Built in 1909, it was considered one of the most luxurious hotels in the United States and hosted a wide range of film stars, royalty, and other famous guests.

The cast and crew of the Best Picture Oscar-winning film Wings, including Clara Bow and Gary Cooper, stayed at the hotel throughout late 1926 and early 1927, during the movie's lengthy shoot at nearby Kelly Field.

[3] In 1940, Morrison hired architect John W. Marriott to add a third wing to the hotel, filling the remainder of the city block facing Travis Park.

The new wing also added an innovative motor lobby, with a drive-thru registration desk and gas station for automobile travelers.

John Wayne stayed at the hotel in 1960, while attending the nearby premiere of his epic film The Alamo.

[4] San Antonio financier William Ocshe bought the hotel from the Morrison trust in 1971.

Stars of the film that stayed at the hotel included Richard Arlen, Charles "Buddy" Rogers and Clara Bow.

At this event, arena football teams meet with vendors and league officials to discuss the upcoming season.

[13] Texas politician Robert L. Bobbitt lived in the St. Anthony for the last year of his life prior to his death in 1972.

In the moments leading up to his death, Major General Frederick Funston, who President Woodrow Wilson favored as leader of the American Expeditionary Force in the First World War, was relaxing in the lobby of the hotel listening to The Blue Danube Waltz.

After commenting, "How beautiful it all is," he collapsed from a massive painful heart attack (myocardial infarction) and died on February 19, 1917.