Clifton’s Screen Door Inn Blends Comfort, Nostalgia
Each of the Screen Door Inn’s seven rooms features an antique screen door, lending a touch of nostalgia to an ... Read More »
Unplug in the Pines at High Hill Farm
With Tyler in my rearview mirror, I’m driving southeast toward the tiny town of Arp on twisting farm-to-market ... Read More »
Rise and Shine at the Midland Hotel in Hico
On trips to the Hamilton County town of Hico over the years, I’d wondered why the handsome 1896 Midland Hotel ... Read More »
San Antonio’s Grande Dames
Three grand San Antonio hotels, the St. Anthony, Gunter, and Crockett, opened in 1909. The timing is hardly a coincidence. Founded at the crossroads of early travel routes, San Antonio saw significant growth after Texas became part of the Union and again with the arrival of the railroad in 1877. According to the Texas Almanac, San Antonio was the state’s most populous city in 1909. And, says architect Irby Hightower, principal of Alamo Architects Inc., these hotels filled a growing need for lodging and places to conduct business. Even during tough economic times in the 1920s and 1930s, San Antonio prospered thanks to oil and ranching money. Through the years, these hotels made enough money to remain open but not so much to tempt their owners to tear them down and build something bigger. All three have continuously operated as hotels, and thanks to recent renovations, they retain their original grandeur. Read More »
A New Dawn in the Davis Mountains
Dawn has just broken above the new Davis Mountains State Park wildlife-viewing station, an L-shaped timber and ... Read More »
Let’s Go to Garner!
On a sweater-cool October day, I stood in Garner State Park in solitude and silence, watching the clear Frio ... Read More »
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