One of my favorite buildings in Fredericksburg, Texas, in the Hill Country west of Austin. There were three White Elephant Saloons, part of a chain built in the 1880s. The others were in Fort Worth and San Antonio. The one in Fort Worth, where Bat Masterson is said to have once worked, is still a bar country-music venue, but this one is a gift shop. Not sure about the one in San Antonio, but it was originally on Alamo Plaza.
UPDATE Here’s a profile of the owner of the Fort Worth one, as of 2002, including details of a historic gunfight.
















