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Barton Springs
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Every relevant gripe, memory, and local complaint gathered onto one page.
One Small, One Jumbo, and a Water Now Tops Twelve at 412 Sterzing
Breaking down Sno-Beach's current menu at the purple trailer on Sterzing Street where a small hits four dollars and the jumbo tub seven, set against late-90s pricing that matched a gallon of milk, all while tracking the 3 p.m. elementary school rush and post-pool family math near Barton Springs.
Barton Springs Admission: The Price of Cold Water and Civic Identity
Barton Springs was free, then $3, then $5, then $9. The water stayed the same. We didn't.
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