvment- The first River Walk Commission (appointed by the City Council and headed by Walter Mathis) joined forces with the Chamber of Commerce Tourist Attractions Committee (headed by Straus) to commission a Paseo del Rio Master Plan from the San Antonio Chapter of the American institute of Architects (AIA). AIA in turn appointed a committee to do the work, headed by architect Cyrus Wagner. The final Paseo del Rio Master Plan included drawings, a scale model, land use plan, the basis for planning districts, and a capital improvement program for public and private development. In addition, a set of recommendations for municipal improvements helped lead to a $30 million municipal improvements bond issue passed in 1964. map, sections, plans???
slide set 5: major extensions- second major extension of the river walk opens into the city's new convention center complex in time for HemisFair, San Antonio's World Exposition, 1968; A third major improvement was the extension south toward the King William Historic District, by the Army Corps of Engineers, in 1971; An important cultural addition to the River Walk came in 1974 when the San Antonio Conservation Society bought and restored the old Ursuline Convent, located slightly upstream from the main River Walk business corridor; Since 1962, eight hotels and a major shopping center have been built and currently anchor positions on the River Walk. They opened in the following order: El Tropicano, 1962 (reopening in 1991 as the Holiday inn Riverwalk North); Hilton Palacio del Rio and Hotel La Posada, 1968 (La Posada reopening in 1970 as La Mansion del Rio); Travelodge an the River, 1971: Marriott Riverwalk and the Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 1979; Holiday Inn Riverwalk, 1987; and Marriott Rivercenter and Rivercenter Mall, 1988 (rivercenter circle picture); To keep up with the latest events happening in the River Walk area, the Paseo del Rio Association publishes a monthly magazine titled Rio. Rio has been published monthly since 1968 (paseo del rio arrow sign)
other things to show:
- apsed square pattern, seems to be the symbol of the city
- chamber of commerce
- weird modern art form
- red street bus
- jim cullum's landing restaurant
- rainwater drains and boat docking posts
- shot fo the non-tourist part of the river
anyway, research:
http://www.sachamber.org/visitor/riverwalk_history.php
http://www.sanantonioriverwalk.com/history.html
http://www.sanantonioinsider.com/map/san-antonio-large_map.htm
http://www.jman5.com/alamo/san-antonio-riverwalk-map.htm
http://www.riverwalkguide.com/pdfs/fin_dt_general_map.pdf
~
slide set 1: origins of river- where does it come out of?; has a sand-based river bed; originally called 'yanaguana' by the papaya native americans of the region; used as a lookout by mexicans in the war (plaque and tree pictures); called san antonio after the monk/saint by the same name (pictures of statue and plaque); basic plan is a half-circle with a line extending from the midpoint into downtown towards the rivercenter mall
8,000 B.C.- Paleo-Indian hunter-gatherers settle in Olmos Basin and along San Antonio River, called Yanaguana
1535- Explorer Cabeza de Vaca crosses San Antonio River
1691- Headwaters area named for St. Anthony of Padua
1718- Spaniards establish, at first near San Pedro Springs, Mission San Antonio de Voters (the Alamo) and a presidio
1720- Mission San Jose is first of four Spanish missions established along the river south of San Antonio
1776- Spanish acequia system completed
1819- Devastating flood leaves 16 dead
1842- Commerce Street gets river's first vehicle bridge
1845- Serious flood brings call for dam on Olmos Creek
1849- Polluted river water causes cholera epidemic, 600 die
1865- Serious flood causes three deaths
1869- First municipal flood control effort begins
1871- Houston Street gets river's first iron bridge
1891- New water system drills artesian wells, lowers river
1900- Drought, increased water use first dry up headwaters
1904- Citizens protest cutting trees beside river; city does first riverbank landscaping
1905- First Fiesta river parade
1907- Electric lights decorate river; second river parade
1911- San Antonio River Improvement League formed; artesian well first augments river flow; businessmen commission engineering study of draining and paving the Great Bend
1912- First detailed river beautification plan
1913- River Commissioner George Surkey begins major city river beautification project; two serious floods
1920- Boston's Metcalf & Eddy does river flood control study
