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The San Antonio River looking downstream toward the Houston Street Bridge. The original span on this site, then Paseo Street, was the first iron bridge in San Antonio, erected in 1870. This iron bridge was moved to Grand (now Jones) Avenue in 1885, and in 1927, to Hildebrand near Carey Street. The present concrete bridge on Houston dates from 1914.
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Then, it was the back of the Texas Theater; now IBC Bank building, Embassy Suites, and Valencia across Houston St.
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The twelve stroy Bluebonnet Hotel, built between 1927-1928, was a San Antonio landmark for many years before being razed in 1989. For several years during the 1930s, record companies would record local and regional artists in a studio in the hotel. Over the years, Don Albert, W. Lee O'Daniel %& His Hillbilly Boys, Al Dexter, Eva Garza, and others made music history here by not legendary bluesman Robert Johnson, as has been erroneously claimed. His famous recording was made at the Gunter Hotel.
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I remember this building and the shadow it would cast on the Greyhound station. I also remember it being demo'd around the time Weston Centre went up. St. Marys Garage is there now.
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Our Lady of the Lake College (now University), in 1932, is the oldest regionally accredited institution of higher education in San Antonio. It was established in 1895 as an academy for girls on property donated by Henry Elmendorf. The tallest building is the Gothic Coventual Chapel designed by Leo Dielmann. The Gothic Revival building just to its right is "Old Main" which was designed by James Wahrenberger.
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Yes, 24th/Commerce was "in the country" and past the burbs back in the day.