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Author Topic: 1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark  (Read 71 times)

Offline Craig Tx

1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark
« on: January 31, 2021, 09:58:02 AM »
On this date in 1859, William Menger opened his hotel, now a landmark, on Alamo Plaza in San Antonio.

In partnership with Charles Philip Degen, he also operated a brewery on the site. The hotel is one of the best-known lodging houses in Texas. Its guests have included O. Henry (William Sydney Porter), Ulysses S. Grant, and Theodore Roosevelt. The building has been remodeled many times and is on the National Register of Historic Places. The Menger continues to serve as a center for meetings and other social affairs.
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Offline Ohio Joe

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Re: 1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark
« Reply #1 on: January 31, 2021, 12:39:55 PM »
Sounds like my kind of place!!!  :hairy
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Re: 1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark
« Reply #2 on: January 31, 2021, 02:33:59 PM »
Though I've never been in it, I have seen it.  It looks to be grand place!
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Re: 1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark
« Reply #3 on: February 01, 2021, 09:25:26 AM »
Likewise!  It's on my list of places to see.
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Re: 1/31/1859: Brewmeister opens hotel and future landmark
« Reply #4 on: February 02, 2021, 09:38:39 PM »
 :hairy

My Missus and I had drinks in the bar there the last time we were in San Antonio. The place fairly reeks with history. I plan on going back on my next trip to Texas.
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