1921- Citizens protest cutting trees beside river for flood control; flood devastates city, 50 deaths
slide set 2: development into a commercial district- extensive flooding problems; in 1919 engineers predicted massive city damage due to flooding if nothing was done; flood control measures finally taken along river in city in the 1920's (wpa picture); in 1921 a flood caused 50 deaths and millions of dollars of property damage; in 1924 the San Antonio conservation Society was formed to preserve the natural form and beauty of the river and the historic buildings around it; later that year their efforts prevented the scenic areas of the riverbed from being completely filled in; in 1929 Robert H.H. Hugman developed the idea of making the banks of the river into "a balance between commercial and park-like atmospheres" which he called "The Shops of Aragon and Romula"; A floodgate and two dams helped accomplish this goal and the bypass channel was completed in 1929. The major feature of the plan, the building of Olmos Dam, was completed in 1927 north of the downtown area, in Olmos Basin;
the project broke ground in 1939 after the Depression with Hugman as architect and later J. Fred Buenz, who finished the project by 1941; they added 11,734 trees and shrubs, including 1,500 banana trees, seventeen thousand feet of walkways were built and 1,489 yards of carpet grass
slide set 3: early buildings along the riverwalk- in 1962 the city's first riverfront hotel opened, El Tropicano (now the Holiday Inn Riverwalk North); Casa Rio Mexican Restaurant in 1946 (the first on the river), and Lung Jeu Restaurant in 1959; maintinance of the river walk is the responsibilty of the city's Parks and Recreation Department; In 1956, Bob Frazer, then head of the department, established a small botanical garden on the River Walk; in 1957 when he assigned the Park Rangers to patrol the river; in 1959 the chamber of commerce formed the tourist attraction committee to examine tourist activity and potential on the river, which in 61 recommended basement development opening onto the river for commercial opportunities, but the report was mostly ignored; The 1960's, on the other hand, was a great time for improvement and growth. Paseo Del Rio Association was established in 1969 to promote the continuous improvement and development of the riverwalk.
slide set 4: aia involvment- The first River Walk Commission (appointed by the City Council and headed by Walter Mathis) joined forces with the Chamber of Commerce Tourist Attractions Committee (headed by Straus) to commission a Paseo del Rio Master Plan from the San Antonio Chapter of the American institute of Architects (AIA). AIA in turn appointed a committee to do the work, headed by architect Cyrus Wagner. The final Paseo del Rio Master Plan included drawings, a scale model, land use plan, the basis for planning districts, and a capital improvement program for public and private development. In addition, a set of recommendations for municipal improvements helped lead to a $30 million municipal improvements bond issue passed in 1964. map, sections, plans???
slide set 5: major extensions- second major extension of the river walk opens into the city's new convention center complex in time for HemisFair, San Antonio's World Exposition, 1968; A third major improvement was the extension south toward the King William Historic District, by the Army Corps of Engineers, in 1971; An important cultural addition to the River Walk came in 1974 when the San Antonio Conservation Society bought and restored the old Ursuline Convent, located slightly upstream from the main River Walk business corridor; Since 1962, eight hotels and a major shopping center have been built and currently anchor positions on the River Walk. They opened in the following order: El Tropicano, 1962 (reopening in 1991 as the Holiday inn Riverwalk North); Hilton Palacio del Rio and Hotel La Posada, 1968 (La Posada reopening in 1970 as La Mansion del Rio); Travelodge an the River, 1971: Marriott Riverwalk and the Hyatt Regency San Antonio, 1979; Holiday Inn Riverwalk, 1987; and Marriott Rivercenter and Rivercenter Mall, 1988 (rivercenter circle picture); To keep up with the latest events happening in the River Walk area, the Paseo del Rio Association publishes a monthly magazine titled Rio. Rio has been published monthly since 1968 (paseo del rio arrow sign)
other things to show:
- apsed square pattern, seems to be the symbol of the city
- chamber of commerce
- weird modern art form
- red street bus
- jim cullum's landing restaurant
- rainwater drains and boat docking posts
- shot fo the non-tourist part of the river
