<P> In time, the popularity of sulfur water cures waned . In 1923, Hot Wells was sold to a Christian Science group for the establishment of a school, which burned two years later . The facility became a tourist camp, trailer park, and a bar and restaurant before it faded away in the early 1970s . In 1984, the Center for Archaeological Research at the University of Texas at San Antonio determined that all which remained of the resort were remnants of the 1902 hotel, bathhouse ruins, and stones of a small nearby building . </P> <P> San Antonio developer James Lifschutz, the owner of the property, has long proposed a pending restoration of Hot Wells . He donated twenty - one acres to the county for the project . In October 2015, the Bexar County Commissioners Court authorized the establishment of a new park at the site . The first phase of the project involves $4 million for lights, utilities, signs, preservation of the ruins, and connection to trails at the Mission Reach of the San Antonio River . The initial improvements will provide parking, road access from South Presa Street, gardens, and an outdoor classroom . </P> <P> A second round of improvements targeted at $2.3 million will add an aviary, more gardens, a greenhouse, interpretative center, stage, outdoor film screen, and office for the Hot Wells Conservancy . The north wing of the bathhouse will also be restored . There will be a system for harvesting rain water too . Former San Antonio Mayor Lila Cockrell, a member of the conservancy board, described the project as "a dream of so many people, for so many years ." Bexar Heritage and Parks Director Betty Bueche said that Hot Wells has "had a very magnificent history ." She noted that postcards from the early days show a wrap - around porch at the guesthouse and tall trees including palms . The baths themselves could still be used as recently as 2004 . </P> <P> Lifschutz earlier worked with the Edwards Aquifer Authority to cap the well, which once released 180,000 gallons of water daily . County Judge Nelson Wolff of Bexar County said, "Everybody's talked about trying to do something with Hot Wells, and it looks like we may get there". Lifschutz describes Hot Wells as "a significant historic resource that kind of already belongs to the public in their hearts and minds, and I'm just pleased to make it official ." </P>

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