More than 100 years ago, Teddy Roosevelt recruited men for his Rough Riders unit at this dark, wooded bar (they were outfitted for the Spanish-American War at nearby Fort Sam Houston). Constructed in 1859 on the site of William Menger's earlier successful brewery and saloon, the bar was moved from its original location in the Victorian hotel lobby in 1956, but 90% of its historic furnishings remain intact. You can still see an "X" on the bar (modeled after the bar in the House of Lords in London) put there by prohibitionist Carrie Nation, (She destroyed 3’ of the bar with her axe, shown as an insert in one of my pictures.)
Spanish Civil War uniforms hang on the walls. It's still one of the prime spots in town to toss back a few.
We met Mark and Suanne at the Alamo, then went for a cold one. Nice San Antonio people, and Montana Owners
If you squint your eyes a little, you can see Teddy in a back booth signing up some cowboys.
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