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The original documents are located in Box 14, folder "4/19-22/76 - Texas (2)" of the Betty
Ford White House Papers, 1973-1977 at the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library.
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American Revolution
Bicentennial Administration
REVOLUTION
2401 E Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20276
AMERICAN
BICENTENNIAL
April 16, 1976
1776-1976
MEMORANDUM TO: Milt Mitler
FROM: Joe Dobal Joe
SUBJECT: Gladys City: New 0ld Town
Principal Participants: Mayor Ken Ritter, Bicentennial Committee
Chariman: Victor Rogers. (Gladys City Beaumont is in Congressman
Jack Brooks' district.)
The following information received from our Dallas office hopefully
will be helpful to you. If you need additional information on any
portion, please advise.
GERALD FORD LIBRARY
GLADYS CITY: NEW OLD TOWN
When the Beaumont Bicentennial Committee decided to celebrate a 75-year-
old event that help change the world - the Spindletop oil discovery -
they decided a simple ceremony was not enough.
With a desire to make the celebration appropriately important, and with
a lot of hard work, the BBC under Chairman, Vic Rogers, has accomplished
something remarkable, the rebirth of a 75-year-old city as a permanent
museum.
At about 10 a.m. January 10, 1901, the Lucas Gusher exploded at Spindle-
top, spawning not only a new age but a new town, Gladys City. From
Gladys City came Beaumont, and Beaumont has returned the favor.
Gladys City will live on as a permanent gift to the nation, with free
guided tours available seven days a week, from 1 to 5 p.m. The Lucas
Gusher Monument Association will move its Spindletop monument to the site
in the near future as part of a new Spindletop Museum - Phase II of this
unique Heritage '76 project.
The opening of Gladys City was picked as one of the 20 Top Bicentennial
events in the country for January by the Bicentennial News Service of the
Discover Americia Travel Organization in Washington.
The Gladys City project was further honored by receiving a certificate
of merit from the Beautify Texas Council.
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Gladys City is built around a square, reproducingas closely as possible
the original city. The building include a dry goods store, post office,
livery stable, blacksmith shop, photography studio, industrial building,
pharmacy and doctor's office.
Also included are the offices of Nelson and White, engineers, the Gladys
City Oil, Gas and Manufacturing Company, public toilet facilities, a
barber shop, a building housing brokers, attorneys and Minor Oil Company
offices, a general store with boarding house on the second floor, and
the Log Cabin Saloon with its brothel occupying the upstairs section.
As an added attraction, an observation tower has been built off the main
complex to provide an overview of the turn-of-the century city.
All the buildings are completely furnished with antiques of the era
generously donated by area residents and merchants. Office furniture
was obtained from the original Minor Oil company. Descendants of Nelson
and White, engineers, donated furnishings for that building. Bill Nelson,
one decendant, was architect for the rebuilding project.
The Jefferson County Bar Association assisted with the law offices, and
the Gulf Coast Pharmaceutical Association furnished the doctor's office.
Beaumont Police Captain George Schuldt and his father offered materials
for the blacksmith shop and rancher Bill Gilbert donated more than 50
items, including two rare wagons and an antique bathtub and bed.
The saloon and bordello apparently proved to be the most challenging
building, as authentic bars and tables of the era are increasingly rare.
But Calvin Smith, museum director, noted that the upper half of the
building would be displayed "as tastefully as possible".
Support came also from those who donated several hundred thousand dollars
so that this "living history" museum could become a reality.
So, if you desire a trip through time to the early twentieth century, for
recreation, for education, or for a vibrant "feel" of the past, try
Beaumont's Gladys City - Boomtown, U.S.A.
GERALD FORD VIBRARY
1 Information Bureau
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2. Nelson & White Engineers
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3. Gladys city Drug
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4. Edgerton Photographer
5. Brokers Office
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6, General Store
7. Gibson Dry Goods
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8. Post Office
9. Log Cabin Saloon
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9A. Barber Shop
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10. Sheet metal works
GLADYS CITY LAYOUT
11. Livery Stable
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12, Blacksmith Shop
13, rest rooms
N. ACCESS CARDINAL DRIVE
14. Gladys City Oil & Gas
& mfg. Co.
