Walking the Walk: The Pearl and River of Lights

I love holiday lights, the more the merrier and San Antonio has a lot of lights like these at The Pearl just north of downtown.

The Pearl Brewery buildings have been an iconic presence along the San Antonio river for more than a century.  Now known simply as "The Pearl" the brewery closed in 2001 and the buildings have been redeveloped into spaces for restaurants, shops, and special events.  It's one of my favorite places in town because it also provides easy  access the north end of the River Walk.  Last night we went down to take a look at The Pearl and the nearby "River of Lights" display.

The former brewing building is outlined in lights.  The smokestack is one of several in town which have been preserved.

Like a giant gingerbread house.

You can see this view from the nearby freeway.

A look at the shopping area and the beautiful oak tree in the courtyard.

Another view of the courtyard with a train car on display

The former stable is used for special events.



The River of Lights display is about 1.5 miles long and an addition to the more famous light display along the Paseo del Rio downtown.  This is behind the old admin building.

Lighted hand rails lead the way down to the river

The lights stretch across the river and arch over Rio Taxi and river barge riders.

 A tree of lights at the Lock and Dam near Brooklyn Avenue.

Closer view of the tree

Reflections of the tree and handrails near the dam




The San Antonio version of the Brooklyn Bridge.

Beautiful reflections for the holidays.



To see my two posts on how this area appears in the daylight click here and here.  Because I can never show enough lights during the holidays, I'll bring you more lights from the River Walk next week.