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Historic Menger Hotel circa 1858 San Antonio Texas Fresco Digital Art Art Print
by Shawn O'Brien
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Historic Menger Hotel circa 1858 San Antonio Texas Fresco Digital Art art print by Shawn O'Brien. Our art prints are produced on acid-free papers using archival inks to guarantee that they last a lifetime without fading or loss of color. All art prints include a 1" white border around the image to allow for future framing and matting, if desired.
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Unique high angle view of the historic Menger Hotel facade in the Alamo District (built right next to the Alamo) of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Fresco... more
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Artist's Description
Unique high angle view of the historic Menger Hotel facade in the Alamo District (built right next to the Alamo) of San Antonio, Texas, USA. Fresco digital art. Many more images and digital art from San Antonio can be found in my San Antonio Gallery.
The hotel was built beginning in 1858 by German immigrant William Menger, as an expansion of his boarding house business and adjunct to his brewery. Immediately successful, a 40-room extension was started before the initial building was completed in January 1859, 23 years after the fall of the adjacent Alamo.[1] By the 1870s, the Menger was the best known hotel in the southwest. The hotel is mentioned several times in the works of O Henry, and hosted Ulysses S. Grant in 1880. It hosted Theodore Roosevelt at least three times, most notably in 1898 when he used the bar to recruit Rough Riders, who fought in Cuba in the Spanish-American War.
The Menger was San Antonio's most popular hotel throughout the 19th Century. Other notab...
About Shawn O'Brien
Travel-inspired (mostly) Fine Art & Photography published by the likes of Fodors, Travel+Leisure, Southern Living, Smithsonian, Forbes & TIME. I also use my images as source material to create digital art. We travel to places not just to see them, but to experience them. I take pictures to help me remember my experiences. My hope is that my imagery inspires experiential travel to places you might not have called on yet, or, if you have, helps you remember your own experiences. Thanks much for stopping by. Please feel free to direct any and all questions you might have to sobrien@TravelPixPro.com.
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Shawn O'Brien
Many thanks to the latest buyer of this print from Cincinnati, Ohio!