SAPL : February 20 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

20 February 2022

1965
After 88 years in business, Wolff and Marx closes their downtown department store in the Rand Building at Soledad and Houston along with North Star Mall location (later reopened as Joske’s).

1988
RiverCenter Mall holds its grand opening festivities.

1990
The San Antonio Light reports that a local resident has a set of letters from the Joske’s building and has applied for a $7,000 grant from the Public Arts Committee of the San Antonio Fine Arts Commission to have them restored and placed on display under the South Alamo/Losoya Street bridge.

This press release was produced by the San Antonio Public Library. The views expressed here are the author’s own.