It’s hard to imagine, but Alamo City residents survived for centuries without air conditioning.
When Daniela Rodriguez Quintanilla was a child, her mother would tell her to lightly touch her stomach until goosebumps spread across her skin.Others cooled themselves with paper fans and gobbled paletas. People also went swimming in rivers and lakes.
But air conditioning wouldn’t be commonly used until the 1940s and 50s, with window units being added to existing homes. Friedrich Air Conditioning Co., which still has its headquarters in San Antonio, was a leader in manufacturing window units.Early caliche and adobe block homes in San Antonio had large openings on all four walls that were closed by day and opened at night to catch the breezes from the Gulf of Mexico.
Later, some homes were built on a southeast axis with even larger windows on opposite walls to draw in night breezes. When it wasn't breezy, heat and humidity made sleep a tortuous, damp ordeal.
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