The Joe and Harry Freeman Coliseum- (San Antonio, TX) Often called a barn by many even in its prime (remember the urinal WALLS in the men's room?). Played host to everything and everyone from The Rodeo to The Beatles. From The San Antonio Iguanas to The Foo Fighters.

From The Harlem Globetrotters to Dylan's Graduation.

The Alamo Quarry Landmark Smokestacks. (San Antonio, TX). Leftover remnants from The ALAMO CEMENT COMPANY.

The Alamo Cement Company was chartered in 1880 after Englishman William Loyd discovered what he believed to be a natural cement rock near San Antonio. With the help of chemist George H. Kalteyer, who confirmed that the rock's lime and clay could produce Portland cement, Loyd organized a group of investors to form the Alamo Portland and Roman Cement Company, the first Portland cement plant west of the Mississippi and one of the earliest in the United States.The original plant was powered by steam engine and ground ten barrels of cement daily.
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Also appeared on The Texas Tornados' first CD Cover.

(San Antonio, TX) Opened in 1940, the Earl Abel's Coffee Shop and Restaurant is located at Broadway and Hildebrand, just north of the zoo.
The Austin Chronicle recommends this to their own as a "Day Trip". For the lucky people in San Antonio; it is a "Tradition".
UPDATE: Earl Abel's set to CLOSE. Read about it in the San Antonio Express News.

Olmos Pharmacy (San Antonio, Tx) Sure, you can find Pepto-Bismol, aspirin and a myriad of other phar-maceutical needs in this small neighborhood drug store. But it's the lunch counter in back that draws the locals. Plop down on a stool and order a juicy burger or a perfectly prepared BLT (bacon, lettuce and tomato) sandwich with fries. But by all means, order a large chocolate shake. Thick and creamy, they're rumored to be the best in the city and many a patron has agreed. - Yahoo Travel

The Majestic Theatre (San Antonio, Texas). Located downtown, this beautiful theatre first opened in 1929.
Shown here, the sign is promoting the World Premiere of THE ALAMO (Disney / Touchstone Pictures - 2004) - which many people have chosen to forget.