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= Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk = The Drury Plaza Hotel is an landmark 278 mm, 24-story, Art Deco skyscraper that faces St. Mary’s Street and is located near the San Antonio Riverwalk in San Antonio, Texas. It was formerly built and known as the Alamo National Building.

As the Alamo National Bank
Built of structural steel and concrete, construction was complete by 1929, just months before the stock market crash that marked the beginning of the Great Depression. The building is trimmed in granite and marble, elegant terracotta embellishments, molded plaster and decorative bronze. The Alamo National Bank occupied the first three floors, and other commercial tenants occupied the upper floors. Over the years, the building housed a number of banks but the original building layout did not change.

In 1956, a metal sign and weather gauge was installed on the roof to advertise Alamo National Bank. The neon spire rises six stories above the building and uniquely enough, the lights on the tower lit in an upward direction, the temp was rising, meaning that it was able to tell the weather.

A parking garage struture was also added sometime in 1961, and ironically, the garage faced the riverwalk, which illustrates what people thought of riverfront access before Hemisfair '68.

Redevelopment into a hotel
Around 2005, Drury Hotels acquired the building, planning to convert it into a hotel, and while undergoing renovation around the same time, the structure was placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Drury Hotels’ careful renovation preserved and even restored many of the unique period features in the lobby, like stained glass windows, bronze framework, marble walls and travertine flooring. The original chandeliers from construction in 1929 have been refurbished and still hang today from the 50-foot ceilings in the main lobby.

By 2007, the newly adapted and renovated Alamo National Bank Building opened as Drury Plaza Hotel San Antonio Riverwalk. In the renovation, the rooftop was converted into a pool and observation deck with 360-degree views of the city. Larger spaces were converted into premium suites, and a former lounge on the fourth floor has been converted into a ballroom with a balcony for private events.

today, the former bank turned hotel is a prominent landmark, a popular hotel and is the sixth tallest building in San Antonio as of 2023.