SAPL : March 10 In San Antonio History...

Press release from the San Antonio Public Library:

Andrew Crews

10 March 2022

1926
Mayor Tobin began negotiations for an 80-foot strip of land on Bowen’s Island to be used in the city’s flood prevention program. Plans call for a huge tunnel to be dug across the river bend in the downtown section.

1949
The Alameda Theater on Houston Street (right) holds its grand opening.

1985
A week-long series of Irish themed events kicks off with a convoy of green-bedecked barges spewing green dye into the San Antonio River. The special guest is Thomas Crotty, Lord Mayor of Kilkenny, Ireland.

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