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Outstanding Property at #11 Garden Square, San Antonio, TX 78209

Keller Williams, Heritage, presents Listing at #11 Garden Square,     San Antonio, TX 78209

Garden Square Listing

Garden Square Seller’s Upgrades

Garden Square Seller’s Disclosure

Garden Square Seller’s Tax Info

Garden Square Seller’s T47

Garden Square Seller’s Listing and Property Info

Garden Square Offer Information

Garden Square Seller’s Profile Sheet

 

 

 

 

 

 

TREC Required Notice July 2022

 

 

 

 

Robert Johnson and the Guenther Hotel

ROBERT JOHNSON IN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

This information was printed in https://texashillcountry.com/robert-johnson-recorded-san-antonio/ and has been copied here so it could be translated to Spanish.

After a talent scout enticed Robert Johnson to Texas, he recorded his music between November 23 and 25, 1936, including “Terraplane Blues,” “Come On in My Kitchen,” “Kind Hearted Woman Blues,” “I Believe I’ll Dust My Broom,” and “Cross Road Blues.” Due to the perseverance of the San Antonio Blues Society and Robert Johnson Blues Society, a marker commemorating the Gunter Hotel as the site of Robert Johnson’s historic recording sessions was erected on November 23, 2001. He recorded only twenty-nine songs before perishing at 27 years old. It is long rumored Robert Johnson died of poisoning, by the hand of a jealous husband. Another consideration is a possible aneurysm caused by congenital syphilis and a love of drinking moonshine. Looking for his gravesite is just as mystifying as other aspects of his life and death: three different headstones are erected in separate cemeteries around Greenwood, Mississippi. If you can’t find his site, just play some of his recordings and think of how San Antonio preserved the sounds of Robert Johnson!

ROBERT JOHNSON EN SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS

Después de que un buscador de talentos atrajera a Robert Johnson a Texas, grabó su música entre el 23 y el 25 de noviembre de 1936, incluyendo “Terraplane Blues”, “Come On in My Kitchen”, “Kind Hearted Woman Blues”, “I Believe I’ll Dust Mi escoba” y “Cross Road Blues”. Debido a la perseverancia de la San Antonio Blues Society y la Robert Johnson Blues Society, el 23 de noviembre de 2001 se erigió un marcador que conmemora el Gunter Hotel como el sitio de las históricas sesiones de grabación de Robert Johnson. Grabó solo veintinueve canciones antes de perecer a los 27. años. Durante mucho tiempo se rumorea que Robert Johnson murió envenenado, a manos de un marido celoso. Otra consideración es un posible aneurisma causado por sífilis congénita y el gusto por beber alcohol ilegal. Buscar su tumba es tan desconcertante como otros aspectos de su vida y muerte: se erigieron tres lápidas diferentes en cementerios separados alrededor de Greenwood, Mississippi. Si no puede encontrar su sitio, simplemente reproduzca algunas de sus grabaciones y piense en cómo San Antonio preservó los sonidos de Robert Johnson.

SAT300.COM San Antonio Playlist

One of the joys of riding in the SAT300.COM rideshare car is the San Antonio Playlist.

From the first rides taken, Dave has made an effort to supply the riders with singers and performers who exhibit “Los ritmos de la calle”, the rhythms from the streets of San Antonio.

The variety of artists in this Playlist include:

Tish Hinojosa.  – She is the first on the list, because of her attachments to San Antonio, as well as the types of music that she plays: Country (as in … Texas), Folk, English/Spanish, as well as reviews of Mexican traditional music.  Please see this link for more information: Tish Hinojosa.

Silo Restaurant and Bar on Austin Highway

Silos Cosmo

[Update, July 2021 – Sorry, but Silo’s is closed at this time.  I’ll keep an eye on that location and let you know if/when reopened.  There are several others in the Silo family, to be found at: Silo’s Elevated Cuisine.]

 

I don’t drink while taking YOU GUYS to the great watering holes of San Antonio! But I’ve run up on another.

 

Silos on Austin Highway.

First of all, make a trip to McNay Art Museum.  If you’re in town on Thursday, the general admission is free.  This is an extraordinary collection of art, as well as an entrancing history of McNay.   You will be traveling up Broadway into Alamo Heights.

 

Then swing by SILOS.

 

Great Happy Hour and  Great Food

 

 

 

 

Mercedes Benz E 350

Mercedes Benz E 350

Thanks for the compliments on this car.  This is the one that is used for DaveLyft’s trips.  It is the second E 350 that I have had.  The first one was a 2010 model, purchased in 2016 with 89,000 miles.  During the next three years, mostly driving for Lyft, I ran another 100,000 miles on the vehicle.  For the most part the dependability was flawless*.

Then, in June, 2019, I found that MB E350’s were available in the low $20K’s. for year model around 2016.  While the 2010 still ran well, and received compliments and high stars absolutely, I was concerned about what the next 100K would bring.  Also, the newer vehicle would have a great backup camera, blind-spot cameras, and perfect body condition**.   While I looked at Autotrader and other sources, I ended up with Carmax, since they had a good selection, competitive prices, a great website, and they will bring in available cars from other Texas locations, usually for free, or at a low cost.

The one I purchased had 36K, cost $24K, but they gave me credit for $4200 on the 2010, as well as a  good “we’ll buy your car” offer for a Dodge Stealth Turbo that I was no longer sufficiently using.

The guy that made the arrangements is

Cameron Campbell, CarMax Sales Consultant,
325-669-8977, cameron.campbell@carmax.com

This is the current search for a late model, rather low mileage, E350 on carmax.

 

This is the current search for a late model, rather low mileage, E350 on autotrader

 

 

 

 

* One driver’s seat module went out.  I had it changed by Christian Brothers on Hwy. 281.  The total was about $1300, with the largest part of that bill being the cost of the replacement module from Mercedes Benz.

