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05-05-2011, 06:47 PM
Grab a cab and tell the man to head west on Commerce. Just after passing under Interstate 35 you will notice the University of Texas in San Antonio downtown campus off to the left and off to the right further down the street is the jail: an interesting juxtaposition if there ever was one. What does it mean? Maybe we’ll ponder that more a little later.
Take a look at the Elizondo Community Mental Health Clinic at 806 S Zarzamora St. There’s a very colorful large mural on the side of the building that is really quite impressive. South Siders, you will discover, are big on murals and if your Mojo didn’t respond to the ministrations of the Herbolaria La India, could be this is the place to try next.
Next: 24 Hours in San Antonio Part V: Mission San Jose.
If, at this point, you were to take a little jog to the right on N Medina St you could cast your gaze on the old International & Great Northern train station. Built in 1907, it served the rail riding public for better that half a century but due to the decline in public interest in passenger rail by the 1970s it had come to a sorry state. However, in 1987, the San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union acquired it and restored it to it’s former splendor. Check out the bronze Indian on the dome. He almost didn’t make it to the dedication for the renovated station but that’s a story for another time. Let’s continue down Commerce St.
What to do next. So many possibilities; so little time. Don’t worry(¡No hay que preocuparse,CLCC 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off (Canyon Lake, Texas, April 30) - San Antonio Travel Examiner.com (http://www.jock.biz/showthread.php?p=235948#post235948)!), we have a plan.
24 Hours in San Antonio, Part IV
Go down to Southcross and take a left. Now you’re cruising thru old San Antoine neighborhoods with a flavor all their own. Go up to Mission Road and take a right. Continue to the stop light at Roosevelt Avenue and behold Mission San Jose. More than two centuries old,religion jeans (http://www.truereligiones.com/true-religion-women-jeans-c-2.html),24 Hours in San Antonio, Part IV - San Antonio Tourism Examiner.com (http://arplanet.free.fr/vb/showthread.php?p=27508#post27508), Mission San Jose is called ‘The Queen of The Missions‘ and it is something to see.
Up the street at the intersection of Laredo and S Zarzamora is the Produce Terminal. Produce from the fertile Rio Grande Valley pours into San Antonio here and is then pushed north,24 Hours in San Antonio, Part V - San Antonio Tourism Examiner.com (http://www.jock.biz/showthread.php?p=235947#post235947), east and west. The really good news for San Antonio is that there is an abundance and variety of fresh produce to enjoy year round. Yum.
Taqueria El Chilaquil at 1821 W Commerce is nice little place to have breakfast if you feel like going native. They serve a great breakfast of Huevos Rancheros with delicious, homemade corn tortillas (homemade tortillas are one of the marks of a good Mexican Restuarant; that and homemade salsa). Don’t expect to see any Gringos in there and don’t be surprised if the preeminent language spokenis Spanish. It’s cool.
Next up at 2427 W Commerce is Herbolaria La India. That’s a mouthful and if you’re from way up north you may have never seen one of these places. They’re fairly common on the west and south sides of our fair city. Herbolaria La India specializes in herbal and natural cures. They also have Tarot Cards,women true religion jeans (http://www.clothes-jeans.com), Lucky Charms and Spiritual Water. I would have to say that this place is probably ‘the place’ to acquire some truly unique mementoes of your visit to San Antonio. It’s a good place to get your Mojo overhauled, too. A very interesting place.
Tell the driver to take a left on Zarzamora. You may have already noticed that there are some areas in this part of town that give one the impression of being across the border in Mexico. The similarity is real and striking. Multi-ethnicity is a way of life in San Antoine. We like it that way.
Take a look at the Elizondo Community Mental Health Clinic at 806 S Zarzamora St. There’s a very colorful large mural on the side of the building that is really quite impressive. South Siders, you will discover, are big on murals and if your Mojo didn’t respond to the ministrations of the Herbolaria La India, could be this is the place to try next.
Next: 24 Hours in San Antonio Part V: Mission San Jose.
If, at this point, you were to take a little jog to the right on N Medina St you could cast your gaze on the old International & Great Northern train station. Built in 1907, it served the rail riding public for better that half a century but due to the decline in public interest in passenger rail by the 1970s it had come to a sorry state. However, in 1987, the San Antonio City Employees Federal Credit Union acquired it and restored it to it’s former splendor. Check out the bronze Indian on the dome. He almost didn’t make it to the dedication for the renovated station but that’s a story for another time. Let’s continue down Commerce St.
What to do next. So many possibilities; so little time. Don’t worry(¡No hay que preocuparse,CLCC 13th Annual BBQ Cook-Off (Canyon Lake, Texas, April 30) - San Antonio Travel Examiner.com (http://www.jock.biz/showthread.php?p=235948#post235948)!), we have a plan.
24 Hours in San Antonio, Part IV
Go down to Southcross and take a left. Now you’re cruising thru old San Antoine neighborhoods with a flavor all their own. Go up to Mission Road and take a right. Continue to the stop light at Roosevelt Avenue and behold Mission San Jose. More than two centuries old,religion jeans (http://www.truereligiones.com/true-religion-women-jeans-c-2.html),24 Hours in San Antonio, Part IV - San Antonio Tourism Examiner.com (http://arplanet.free.fr/vb/showthread.php?p=27508#post27508), Mission San Jose is called ‘The Queen of The Missions‘ and it is something to see.
Up the street at the intersection of Laredo and S Zarzamora is the Produce Terminal. Produce from the fertile Rio Grande Valley pours into San Antonio here and is then pushed north,24 Hours in San Antonio, Part V - San Antonio Tourism Examiner.com (http://www.jock.biz/showthread.php?p=235947#post235947), east and west. The really good news for San Antonio is that there is an abundance and variety of fresh produce to enjoy year round. Yum.
Taqueria El Chilaquil at 1821 W Commerce is nice little place to have breakfast if you feel like going native. They serve a great breakfast of Huevos Rancheros with delicious, homemade corn tortillas (homemade tortillas are one of the marks of a good Mexican Restuarant; that and homemade salsa). Don’t expect to see any Gringos in there and don’t be surprised if the preeminent language spokenis Spanish. It’s cool.
Next up at 2427 W Commerce is Herbolaria La India. That’s a mouthful and if you’re from way up north you may have never seen one of these places. They’re fairly common on the west and south sides of our fair city. Herbolaria La India specializes in herbal and natural cures. They also have Tarot Cards,women true religion jeans (http://www.clothes-jeans.com), Lucky Charms and Spiritual Water. I would have to say that this place is probably ‘the place’ to acquire some truly unique mementoes of your visit to San Antonio. It’s a good place to get your Mojo overhauled, too. A very interesting place.
Tell the driver to take a left on Zarzamora. You may have already noticed that there are some areas in this part of town that give one the impression of being across the border in Mexico. The similarity is real and striking. Multi-ethnicity is a way of life in San Antoine. We like it that way.