Page 34 - Picturesque_Alamo_City_1

ALAMO HEIGHTS, at the head of the river, is undoubtedly San Antonio's most
beautiful and healthful residence district. It is 150 feet higher than the city and is so
located that the prevailing southeast breezes do not pass over th9 city first and conse-
quently are uncontaminated by impurities naturally arising from the city. The south-
ern slopes receive the full benefit of these cooling Gulf breezes in summer and are pro-
tected from the cold north winds in winter. The forest trees protect the ground from
the scorching rays of the sun and add to the natural beauty of the landscape. The route
to Alamo Heights is desirable in every respect both by car and drive. The entire drive
is either of asphalt or macadam. There are no railway tracks to cross and no unsightly
parts of town to pass through. The route is by Maverick, Brackenridge and
Mahncke Parks and through Brackenridge Park, extending for a mile and a half along
the river there is one of the prettiest drives in the country. In Alamo Heights one may
have a home with the charming freshness, beauty and quiet of the country with all of
the conveniences of the city, and within twenty minutes ride from Houston street on the
River Ave. car line, which has a fifteen minute service and traverses the main business
part of town. Streets in Alamo Heights are eighty feet in width with a thirty foot drive-
way and a twenty-five foot parking on each side. Driveways are being macadamized and
curbed with cement work. Water is supplied from the city water works. The electric
lights and telephones are included in the city systems. A private park of forty acres,
unsurpassed in rustic beauty, in which the San Antonio river takes its rise, is at the
disposal of the residents of this suburb. Every reasonable protection is afforded the
property so that purchasers may feel secure that their homes will not be made undesir-
able by any of the unpleasant conditions so common in other resident districts. Nature
has done much for Alamo Heights and with the aid of man it will become the most beau-
ALAMO HEIGHTS CO., 310 Moore Building.
tiful residence park in Texas.