Preservationists say the stone building that once housed a saloon is eligible for historic landmark status and want to save it from demolition.
A 19th-century building known as the Sommers Beer Garden is being dismantled to make way for electrical infrastructure expansion.CPS Energy’s plans to dismantle a crumbling, century-old building next to an electrical substation north of downtown is meeting resistance from local preservationists.
But the board of the Conservation Society of San Antonio considers the stone building eligible for historic landmark status and wants to save it from the wrecking bars and sledgehammers. During Prohibition, the owners turned the place into a family deli where a signature chili dish served at Sommers Drug Stores originated.
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