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UNIVERSITY DRIVE
Betty Ford Visits Gladys City
and Beaumont
4/21/76
A program
heralding the arrival of First Lady Betty
Ford in Gladys City in Beaumont will begin at 4 p m. today in
the re constructed boomtown which sprang up around
Spindletop in 1901, where the discovery of oil ushered in
the nation's petrochemical industry.
R.
FORD
Entertaining visitors to Gladys City prior to Mray GENERO
Ford's arrival will be the Forest Park High school Choir
which
of Beaumont will present barber shop music.
Mrs.
Ford is scheduled to arrive at Gladys City at 4:30 p.m.
She will be greeted at the gate by Victor Rogers, chairman
of the Beaumont Bicentennial Commission, Dr. John Gray, president
of Lamar University which runs Gladys City, Beaumont Mayor
KenRitter, Bill Neild, president of the Beaumont Chamber
of Commerce, Will W/lson, president of the Lucas Gusher Monumment
Association and Calvin Smith, director of Gladys City.
She will then walk to a plantform areato the left ofthe main
gate to meet members of the Bicentennial Commission and the
Lamar University Board of Regents.
Mrs Ford will then begin a tour of Gladys City, led by Calvin
Smith. Three persons will be in each of thebuildings to
explain various aspects about each structure. She will
start with the Gladys City Oil and Gas and Manufacturing Co.,
then to the Gladys City Drug Store, Edgerton Photography Studio,
Brokers Office, general store, Gibson Dry Goods, and post office.
The national champion Nederland High school Westernaires
will begin a routine in the concrete area in the middle of
more
page 2
Gladys City. After bher t routine
Mrs. Ford will then go to the Log Cabin Saloon, where a
small group of Westernaires will do a can can routine for
the First Lady. They will be followed by a group of square
dancers who will invite Mrs. Ford to join them.
Upon exiting the saloon, Mrs. Ford will be welcomed to the
city by Dr. Gray. Ritter will proclaim Wednesday as Betty Ford
Day and read a proclamation passed by the City Council for the
occasion.
R.
FORD
Rogers, as head of the Bicentennial Commission, will read
LIBRARY
Jefferson
a Gladys City Proclamation and County Judge Leonard Giblin will
read highlights of a proclamation from the County Commissioners
2
accepting a 100-year-old map for Gladys City describing
the East Texas Coastal area. The map was donated by the Briti sh
Royal Navy.
Mrs. Ford will offer a response to the welcome and presentations
and the tour will resume, with stops in the barber shop, livery
stable, blacksmith shop, Nelson and White Engineers Co. and
the Gladys City information bureau. The Lamar University Band will
also entertain during the tour.
about 5:30
Mrs. Ford will leave Gladys City and go to
the Red Carpet Inn in Beaumont where she will rest prior to
attending a private party in her honor where she will meet
with President Ford Committee volunteers and supporters.
Mrs. Ford will spend the night in Beaumont and leave Thurs day
for Austin where she will tour the LBJ Library with Lady Bird
Johnson.
Mrs. Ford will be accompanied by Mrs. John Tower, wife of
Texas' senior senator.
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Betty Ford Visits Gladys City
and Beaumont
4/21/76
A program
heralding the arrival of First Lady Betty
Ford in Gladys City in Beaumont will begin at 4 p m. today in
the re constructed boomtown which sprang up around
Spindletop in 1901, where the discovery of oil ushered GERAL in
the nation's petrochemical industry.
Entertaining visitors to Gladys City prior to Mrs.
Ford's arrival will be the Forest Park High school Choir
which
of Beaumont will present barber shop music.
Mrs. Ford is scheduled to arrive at Gladys City at 4:30 p.m.
She will be greeted at the gate by Victor Deada Rogers, chairman
of the Beaumont Bicentennial Commission, Dr. John Gray, president
of Lamar University which runs Gladys City, Beaumont Mayor
KenRitter, Bill Neild, president of the Beaumont Chamber
of Commerce, Will Wilson, president of the Lucas Gusher Monumment
Association and Calvin Smith, director of Gladys City.
She will then walk to a planform areato the left ofthe main
gate to meet members of the Bicentennial Commission and the
Lamar University Board of Regents.
Mrs Ford will then begin a tour of Gladys City, led by Calvin
Smith. Three persons will be in each of thebuildings to
explain various aspects about each structure. She will
start with the Gladys City Oil and Gas and Manufacturing Co.
then to the Gladys City Drug Store, Edgerton Photography Studio,
Brokers Office, general store, Gibson Dry Goods, and post office.
