The Jackson Ranch in the Heart of San Antonio

The Jackson Ranch in the Heart of San Antonio Since 1800, prominent Texans have labored on this beloved estate. Now, a National Historic Landmark! You can feel the peace as soon as you enter the grounds! OK!!

Since early 1800, many prominent Texans have labored on this beloved Estate. But, before anyone built buildings, being the highest land in the area, the Native Americans used it for ceremonial grounds. Then the paper trail: Originally belonging to Maria Trinidad Guerrero; Then granted in 1832 to Manuel Tarin Leal for his military services (Spanish Land Grant), his family sold to Francois Giraud.

Giraud was a city surveyor, architect of the old Ursuline Academy and of the Gothic portion of San Fernando Cathedral as well as a Mayor of the City of San Antonio. The property transferred from Giraud to local tax assessor and rancher WILLIAM H. JACKSON in 1853 who created a ranch with his 636 hectares. The San Antonio Conservation Society could not find a deed of sale for this transaction, so it is believed the property changed hands via a card game! Jackson also put a Stagecoach Stop on the property which he called “The Watering Hole”. You see, Interstate 10 was ‘Overland Pass’, the thoroughfare for stagecoaches across the country. I10 is not far from the Jackson Ranch. Al Drake and his wife, Alamo Heights socialite, Lanier Halstom-Drake, purchased the property in 1915. They turned the Jackson Ranch home into one of lavish style similar to that of the McNay Museum. Lanier Halstom was a friend of Marion Koogler McNay, who supported the arts and housed visiting aritists. When Diego Rivera had his shows in San Antonio in the 30’s, Marion Koogler had no room for he and his wife. So, Diego and Frida stayed at the Jackson Ranch! Passing through the hands of a few more with minor changes; One of the most recent owners vacated the property, leaving it abandoned for several years. The current owner has registered the property as a Historic Landmark. The property boasts a large Chakra Garden with pathways through-out and is utilized as a film studio, Dream Sets SA, for weddings, art shows, concerts, board meetings, and more, all shared with the community on a donation basis, to help keep this historic gem intact! Great News!! The Jackson Ranch will soon be a “GREEN” establishment! In 2016, these changes are taking place: water-catchment roofs, grey water usage, and solar power installation! Have you gone green, to leave a heritage of a clean environment for the future of all living things on this planet? If not, please look into it. It is not as costly as you imagine! Many government incentives are available to help you! So get right on it. Give us a shout if you have questions or need assisitance! Read what the San Antonio Express News has to say about The Jackson Ranch: http://www.mysanantonio.com/life/home_and_garden/article/Spaces-Finding-a-place-in-history-4395011.php -4375041

Celebrating the birth anniversary of Danny Kaye, one of my favorite entertainers, across multiple fields 🌹
01/20/2025

Celebrating the birth anniversary of Danny Kaye, one of my favorite entertainers, across multiple fields 🌹

REMEMBERING DAVID DANIEL KAMINSKY, “Renaissance Man”
“If Danny Kaye had not been born,” a Hollywood writer once wrote, “no one could possibly have invented him. It would have been stretching credibility far past the breaking point”.
January 18, 1911 was the birthday of this virtuoso entertainer. Kaye was a Renaissance man who was a jet pilot, baseball club owner, master Chinese chef, symphony orchestra conductor, a movie star, actor, singer, dancer and stage performer honored with Oscars, Emmys, Peabodys, Golden Globes, and Kennedy Center Honors. He won a Special Oscar service award in 1955 and the Jean Hersholt Award for humanitarian service in 1982. He won a Tony for his variety show at the Palace Theater in 1953. He received many other honors from organizations as diverse as the Lions Club and the American College of Cardiology. He routinely made the Best Dressed List until he started wearing custom-made "space shoes" with white crew socks for his sore feet. The French bestowed the Legion of Honor on him. The Queen of Denmark knighted him. He was presented with a posthumous Presidential Medal of Freedom. His interests were many and varied, but whatever he did, he did well.
Kaye developed a highly individual performance style that combined mime, song, irony, and brilliance. His specialty was reciting tongue-twisting songs and monologues. Those powers were perhaps seen at their best in the theater, where he could hold an audience with 90 minutes of song, dance and patter.
He had an encyclopedic knowledge of baseball, and was part owner of the Seattle Mariners, though his heart remained with the (once Brooklyn) Dodgers. He read cookbooks like novels, mastered the art of Chinese cooking, and built a kitchen with a multi-wok stove in the alley of his home. On one occasion, Kaye cooked a meal for three of France’s most eminent chefs. A friend asked if he wasn’t terribly nervous about cooking for such a distinguished trio. “Why should I be nervous?” Kaye replied. “What do they know about Chinese cooking?”
This son of Jewish immigrants who grew up poor in Brooklyn and never finished high school, Kaye became an international man who was at home wherever he was and in whatever he did, equally at ease dining with royals or having coffee at his kitchen table with the plumber.
As UNICEF’S first Goodwill Ambassador, a post he cherished from 1954 until the end of his life, Kaye pioneered the role of a celebrity supporting a charity. “He related to children with a child’s lack of inhibition”, said his daughter Dena. He rubbed noses, made funny noises, crawled on the floor and danced with lepers. In 1965, he joined UNICEF’s official delegation in Oslo when the organization received the Nobel Peace Prize, and he accepted the award for them.
Danny Kaye couldn’t read music – he learned symphony scores by ear – but he regularly conducted world-famous orchestras, including the New York Philharmonic. He raised close to $6 million, mostly for musicians’ pension funds, without ever accepting a fee for his services. He got a “sound” that was praised by noted critics, musicians and conductors. But Danny Kaye was also Danny Kaye: He used a fly swatter to conduct “The Flight of the Bumblebee”.
Danny Kaye was one of a kind. There will never be another like him. He combined talent, versatility and skill with passion and joy. The world was a better place when he graced it with his special touch.

