This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
The Blue Book of San Antonio’s Sporting District
A historical glimpse recalls the early 1900s guide The Blue Book, a directory detailing San Antonio’s Sporting District. It lists Class A to C women with addresses and phone numbers, saloons, and a 1911 Broncos schedule, plus odd ads like Billy Keilman’s plugs. The piece notes Sunday “Lover’s Night” and a decline from the district’s heyday amid urban changes.
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Iav Chamber of Commerce
Tom McGowan
San Antonio
Alamo City
Simly & Directory
Santa Rosa
Dolorosa
Matamoros
Concho
Monterey
San Fernando
Arlington
Matamoras
Belle Carson
Bonne Lavigne
Frankie Ray
Lillian Revere
S. Concho
Bessie Day
el Toro
Daisy Foster
Minnie Morgan
Belle St. Clair
Pebble Denman
Tender Legal
Crickett Sullivan
Sada Yoshima
Lilly Roses
Maxine
Iron Front
Muth
F.E. Seawell
San Antonio Broncos
Cockpits
Billy Keilman
Twentieth Century Limited
Red Light District
The
Times
Sally