san antonio river walk

In the beginning, Spanish Explorers used the waterway “Paseo Del Rio” to supply water to their missions. Mission San Antonio de Valero, also known as The Alamo, was the first to benefit from it.

One man, an architect named Robert H. Hugman proposed a plan that would turn the area into a beautiful urban park with apartments, dining, shopping, boat rides and walk ways lit with old-fashioned street lamps. He wanted it to be just as if one were walking in Venice, Italy. After convincing city officials and business leaders of the financial benefits of his plan, the dream became a reality and the river walk was eventually sculpted into the masterpiece you see today.

The River Walk received national attention and set the stage for what has become one of the state’s top visitor destinations.

The City has improved more than 50 locations during these two decades, generating new ramps, pathways and, with the help of private businesses, new elevators.

The river walk symbolizes the heart and soul of the city.

It is one of the most dynamic tourist attractions in the entire state of Texas, pouring nearly $800 million a year into the local economy.

Paseo Del Rio - 2 1/2 mile stretch of beautifully landscaped waterfront featuring many of San Antonio's most spectacular hotels, restaurants, night clubs, bars, shopping centers and businesses.

Mccoys Creek

McCoy’s Creek is a green and a body of water that stretches as far south as Murray Hill, and as far north as Grand crossing. In the city's early years, McCoy’s was known as the biggest swamp in any city that was close to the size of Jacksonville.

82 years ago, along with Hogans Creek, it was Jacksonville's answer to the City Beautiful Movement of the early 20th century.

Residential uses primarily lined Hogan’s Creek, McCoys Creek featured more heavy industrial and railroad uses. The goal is to make waterfront activity commercial, but make it private (cleaner).

If the Hogan’s Creek and McCoys Creek Greenways were to be completed and tied into the Riverwalk system, it would give Jacksonville over 8 miles of nearly contiguous access to the river and urban greenspaces.

hogan's creek

• Jacksonville’s “Grand Canale”
• Originally named Springfield Park in 1898
• Served as a natural firebreak during the Great Fire, saving homes and businesses
• Creek runs next to Shands Hospital, two JEA drinking water reservoirs, Bethel Baptist Church, Parks and Recreation building, and a large number of public housing units