The Alamo City came to a standstill as over 13 inches of snow blanketed the area. It remains the heaviest snowfall total ever recorded here.
It’s been called the “ Great Texas Snowstorm ,” and for good reason. The 1985 record snowfall still stands as the heaviest snowfall total ever recorded in San Antonio since local weather records began in 1885, and it happened 40 years ago this week. On Jan. 12, 1985, sleet and light rain began falling just after midnight, and the precipitation soon became snow — and it kept falling. A total of 13.2 inches fell on Jan. 12, and an additional 0.3 inch accumulated during the early morning of Jan.
We Are Neighbors: ' DreamWeek’s leaders put focus on unity, kindness Also this week in San Antonio history, “the biggest cowboy boots in the world” were installed in front of North Star Mall 45 years ago. Facing Loop 410 near what is now the Saks Fifth Avenue store, the four-story cowboy boots were created by Texas artist Bob “Daddy-O” Wade. He built the footwear in 1979 as part of a Washington, D.C.
mini golf spots for adults in San Antonio including PopStroke and Holey Moley Now a city landmark, the boots have been featured on postcards and in other tourism materials for the city and state. The boots, which for years were touted as being 40 feet high, also were featured in the 2016 edition of the Guinness World Records, which measured the boots at 35 feet and 3 inches high, and 33 feet from heel to toe, archives show.
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