The national champion Nederland High school Westernaires
will begin a routine in the concrete area in the middle of
more
page 2
Gladys City. After routing they will followed.by
gauarn
Time
continues
lvor
Mrs. Ford will then go to the Log Cabin Saloon, where a
small group of Westernaires will do a can can routine for
the First Lady. They will be followed by a group of square
dancers who will invite Mrs. Ford to join them.
Upon exiting the saloon, Mrs. Ford will be welcomed to the
city by Dr. Gray. Ritter will proclaim Wednesday as Betty Ford
Day and read a proclamation passed by the City Council for the
occasion.
Rogers, as head of the Bicentennial Commission, will read
Jefferson
a Gladys City Proclamation and County Judge Leonard Giblin will
read highlights of a proclamation from the County Commissioners
accepting a 2/200 100-year-old map for Gladys City describing
the East Texas Coastal area. The map was donated by the Briti sh
Royal Navy.
Mrs. Ford will offer a response $ to the welcome and presentation
and the tour will resume, with stops in the barber shop, livery
stable, blacksmith shop, Nelson and White Engineers Co. and
the Gladys City information bureau. The Lamar University Band will
also entertain during the tour.
about 5:30
Mrs. Ford will leave Gladys City
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go
to
the Red Carpet Inn in Beaumont where she will rest prior to
attending a private party in her honor where she will meet
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with President Ford Committee volunteers and supporters.
Mrs. Ford will spend the night in Beaumont and leave Thurs day
for Austin where she will tour the LBJ Library with Lady Bird
Johnson.
Mrs. Ford will be accompanied by Mrs. John Tower, wife of
Texas' senior senator.
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Betty Ford-Lou Tower Trip to McAllen
3/20-76
Mrs. Ford's plane will arrive at the Miller International Airport in
McAllen shortly after noon Tuesday.
Rally accompaniedby and program at the airport:
When Mrs. Ford Mrs. Tower step to the door of the plane,
children from the Doria Avila School of Dance in McAllen will
begin a special 31/2 to 5 minute for routine and will continue as
the ladies walk down the ramp.
At the bottom of the ramp they will be greeted by Tommie Beardmoore,
delegate candidate pledged to President Ford from the 15th Congressional
District, and McAllen Mayor Jack bis Whetsel. Whetsel will make Mrs.
Ford an honorary citizen of McAllen and proclaim Tuesday as Betty Ford Day.
He will then introduce Miss Texas Sweet, Mary Bentley of McAllen,
who will presentiku the First Lady and Mrs. Tower with gift packages of
ruby red grapefruit, grown only in the Rio Grande Valley, as a gift
from the Association of Produce Shippers of the Rio Grande Valley.
Mrs. Ford
will then be greeted on a special red
carpet by the Red Carpet Greeters of the Chamber of Commerce.
The ladies will walk down the rope line greeting visitors while the
contingent of local
McAllen High School band provides music. A
Boy Scouts and Cub Scouts will provide a colorful backdrop of red,
white and blue when they hold aloft th American flags which were made by
the boys themselves as Scout projects.
She
After working the rope line of visitors, the ladies will get into
waiting cars and a motorcade will proceed to the Sheraton Fairway Hotel
for a reception with President Ford Campaign workers and supporters.
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A press bus will be waiting as part of the motorcade to take the
local and national press to the private Sheraton Fairway
reception and will also take the press back to the airport as part
of the motorcade when Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Tower leave.
Local press are advised if they ride the press bus, they must move quickly
to get a seat on it, as the motorcade will start the instant Mrs.
Ford is in her car.
There is no activity planned at the airport for her departure.
1
She is scheduled to leave the airport for Harlingen where
an
airport reception and private party for workers and supporters will be held.
Local press covering the event are advised to enter the
airport
in theSouth gate between the customs building
and the adjoining hangar.
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FORD i LIBRARY GERALD
Betty Ford Visits Gladys City
&
FORD
and Beaumont
GERALD
4/21/76
LIBRARY
A program heralding the arrival of First Lady Betty
Ford in Gladys City in Beaumont will begin at 4 p m. today in
the re constructed boomtown which sprang up around
Spindletop in 1901, where the discovery of oil ushered in
the nation's petrochemical industry.
Entertaining visitors to Gladys City prior to Mrs.
