Breweries, maybe some of the smaller operations, and the Pearl Brewery kind of was born of that. The reason they came up with pearl was a german brewer saw in his beer the bubbles going up and said, those look like pearls, and so it became Pearl Brewery. Pearl brewery was in san antonio all the way until 2001, from the late 1800s until 2001, and then it fell into disrepair a little bit and was not around anymore and now it has been reborn. A billionaire named kit goldsbury who wanted to invest in his city came in and just revamped this entire place. One of the great things about it is it kind of represents a very interesting part of what san antonio has become, and that is a commitment to sustainability. When you look at some of the Different Things around here, just the items, the sculptures, all the different stuff, when they tore apart the old brewery and they did all the different kind of things they were doing to kind of build this place back up, they took a lot of those old widge
Nation. Like many americans, our staff to staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Next, a look at one of our cities tour visits. The pearl kind of mirrors what san antonio is. On one side, it is history and culture and a nod to the past, and on the other side it is a look forward to what san antonio has become, just the diversity and inclusivity and all the different kind of things that are happening. The city was created more than 300 years ago. It became a melting pot. The germans came in in the mid 1880s and built small breweries at the time, home breweries, maybe some of the smaller operations, and the Pearl Brewery kind of was born of that. The reason they came up with pearl was a german brewer saw in his beer the bubbles going up and said, those look like pearls, and so it became Pearl Brewery. The Pearl Brewery was in san antonio all the way until 2001, from the late 1800s until 2001, and then it fell into disrepair a little bit and was not around anymore and now it has be
Staff is staying close to home due to the coronavirus. Here is a look at our recent visit to san antonio, texas. The cspan cities tour is exploring the american story, as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. With support from our spectrum cable partners, we travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour, well experience the history of this south texas city, starting with a visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical park. Following that, in about 20 minutes, well hear about the role the city played in early military aviation. And in about 40 minutes, visit one of the citys most recognizable features and biggest attractions, the historic river walk. Later, a trip to the Spanish Governors Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city, dating back to the founding. We begin our special feature at mission san jose, one of four remaining colonial Spanish Missions in san antonio. Welcome to Spanish Governors Palace. What youre looking at is actually the l
The cspan cities tour is exploring american stories as we take book tv and American History tv on the road. We travel to san antonio, texas. Coming up in the next hour we will experience the history of this south, texas city. Starting with a visit to the San Antonio Missions National Historical park. Following that in about 20 minutes we will hear about the role the city played in early military aviation. And in about 40 minutes visit one of the citys most recognizable features and biggest attractions, the historic river walk. Later a trip to the Spanish Governors Palace, one of the oldest buildings in the city dating back to the founding. We begin our special feature at Mission San Jose, one of four remaining colonial Spanish Missions in san antonio. Welcome to our Spanish Governors Palace. What youre looking at is actually the last visual remnants of the presidio, the original facility was built in the 1720s and it was really the residence for the captain. What we are looking at toda
Just the diversity and inclusivity and all the different kind of things that are happening. The city was created more than 300 years ago. It became a melting pot. The germans came in in the mid1880s, and they built small breweries at the time. Home breweries. Maybe some of the smaller operations. The Pearl Brewery kind of was born of that. The reason they came up with pearl was a german brewer saw in his beer the bubbles going up and said, those look like pearls. So it became Pearl Brewery. Pearl brewery was in san antonio all the way to 2001, from the late 1800s to 2001. That got kind of fallen into disrepair a little bit and was not around anymore, and now it has been reborn. A billionaire who wanted to invest in his city came in and revamped this entire place. One of the great things about it is it kind of represents a very interesting part of what san antonio has become. That is a commitment to sustainability. When you look at some of the Different Things around here, just the item