** During the 36 months driving the 2010, it got several dings from low lying landscape materials, where rocks and polls were placed around parking areas, and could not be seen during the forward and reverse jockeying it takes to pick up passengers, and park to wait.  The car still looked good till the end, thanks to a can of black lacquer spray paint, artfully covering any scrape marks.  The cameras should help to prevent these dings on the 2016.

Tower of the Americas

The Tower of the Americas is a 750-foot (230-meter) observation tower-restaurant located in the Hemisfair district on the southeastern portion of Downtown San Antonio, Texas, United States. The tower was designed by San Antonio architect O’Neil Ford  and was built as the theme structure of the 1968 World’s Fair, HemisFair ’68.

It was the tallest observation tower in the United States from 1968 until 1996, when the Las Vegas Stratosphere Tower was completed. It is the tallest building in San Antonio, and the 27th-tallest building in Texas.

The tower is located in the middle of HemisFair Park and has an observation deck that is accessible by elevator for a fee. There is also a lounge and revolving restaurant at the top of the tower that provides panoramic views of the city.

 

 

 

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La torre de las Américas es una torre de observación de 750 pies (230 metros) torre – restaurante ubicado en el distrito de Hemisfair en la parte sureste del centro de San Antonio, Texas, Estados Unidos. La torre fue diseñada por el arquitecto O’Neil Ford de San Antonio  y fue construida como la estructura del tema de la feria 1968 del mundo, HemisFair ’68.

Era la torre de observación más alta en los Estados Unidos a partir de 1968 hasta 1996, cuando la torre de la estratosfera de Las Vegas fue terminada. Es el edificio más alto de San Antonio, y el edificio más alto 27 en Texas.

La torre se encuentra en el centro de HemisFair Park y tiene una plataforma de observación que es accesible por el ascensor por una tarifa. También hay un salón y restaurante giratorio en la parte superior de la torre que ofrece vistas panorámicas de la ciudad. [3]

 

 

 

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_of_the_Americas

 

Honeymoon in San Antonio

A couple, on their honeymoon in San Antonio, asked me what special places or activities they should see and do in San Antonio for a HONEYMOON.  I’m listing some, and hope to get some additional input from locals and visitors.

#1 Paramour.  Great, romantic place to see the skyline, sit in big plastic chairs, or move out to a quiet place along the back of the outside balcony, to see the future, and the present.  It’s free (no cover) to get up to the bar on the 4th floor, and the price of cocktails is well worth it for an intoxicating evening, togehter.  ALONG with that, I need to suggest stopping at the BOURBON STREET restaurant, across the street in the Wyndam Garden Hotel.   Since there’s really nothing to dine on at Paramour, and little else nearby, this seems like a great evening, Bourbon Street and Paramour.  BS is at 4.3 on Yelp, but, with NOLA recipes and San Antonio cooks, they have to be able to do something right, so order, enjoy, hold their feet to the grill if it needs to be improved.

#2 Riverwalk South, and King William.  These areas are just incredible beauties, side by side.  You could stroll through the streets of King William, enjoying the revitalized and remodeled 1880’s homes, then, upon reaching a dead end, step down the stairs to the Riverwalk South that stretches from Nueva to South Alamo, before it picks up on the Mission hike/bike trail through the Missions to the south.  If you brought, or RENTED bicycles, you could make an easy trip through King William, and then on to Lavaca, another great neighborhood of antiquity, charm, and redo’s.

#3 Great Restaurants abound.  Remember that you’re married, so a newlywed 15 is unavoidable.  BLISS.  THE CHART HOUSE AT THE TOWER OF THE AMERICAS.  THE MAGNOLIA PANCAKE HAUS.

 

 

Welcome Berkshire Hathaway Realtors!

Hi BH Realtors,

I just checked and my recommendation of Acenar wasnt real clear – it’s on the FIRST VISIT – JUST ONE DAY LIST, see that post.

Also, that mentions DRINK TEXAS, a good local bar near your hotel.

I’m still working on the site, between trips, and WordPress sites are good, but don’t always show exactly what I want.

Finally, in case you can’t find one in a bar, here’s the story and recipe for a Mexican Martini.

Enjoy!

Late Night Eats

If you are out till the bars close, you might need to find a place to wrap up the evening, eat, and then head for the house, hotel, etc.  Here are some late night spots:

Mi Tierra This is the legendary all night spot in downtown San Antonio.  It is on the West side of Downtown, at the Mercado and Farmer’s Market.  There might be other recommendations for the best food, but THEY’RE NOT OPEN now, so come in and get your TexMex fix.  This is the place where you might see visiting rock stars and comedians from the Majestic, and any politicos that are still hammering out deals into the wee hours.

Original Mexican Restaurant – I recently hosted two riders, one, Carlos, on an evening, and then another, Johnna, on an early morning downtown.  They both work overnight in  the kitchen at Original Mexican Restaurant, they assured me that it was open 24 hours, and had great food.  So get by to test their unbiased recommendation.   Another plus is this is right down on the Riverwalk, so if you’re late at Losoya, etc. then this might be just the place for you.

Denny’s Downtown – This is back on the East side of downtown, but still within the I-37 freeway, near the convention center.  Great place to soothe the munchies, with other late night denizen.  Of course other Denny’s throughout the whole town are open 24 hours as well.

Whataburger Downtown – San Antonio is now the home to Whataburger Corporation, Texas’s  homegrown burger house.   Come in for breakfast tacos anytime, the 24 hour schedule makes this the place to Meat and Greet.  Of course, other Whataburgers throughout town are open 24 hours as well.

IHOP