Headed south again, the walk takes on a more tropical look. Though this area is listed as Horticultu

This is the third in a series of posts covering the San Antonio River Walk which is one of our country's top tourist destinations and the #1 destination in Texas. Most visitors spend their time along the small section downtown known as the Paseo del Rio. But there's much more to the River Walk and I've set out to show you the entire 15 miles that most tourists miss and local residents enjoy. My posts are covering the river starting at the Pearl Brewery on the north end and heading south to the missions.
In two previous hotels in honolulu hawaii posts I showed the Museum Reach section which ends at the locks and you can find those posts here and here . Today we'll begin at the Brooklyn hotels in honolulu hawaii Avenue bridge just beyond the locks and dam and go south. This section marks a transition from the newer Museum Reach to the older section at Navarro Street on the north side of downtown.
Nearby is the McCullough Avenue bridge and the Puente de Encuentros or Bridge of the Encounters. It's a series of connected hands with cutouts which make patterns on the pavement. The hands are waving at the visitors on the river below.
The Hugman Dam was built in 1941. After the San Antonio River flooded downtown in 1921 the city planned to install a system hotels in honolulu hawaii of culverts and pave over the river. R.H.H. Hugman, an architect, had a better hotels in honolulu hawaii idea and fortunately his vision for two parallel sidewalks along the river prevailed. Below you see ruins of the old dam.
This tile mural is about 80 years old and was created at a workshop near this site. The tile workshop created tile for mosaics hotels in honolulu hawaii and murals in both public and private spaces around the city. It was donated for installation here when the new section was completed in 2009.
Headed south again, the walk takes on a more tropical look. Though this area is listed as Horticultural Zone 8, much of the downtown River Walk feels more like Zone 9, with warmer microclimates created by the sunken hotels in honolulu hawaii river and walls.
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A copy of the drawing R.H.H. Hugman used to propose his plan to save the river in 1929. The area outlined in green on the left shows a proposed bypass of the river to avert flooding which allowed the river bend loop (shown here in white) through downtown to be developed commercially.
Thanks for sharing this fabulous part of your city. There is so much beauty, creativity, practicality and history in this one spot. No wonder it is the #1 tourist destination in Texas! Reply Delete Replies Shirley January 9, 2013 10:31 AM
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I ve never visited Texas (You know the whole which state is bigger, Alaska or Texas rivalry and all) but your posts sure make me want to see your beautiful state! I love this walk and those palms - sigh. Reply Delete Replies Shirley January 9, 2013 8:32 PM
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