Ford's arrival will be the Forest Park High school Choir
which
of Beaumont will present barber shop music.
Mrs.
Ford is scheduled to arrive at Gladys City at 4:30 p.m.
She will be greeted at the gate by Victor Bank Rogers, chairman
of the Beaumont Bicentennial Commission, Dr. John Gray, president
of Lamar University which runs Gladys City, Beaumont Mayor
KenRitter, Bill Neild, president of the Beaumont Chamber
of Commerce, Will W/lson, president of the Lucas Gusher Monumment
Association and Calvin Smith, director of Gladys City.
She will then walk to a planform areato the left ofthe main
gate to meet members of the Bicentennial Commission and the
Lamar University Board of Regents.
Mrs Ford will then begin a tour of Gladys City, led by Calvin
Smith. Three persons will be in each of thebuildings to
explain various aspects about each structure. She will
start with the Gladys City Oil and Gas and Manufacturing Co.,
then to the Gladys City Drug Store, Edgerton Photography Studio,
Brokers Office, general store, Gibson Dry Goods, and post office.
The national champion Nederland High school Westernaires
will begin a routine in the concrete area in the middle of
more
Gladys City. After routing then will
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continues
her
tour
Mrs. Ford will then go to the Log Cabin Saloon, where a
small group of Westernaires will do a can can routine for
R.
FORD
the First Lady. They will be followed by a group of square
LIBRARY
dancers who will invite Mrs. Ford to join them.
Upon exiting the saloon, Mrs. Ford will be welcomed to the
city by Dr. Gray. Ritter will proclaim Wednesday as Betty Ford
Day and read a proclamation passed by the City Council for the
occasion.
Rogers, as head of the Bicentennial Commission, will read
Jefferson
a Gladys City Proclamation and County Judge Leonard Giblin will
read highlights of a proclamation from the County Commissioners
accepting a 700-year-old map for Gladys City describing
the East Texas Coastal area. The map was donated by the Briti sh
Royal Navy.
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Mrs. Ford will offer a response to the welcome and presentatic
and the tour will resume, with stops in the barber shop, livery
stable, blacksmith shop, Nelson and White Engineers Co. and
the Gladys City information bureau. The Lamar University Band will
also entertain during the tour.
about 5:30
Mrs. Ford will leave Gladys City all
the
and go to
the Red Carpet Inn in Beaumont where she will rest prior to
attending a private party in her honor where she will meet
with President Ford Committee voluneers and supporters.
Mrs. Ford will spend the night in Beaumont and leave Thurs day
for Austin where she will tour the LBJ Library with Lady Bird
Johnson.
Mrs. Ford will be accompanied by Mrs. John Tower, wife of
Texas' senior senator.
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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
San Antonio
piy & story
1717 GERALD R FORD
"CLOSE-UP: U.S.A." - HAWAII
VOL. 149, NO. 4
APRIL 1976
NATIONAL
GEOGRAPHIC
FORD & GERALD LIBRARY
IRISH WAYS LIVE ON
IN DINGLE 551
ROBERT FROST
THE POET 438
HIS BELOVED LAND 444
A CANOE HELPS HAWAII
RECAPTURE HER PAST 468
WILL BRAZIL'S FIERY BEES REACH THE U.S.? 491
MARSH ARABS, WATER DWELLERS IN A DESERT WORLD 502
SAN ANTONIO- EVERY TEXAN'S HOMETOWN 524
OFFICIAL JOURNAL OF THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY WASHINGTON, D.C.
Sausalito
I
N THIS BICENTENNIAL YEAR, when we
consider the riches of our past, what better place
NATIONAL
to look for authentic American images than the
New England of Robert Frost? In the rock-ribbed
GI
1976 Lincoln Continental
1976 Cadillac
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with 30,000 miles
boundaries of his New Hampshire farm, Frost
GEOGRAPHIC
with 3,000 miles
first found inspiration for his poetic insights. And
THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE VOL. 149, NO. 4
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October 14, 1975. The Sausalito Handicap.
who better to help us appreciate his genius than
COPYRIGHT © 1976 BY NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC SOCIETY
WASHINGTON, D.C. INTERNATIONAL COPYRIGHT SECURED
edu
How did Lincoln Continental's ride hold up after 30,000 miles?
pro
Frost's friend Archibald MacLeish, our most dis-
exp
of
tinguished living poet?
