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Dullnig building purchased by Austin company, beginning new chapter in its 138-year history

November 6, 2021 By Richard Webner 56 Comments

The Dullnig building, a local historic landmark, is located at 101 Alamo.

The iconic circa-1883 Dullnig building on Alamo Plaza has been sold to a company linked to a real estate brokerage from Austin.

Filed Under: Alamo Plaza, Architecture, Retail, Transactions Tagged With: 101 Alamo LLC, 290 Jones Investments Inc., Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Civic Park, Dullnig building, Dullnig Building Partners Ltd., Five & Dime General Store, George Dullnig, Hemisfair, Henry B. Gonzalez Convention Center, James Lifshutz, Jeremy Jessop, JJ Real Co., Jones & Jones Company, On the Rocks Pub, Paula Allen, Riverwalk Vista Inn, San Antonio Express-News, Shops at Rivercenter Mall, Teddy Rea Jones, Texas Historical Commission, Texas State Historical Association

San Antonio City Council votes 10-1 to approve new Alamo plan

April 15, 2021 By Richard Webner 5 Comments

The effort to overhaul the Alamo complex, which many had taken for dead last year, got a jump-start Thursday when City Council approved a deal with the state that will repurpose the historic Woolworth building and leave the Cenotaph in place.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, City of San Antonio, Texas Tagged With: Alamo, Alamo Cenotaph, Alamo Endowment, Alamo Plaza, Alamo Trust, Battle of Flowers Parade, Clayton Perry, Dan Patrick, Davy Crockett, Erik Kramer, Fiesta Flambeau Parade, José Toribio Losoya, Lori Houston, Rebecca Viagran, Reed-Hilderbrand, Roberto Treviño, Ron Nirenberg, Shirley Gonzales, Texas General Land Office, William B. Travis

‘We followed all the rules … and still fell victim to politics,’ Councilman Treviño on Alamo plan’s demise

September 27, 2020 By Ben Olivo 27 Comments

Texas Rangers close the Alamo ground on Sept. 17, 2020.

District 1 Councilman Roberto Treviño, who’s been the face of the Alamo project, reflects on the process and the Texas Historical Commission’s decision to deny the Cenotaph relocation.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza

Alamo church reopens today for the first time since March

September 3, 2020 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Visitors walk Alamo Plaza on Saturday, Aug. 29, 2020.

Alamo officials announced a new timed-ticket system, which will allow visitors to practice social distancing while inside the church.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Tourism

Nightly downtown, Alamo Plaza curfew in place through Sunday

June 4, 2020 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

Alamo Plaza is fenced up on the afternoon of Thursday, June 4, 2020.

In response to the potential for more unrest, city officials have announced a nightly curfew for downtown and Alamo Plaza through Sunday.

Filed Under: Alamo Plaza, General News

City announces Alamo Plaza closure every night through Sunday

June 2, 2020 By Ben Olivo 3 Comments

Police in riot gear stand near Alamo Plaza on Saturday night.

The City of San Antonio announced Alamo Plaza will be closed every night this week, from 8:30 p.m. to 6 a.m., through Sunday.

Filed Under: Alamo Plaza, Miscellaneous

Historic Woolworth, Crockett buildings still standing in conservation society’s Alamo Plaza proposal

May 8, 2019 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The San Antonio Conversation Society on Tuesday released its own plan for an Alamo museum that would incorporate the historic Woolworth and Crockett buildings, rather than raze them, which remains an option.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza

Alamo Plaza attractions owner wants more focus placed on entertainment district

March 16, 2019 By Ben Olivo 1 Comment

The attractions and some tourist-centric businesses near the Alamo were told they’d eventually have to move to make way for the $450 million plaza master plan. Some are frustrated because they still don’t know where they’re going.

Filed Under: Alamo Plaza, Retail

The Alamo remembered at dawn

March 6, 2019 By Heron Staff 1 Comment

More than 200 people, many of whom were direct descendants of the garrison that defended the Alamo in 1836, gathered in front of the Cradle of Texas Liberty Wednesday morning for the annual Dawn at the Alamo ceremony.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza

Coalition fights to preserve landmark Woolworth building

February 26, 2019 By Noah Alcala Bach 6 Comments

The newly-formed Woolworth Coalition wants the former dime store, and its historical significance as the first lunch counter to peacefully desegregate in 1960, preserved, and not demolished for the 1836 battle.

Filed Under: Alamo, Alamo Plaza, Historic Preservation Tagged With: San Antonio Conservation Society

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