Kudos to President Joe Biden for releasing Leonard Peltier within his last few moments as President 👏 🙌 👌
01/20/2025

Kudos to President Joe Biden for releasing Leonard Peltier within his last few moments as President 👏 🙌 👌

Biden commutes sentence for indigenous activist Leonard Peltier

01/09/2025

Morning fun ... The Dating Game (1969) featuring Farrah Fawcett 🌹

Greetings from the Historic Jackson Ranch ❣️ Happy holidays to you and your family🌈💛We invite you to join our Faire, the...
12/16/2024

Greetings from the Historic Jackson Ranch ❣️ Happy holidays to you and your family🌈💛
We invite you to join our Faire, the Renaissance Christmas Yule Fest 🔥 🎄 Held on the beautiful and peaceful grounds of the Historic Jackson Ranch Landmark, in the heart of San Antonio❤️
Vendors: $40 per day/ 3 days. Provide own canopy, tables and chairs. We invoice the first $40 via Cash app, G pay, or Square with a tiny fee. The balance is due the first day of the faire❣️

Free public entrance with a canned, packaged, or $5 donation to the San Antonio Food Bank ❤️

The 13th biannual Fall/Winter Renaissance Faire At The Jackson Ranch food bank fundraiser will be for 3 days this year 🤺 December 20, 21, and 22 ✨️ 10 AM to 4 PM daily 💜 Sooo much fun for the entire family! Get your final holiday shopping accomplished via a variety of vendors🎄4 Costume Contests - Best Overall - Best Handmade - Best under 12 - Best Group🤴👰
Place your well wishes and future hopes during the Yule Log Ceremony🔥
Open Mic for music, poetry, and performances🎤
Juan Brown's JBbbq fabulous stuffed turkey legs and so much more🍗
Plus, farmers market, sweets and baked goods, archery, petting zoo, face painting, dancers, visits from Old Saint Nikolaus, and the Allfather / Óðinn, and so much more❣️🔥👸🤺

Contact us to participate as a vendor - $40 holds your 10 x 10 spot 💛 DM us here, or text us at 2108464646❣️

* >* ‼️Beware of spammers! You will only be speaking with Patrice Villastrigo and receiving messages from Patrice or the Jackson Ranch Landmark about this event‼️ Further, there are no paper or online tickets for this event! Simply walk in with your friends and family with your food bank donation❣️ *< *

Event link: https://www.facebook.com/share/ChojeR287pSyqkY4/?mibextid=9VsGKo

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The Renaissance Christmas Yule Fest 🔥 is December 20 - 22, at the Historic Jackson Ranch 💜More fun is to be had the week...
11/22/2024

The Renaissance Christmas Yule Fest 🔥 is December 20 - 22, at the Historic Jackson Ranch 💜

More fun is to be had the weekend before at the Sherwood Forest Faire Celtic Music Festival. I'll be there December 14. Who will join me for this fabulous holiday fun? $7 entry ..

Multiple households and vendors offering a wide variety of items for any room in your home or office, including kitchen ...
11/01/2024

Multiple households and vendors offering a wide variety of items for any room in your home or office, including kitchen and closet, clothing + vintage, collectables, multicultural, textiles, plants, jewelry, antiques, and much more❣️ 💒🪢🧧
Contact us to be a vendor🎄
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10/03/2024

I hear Patrice Villastrigo is recording another Bob Dylan composition❣️ Make You Feel My Love is outstanding, one of Dylan's most moving, in my opinion💜

09/13/2024

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