TIO
Perhaps the most difficult of all artistic endeavors
April 1976
atla
12-
port
68 out of 100 Cadillac owners agree.
is interpreting the essence of a man's work in a
of
are
A 1976 Lincoln Continental with 30,000 miles
medium different from the one he employed. For
Robert Frost: The Poet
our presentation of Frost's poetry, we found in the
438
has a better ride than a new 1976 Cadillac.
talented eye of photographer Dewitt Jones the per-
Archibald MacLeish remembers a friend
and examines his ties with New England.
fect complement to the Frost idiom. In his poignant
images of contemporary New England, the poetry
And His Beloved Land 444
lives. By giving us the very texture of the land and
Dewitt Jones travels through New Hampshire
the people Frost wrote of, Mr. Jones has increased
and Vermont, recording the visual echoes-and
our capacity to understand and enjoy the poet's
perhaps the sources-of Frost's verbal imagery.
words. It is a high artistic achievement. Frost,
FR
Pre
MacLeish, and Jones-poetry, mind, and eye-
A Canoe Helps Hawaii
WA
present us with a true "gift outright"-a celebration
Chi
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of the human spirit.
Recapture Her Past 468
Vic
Planning Hokule'a's Bicentennial voyage
Nat
Silbert Mbrosvenor
to Tahiti brings a new awareness of
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Polynesia's all-but-forgotten folkways.
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By Herb Kawainui Kane and David Hiser.
Dir
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When 26 African queens escaped and mated
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with local bees, they started a new menace-
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and a lively controversy. Rick Gore reports
of
the differing views of scientists as the new
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strain swarms north toward Mexico and the
Fou
United States. Photographs by Bianca Lavies.
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of
Water Dwellers in a Desert World 502
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For
Gavin Young and Nik Wheeler explore the
Go
seldom-visited domain of Iraq's Marsh Arabs.
San Antonio, Every Texan's
Hometown 524
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"San Antone" still offers the rich cultural
Scie
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brew author Fred Kline knew as a boy.
tuti
pole
Photographer David Hiser views the city
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with a newcomer's freshness of eye.
son
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Irish Ways Live On in Dingle 55I
Ass
There's only one way to find out how the riding qual-
Continental-the car with 30,000 miles-had a bette
AD
ride than the brand-new Cadillac!
Éire's outermost corner guards a rich heritage
JR.
ity of an automobile will hold up over 30,000 miles:
Maybe the way this Continental's ride held up tel
of life and language. Bryan Hodgson and
J.H
drive it 30,000 miles and see for yourself.
We drove this 1976 Lincoln Continental 30,000
you why a separate survey projects that over the la
Linda Bartlett thread the peninsula's sometimes
Seci
four years more than 40,000 Cadillac drivers ha
tragic past and ponder its uncertain future.
Gh
highway miles. Then an independent testing company
Fre
tion
set out to measure its ride against a very tough com-
switched to Lincoln Continental or Continent
COVER: Five-year-old Paudie Boland listens
Hat
petitor-a brand-new Cadillac with just 3,000 break-in
Mark IV. Experience is, after all, the best teacher.
Sta
to his grandfather's accordion concert on the
tire
miles.
Experience Continental for yourself by talking
(As
We called this unusual test the Sausalito Handicap.
your dealer about buying or leasing a 1976 Continen
Dingle Peninsula (pages 566-7). The boy
clai
represents the new hope of Ireland. His father
J.P
One hundred Cadillac owners from the San Fran-
Pro
brought the family back to the ancestral farm
Pub
cisco area test-drove and test-rode both cars over the
G.
LINCOLN CONTINENTAL
ROBERT FROST (LEFT) AND ARCHIBALD MACLEISH AT THE 1938 BREAD LOAF
after years in England as a construction worker.
identical route
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And after 42 miles of highway driving and riding,
ingt
Ford
CONFERENCE, RIPTON, VERMONT; COURTESY MIDDLEBURY COLLEGE WRITERS' LIBRARY
Photograph by Linda Bartlett.
the
68 Cadillac owners out of 100 said the 1976 Lincoln
LINCOLN-MERCURY DIVISION
at
tect
437
Some items in this folder were not digitized because it contains copyrighted
materials. Please contact the Gerald R. Ford Presidential Library for access to
these materials.
