When was riverwalk built

Don't miss this historic landmark! El Mercado - Market Square Market Square transforms three city blocks into a vibrant shopping district reminiscent of the outdoor plazas found in Mexico.

Marriage Island About couples a year are married at this small peninsula on the Riverwalk. Majestic Theatre This historic theater certainly lives up to its name.

It's the city's oldest open-air theater and was built in , the same year the Riverwalk's concept was conceived. La Villita La Villita is a historic arts village in the downtown portion of the Riverwalk. The area was settled over years ago, which makes it one of the oldest neighborhoods in San Antonio. Tobin Center One of the best ways to spend the evening on the Riverwalk is to catch a live performance at the Tobin Center for Performing Arts before or after grabbing dinner at a waterfront restaurant.

The Four Missions Keep traveling down the Riverwalk hike and bike trail south of the city center and you'll come across the four missions. They are historic landmarks that tell the story of the city's founding and offer a beautiful look at architecture from the s. Toggle Sidebar. San Antonio Riverwalk. All the missions are closed down by order of the Spanish government. Their lands are distributed to the mission Indians attached to the compounds.

Through the late s and early s, San Antonio's growing population and expanding boundaries were the cause, to a large degree, of problems brought about by flooding. July 5th, a serious flood causes some settlers to relocate to La Villita, on the higher east bank of the river. Mexico declares U. The first regulations are put into effect for the use of the river, creek, and ditch waters.

Fall, Stephen F. Austin and a revolutionary army lay siege to the Mexican-held city. The Mexican War. The Treaty of Guadalupe-Hidalgo is signed in Queretaro. The Texas border was established by this treaty as the Rio Grande. The King William area develops on former Alamo farmlands that had been divided into land grants given to the Mission San Antonio Indians.

Cholera epidemic in San Antonio. A footbridge opened on Commerce. Engineers study reports that heavy flooding could damage San Antonio. Floods kill about 50 people. March The columns, entablature, and pediment are copied in the San Pedro Playhouse in Work begins on bypass channel.

Final plans for flood control are published, including draining the river bend, making it a storm sewer with a street over it. The Conservation Society puts on a puppet show at city hall and takes commissioners on canoe rides to show them the river and convince them to save it. It worked.

June 28, Robert H. Hugman presents his plan for 'The Shops of Romula and Aragon' to Mayor Chambers, two city commissioners, property owners, and civic leaders.

The proposal endorses the bypass channel and recommends flood gates at the north end, a small dam at the south end, and a tainter gate in the channel to check the flow and create pools of water. Bypass channel completed, but the Depression prevents further expenditures. Texas Centennial. The full esthetic potential of the river becomes recognized. Congressman Maury Maverick, Mayor C. Quin, and a group of citizens, headed by White, push for development of the river.

October The tax passes October 25, River project breaks ground with Hugman as architect. March 14, A river carnival and night parade are held. The walkways, stairways to street level, footbridge, rock walls lining banks, and Arneson River Theater are completed as is the restoration of La Villita.

Funding approved for extension of the River Walk from the northern end of loop to the Tropicano Hotel site. A major flood strikes downtown San Antonio, but damage is minimized by Olmos Dam and bypass channel. Casa Rio Restaurant opens, the first restaurant in the river bend. A marvel of nature and ingenuity, it has inspired and enriched the lives of its neighbors as well as its visitors for centuries.

A tainter gate is installed in the bypass channel. Congress authorizes the San Antonio Channel Improvement Project to provide flood protection for 31 miles of river and four tributaries in San Antonio. Bob Frazer, Director of Parks and Recreation since September, , establishes a small botanic garden on the River Walk with philodendron, banana plants, and palms.

Custodian Gentry Taylor and three staffers maintain the park. David Straus forms the Tourist Attraction Committee under the auspices of the San Antonio Chamber of Commerce to look at economic development of the River Walk, which is now a city park but dangerous at night.

Open since , the Original Mexican Restaurant at Losoya is closed. Although a bypass channel was completed in at the beginning of the project, the October 29 stock market crash forced developers to halt any further work. Hugman was hired, and the River Beautification Project began construction in early Years of lackluster development along the river led to the creation in the late s and early '60s of the Tourist Attraction Committee, River Walk District, and the River Walk Advisory Commission.

Wood, Jr. In , a new section of the River Walk called the Museum Reach was completed, adding 1. To the south, the Mission Reach Ecosystem Restoration and Recreation Project was finalized in and added eight additional miles.