A Weekend In San Antonio.



This was the original entrance to the first Pig Stand in San Antonio, which was the first car hop/drive through in the United States!



San Antonio-based Pig Stands have been a landmark since 1921, and the original Pig Stand is considered America's first drive-through. The restaurant, owned by Richard Hailey, was one of the first eateries to use neon lighting and to have air-conditioning. The chain had about 100 stores in the late 1920s and early 1930s.
Now it's down to one — the original restaurant on Broadway.

So I think this is the one we ate at Friday night after the WEBB Party, a huge AIDS services fund raiser that we went to earlier.

My nephew, (Bill's nephew, but mine by adoption..) and I went back to pose at the old site... well we just had to

Bill's sister, Ryan's mom was the head of one of the historical parades for Fiesta, so I got to attend a special class for people who would ride Segways in the parade.


YIKES! It was harder than I thought it would be, but very interesting and I could see how it would get easier by the minute. Another thirty minutes and I could have done it in fabulous drag!



Ryan liked this wall painting that was on the wall by the old Pig Stand.

Why is there a flying policeman? Nobody knows. It's one of those San Antonio things.

I really like San Antonio. Lots of space, (the city almost fills Bexar County, which is a little bigger than Isreal!) andlots of culture. Some very good theater, (like that local production of Cabaret that we went to!) and lots of great restaurants and bars. It's pretty good place to live if you love food; lots of ethnic places that are great and of course, an amazing amount of Tex-Mex and true Mexican food.

I had a fabulous time!