FORD R. LIBRARY GERALD
"Old Smokey" crosses a wooden trestle on its way through Brackenridge Park.
The train stops at places of interest in the 343-acre park.
Making Tracks Through Brackenridge Park
by KAREN LINGO
Slowly and with a great deal of noise,
tractions in the 343-acre park, located
weekends, but during the week it can be
"Old Smokey" pulls out of the station
just minutes from the business district of
almost deserted. This is the best time
in San Antonio's Brackenridge Park.
San Antonio.
to explore Brackenridge Park, and the
The trip it takes can be a pleasant
Inside the park are a museum, sunk-
easiest way is on "Old Smokey," the
16-minute ride through the park and
en gardens, a zoo, and facilities for
miniature train.
back to the station. Or it can be a day-
golf, horseback riding, and picnicking.
Tickets for "Old Smokey"-officially
long sojourn to the many different at-
The place is crowded to overflowing on
called the Brackenridge Eagle-are
50 cents for adults and 25 cents for
children through age 12. That's the
charge if you board at the station. If
you climb aboard at any of the stops
along the way, there's no charge. The
train makes continuous 31/2-mile trips
around the park between 9 a.m. and 6
p.m. from mid-September to June and
from 9:30 a.m. until 8 p.m. during the
summer months.
Crossing an old wooden trestle that
spans the beginnings of the San Antonio
River, the train first slows to a stop at
the Witte Memorial Museum. This is
one of the most innovative museums
around, often displaying ultramodern
A group of children watch the antics of a
polar bear in its natural-walled habitat.
Photographs: Crawford
Horseback riding is a popular recreation in Brackenridge
On their rock island in San Antonio's zoo,
Park. The stables are located near a train stop.
a gelada baboon picks fleas off an aoudad.
exhibits along with its permanent col-
lections of traditional and historical
items.
In the back gardens of the museum
are four historic houses, depicting the
wide range of dwellings once found in
the area. Admission to the museum is
by voluntary contribution (50 cents rec-
ommended). Hours are 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Monday through Friday and 10 a.m.
to 6 p.m. on weekends and holidays.
Once the passengers are aboard again,
"Old Smokey" clatters through a wood-
ed area and a small tunnel on the way
to a driving range and polo field. Free
polo games are played here most Sun-
day afternoons from mid-December to
May.
Bordering this section of the park is a
golf course. But the pro shop and en-
trance are about a mile away, off North
Broadway. The course is open daily
from sunup to sundown. Greens fees
are $3 for 18 holes on weekends and
holidays and $2.50 on weekdays. The
The Sunken Gardens were built into the recesses of an old quarry.
price drops by 50 cents after 3:30 p.m.
Just a short walk away from the polo
the Zoological Gardens and Aquarium
Grévy's zebra, crowned crane, and var-
field are the horse stables where mounts
(open daily 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.; admission
ious other birds found on the African
can be rented for $4 an hour from 7
$1 for adults and 25 cents for children).
Plains. In another area, a colony of ge-
a.m. to 6:30 p.m. each day. Trails lead
Just like the Sunken Gardens, the zoo
lada baboons are good for a half hour's
into the wooded area of the park, and
was built right into the walls of the old
entertainment as they burrow through
all rides are without guides.
Portland Cement Company quarry.
the fur of some aoudads, looking for
The last train stop before returning
Bears, giraffes, and mountain goats are
fleas.
to the station is at the Sunken Gardens.
contained in areas bounded on one side
Scattered throughout Brackenridge
Built into the recesses of an old
by natural rock cliffs and on the other
Park are picnic tables and walking
quarry, its pathways lead past lush
side by moats that separate them from
trails. And in season, brightly colored
green plants and tranquil pools of wa-
visitors.
pedal boats can be rented for a leisurely
ter. The gardens are open during day-
Some of the world's rarest animals
trip along the San Antonio River as it
light hours every day, and admission is
are housed in San Antonio's zoo, in-
makes its way downtown.
free.
cluding the black leopard, maned wolf,
Across from the train station are the
cheetah, and sable antelope. Here also
For further information, write to
park's Sky Ride, which travels 100 feet
you'll find areas where different species
Sharon Eason, San Antonio Convention
over the Sunken Gardens (75 cents per
live together in complete harmony. The
and Visitors Bureau, Box 2277, San An-
person, free for children under 3), and
largest group includes the ostrich,
tonio, Texas 78298.
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