Science and technology; Pemmaraju, Uma; Food; Religion and culture--India; Southwest Foundation for Biomedical Research (San Antonio, Tex.)
Fulbright Scholar, Rao Pemmaraju brought his family to San Antonio when he began working at Southwest Research Foundation. Husband and wife discuss the cultural adjustments they made and the growing Indian community. Includes newspaper biography...
Fairmount Hotel (San Antonio, Tex.).; Hotels--Texas.; San Antonio (Tex.)--Buildings, structures, etc.; ; Moving of buildings, bridges, etc.;
Richelieu discusses the history of the Fairmount Hotel, which was built in 1906 and moved to La Villita Historic District in April 1985, creating a Guinness Book of Records entry as the heaviest building ever moved on wheels.
Subjects discussed in this interview include: Corps of Engineers; floods and flood control; intergovernmental relations; Mission Reach; Museum Reach; San Antonio River Improvements Project; San Antonio Conservation Society; San Antonio River...
Southwest Research Institute; Science and technology; Universities and Colleges--San Antonio; San Antonio, (Tex.)--History
Asked for his opinion of the biggest post-HemisFair changes in San Antonio, Southwest Research institute President Dr. Martin Goland praised the expansion of quality higher education. But he also lamented the lack of focus given to the development...
Subjects discussed in this interview include: architects; bonds; Corps of Engineers; Hugman River Walk/dam; Mission Reach; Museum Reach; public art; San Antonio Conservation Society; San Antonio River Foundation; and San Antonio River Oversight...