Questioning what to do together with your Christmas bonus? Storied Hill Nation dance corridor Kendalia Halle is now up on the market for $669,000, providing San Antonians the possibility to personal considered one of “Ambassador of Texas Music” Gary P. Nunn’s favourite levels.
Kendalia Halle abruptly shuttered in August 2024, saying it was “suspending operations for the instant future” and cancelling its upcoming reveals. In-built 1903, the spot was the social lifeblood of the tiny unincorporated city close to Boerne, serving its German immigrant neighborhood for generations.
The historic property first went on sale in Might for $550,000. Since then, the Schwab Ranch Investments itemizing has gone up by nearly $120,000.The itemizing consists of three buildings: the primary dance corridor, a small 825-square-foot cottage, and the Elbel Constructing, a historic storefront that has housed a number of native companies since 1911.
In response to Schwab, the constructing has seen just a few renovations during the last 30 years — largely structural. The corridor was straightened by pulleys, and the constructing’s basis was strengthened with concrete and metal. New insulation was added to assist with cooling, and the wooden paneling was put in within the inside.
The three,500-square-foot corridor additionally sports activities a big bar, a VIP space, and a roomy dance ground. The basement of the Elbel Constructing was additionally as soon as used as a bar known as the Rathskellar (German for “cellar”) and includes a kitchen.
The 2000s have seen quite a lot of historic dance halls shut in rural Texas communities, whilst websites like Gruene Corridor have attracted a brand new era of vacationer. In August, the 120-year-old Coupland Dancehall close to Austin was saved by a last-minute Hail Mary. Others like Uhland’s Membership 21, shuttered in 2010, at the moment are historic footnotes.
