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San Antonio Texas New San Antonio Area Real Estate Listings by Email San Antonio Map Sellers - What is Your San Antonio Area Property Worth? San Antonio Texas Area John Craig Phone: (210) 602-7616 johncraig@johnccraig.com Welcome to my premier real estate website, serving San Antonio, TX. Are you looking to buy a home in the San Antonio market? No matter what type of home you are looking for, I can help you find the house of your dreams! I am a native of San Antonio and I have the ABR, GRI, SRES, E-PRO designations. Thinking about selling real estate in the San Antonio, TX area? My marketing programs and experience can help sell your home fast! Are you looking for more details on the local San Antonio, TX area? Please take a minute and browse my local neighborhood and school details, real estate mortgage information and interactive maps for the San Antonio market. Thank you for visiting http://johncraig.directhomes.com! All homes on my website get featured in the Google, Yahoo and AOL search engines About San Antonio Texas San Antonio was named for the Italian Saint Anthony of Padua, whose feast day it was (June 13) when a Spanish expedition stopped in the area in 1691. The city has a strong military presence—it is home to Fort Sam Houston, Lackland Air Force Base, Randolph Air Force Base, and Brooks City-Base, with Camp Bullis and Camp Stanley right outside the city. San Antonio is home to the South Texas Medical Center, the only medical research and care provider in the South Texas region. Famous for its River Walk, the Alamo, fabulous San Antonio hotels, Tejano culture, and home to the SeaWorld San Antonio and Six Flags Fiesta Texas theme parks, the city is visited by 20 million tourists per year. San Antonio is also home to the first museum of modern art in Texas—the Marion Koogler McNay Art Museum, as well as one of the more successful National Basketball Association teams in league history, the San Antonio Spurs. Downtown San Antonio Because of its status as a historic urban center, the architecture and layout of San Antonio are more traditionally urban than other cities in Texas, such as Dallas and Austin, which have developed in the last half century. Downtown is encircled by three numerical freeways, Interstates 35 and 37, and U.S. Highway 90/Interstate 10. Together the three highways create a rectangular route around the downtown area of San Antonio: I-35 to the north and west, I-37 to the east, and US-90/I-10 to the south. Downtown is home to many districts including the Alamo District, Alamodome District, Central Business District, Convention Center District, Historic Civic District, Houston Street District, King William Historic District, La Villita District, Market Square District, North Downtown, North River District, River Bend District, SoSo (South of Southtown), Southtown, and the University District. The Central Business District is home to Rivercenter, anchored by Dillard's and Macy's. The five-level Art Deco Dillard's, at the corner of Alamo and Commerce streets, opened in 1887 as Joske's. Joske's flagship store was 551,000 square feet (51,200 m²) in floor space until Dillard's bought the Joske's chain in 1987. Today, Dillard's only occupies a fraction of the original building. ![]() Housing the famous Alamo many people can be seen traveling to visit the historic district. Attractions such as the river walk are home to many of the festivities throughout the year including NIOSA (Night In Old San Antonio) which celebrates Fiesta, Cinco de Mayo, and numerous parades San Antonio Attractions The Alamo, located nearby, is Texas' top tourist attraction, while the River Walk is the second most visited attraction. The downtown area also features Cathedral of San Fernando, The Majestic Theatre, HemisFair Park (home of the Tower of the Americas and the Institute of Texan Cultures), La Villita, El Mercado, the Spanish Governor's Palace, and the historic Menger Hotel. On the northern side of the Alamo complex, beside the Emily Morgan Hotel, is the San Antonio Cavalry Museum, which features cavalry artifacts and exhibits and is frequented by local re-enactors. The Fairmont Hotel, built in 1906, is in the Guinness Book of World Records as one of the heaviest buildings ever moved intact. It was placed in its new location, three blocks south of the Alamo, over four days in 1985, and cost $650,000 to move. Find what you are looking for in San Antonio on my website or the Google search engine below.
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