Anyone ever Visit the Alamo?
It's much smaller than you may think. I lived in El Paso back in the mid-late 60's.
Currently watching a Biography on Davy Crockett.
The Museum is very interesting. (I LOVE Museums.)
The best is Gettysburg.
Currently watching a Biography on Davy Crockett.
The Museum is very interesting. (I LOVE Museums.)
The best is Gettysburg.
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i was stationed at Bergstrom AFB and went there a couple of times around 87, 88. first thing that struck me was its size, it was a lot smaller than i expected. 0 -
Hey man I reading a bio on Dan Boone right now.I'm pretty sure he could have beaten up Davy Crockett.They lived in different time periods but Fess Parker played both of them.[:)] 0 -
My dad was an army doctor and spent a lot of time at Fort Sam Houston. He urged me to go when I visited San Antonio for the first time. I too was surprised at how small and confined the mission building is and the location in the middle of the city. Interesting and thought provoking historic sight.
http://www.thealamo.org/0 -
I visited the Alamo back in 74 while doing basic training at Lackland AFB. What surprised me the most was seeing that historic mission church right smack dab in the middle of a big city!![:0]
Never did get to look down in the basement where Pee Wee's bike was hidden! Oh....wait! That was in 1986 when the bike was there![:0]0 -
My Dad, CSM Kitchell, was stationed at Ft. Bliss. (About 5 years.) When we came back from Europe.
I went to Cielo Vista Elementary school. Our House was at 1440 Backus St. (Weird how I can remember that stuff.)
I can remember, our Elementary school used to show movies for about .25 on weekends, in the evening. I remember watching an original B&W version of the Wolfman. (I've never seen since.) Movie let out, pitch dark. All alone, had about 2-3 miles to get to the house. Fastest I've ever ran in my life. Good times. [:p]
Will never forget that.
I thought the Alamo was tiny, when I first went through it. Museum was very interesting.
When I went there, there was no City, surrounding it. It was in the middle of the Desert.0 -
The plaza you walk across to get to the chapel was actually where the fighting took place. The outer walls are covered by buildings now. The pressure to encroach on that real estate is so strong that they are now actually considering closing the plaza for construction.
I call it a "Travis"ty of Texas history.0 -
Phil Collins, that famous British singer (Journey) donated his private collection of David Crockett artifacts to the Alamo museum a little over a year ago. They were supposed to be doing some major renovations to the place last I heard and the new artifacts which included a Crockett owned rifle or two were to be displayed along with many other items.
I would enjoy going back there again for some interesting historical sight seeing. Back when I was last there at only 18 years old, I was more into the cleavage walking the streets of ole San Antone!0 -
Yes. It is truly hallowed ground. Not a place for cowards, and the Alamo compound is was by no means small. For a very rough example, picture a perimeter of over 1300 feet, or 100 yard distance on four sides. Such examples would have one Texian every seven feet, against more likely than not, a force of ten men to one, and possibly much, much larger. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by kimi
Yes. It is truly hallowed ground. Not a place for cowards, and the Alamo compound is was by no means small. For a very rough example, picture a perimeter of over 1300 feet, or 100 yard distance on four sides. Such examples would have one Texian every seven feet, against more likely than not, a force of ten men to one, and possibly much, mug larger.
Southern Pride.
"Heritage, Not Hate."0 -
quote:Originally posted by 84Bravo1
quote:Originally posted by kimi
Yes. It is truly hallowed ground. Not a place for cowards, and the Alamo compound is was by no means small. For a very rough example, picture a perimeter of over 1300 feet, or 100 yard distance on four sides. Such examples would have one Texian every seven feet, against more likely than not, a force of ten men to one, and possibly much, mug larger.
Southern Pride.
"Heritage, Not Hate."
Well, just to be fair, there were a few very brave former Yanks there too! [:D]0 -
Key words being "former Yanks." 0 -
I have been there. Was surprised to see it's location. I guess I always expected it was in the Country with fields around it.
Was surprised to see so many E1 Air Force there. Was not aware how close training was to Alamo, they had just all graduated from boot camp.0 -
San Antonio, one of my favorite places to visit.
The Alamo is cool, I also recommend going next door to the Menger Hotel and have a drink and try to raise an army
If you go just outside the river walk is a Bar/restaurant called the Buck Horn that has a awesome collection of taxidermy and an old museum full of neat old guns and Texas Ranger lore. I think they have a few old Colts and such.
That and a nice little Mexican restaurant where you can have a few Mojita's and a big fat hand rolled cigar!0 -
We went in 2016. After all all the talk I'd heard about how small it was, I was pleasantly surprised to find it (the grounds and all) actually larger than I expected. [:)]
Edited to add - we really enjoyed the River Walk, too.0 -
Google an 1836 pic of the Alamo.
Grounds were pretty large.
Shame time and progress consumed it all.0 -
Isn't that the place where them Texicans lost? Don 0 -
I agree with Kimi. Hallowed ground, and God Bless the heroes who defended it. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Brookwood
Phil Collins, that famous British singer (Journey) donated his private collection of David Crockett artifacts to the Alamo museum a little over a year ago. They were supposed to be doing some major renovations to the place last I heard and the new artifacts which included a Crockett owned rifle or two were to be displayed along with many other items.
I would enjoy going back there again for some interesting historical sight seeing. Back when I was last there at only 18 years old, I was more into the cleavage walking the streets of ole San Antone!
Phil Collins (Genesis) No Brits in Journey but interesting that Collins was a Crockett fan.0 -
quote:Originally posted by dcon12
Isn't that the place where them Texicans lost? Don
You don?t remember the Alamo?0 -
quote:Originally posted by Ricci Wright
Hey man I reading a bio on Dan Boone right now.I'm pretty sure he could have beaten up Davy Crockett.They lived in different time periods but Fess Parker played both of them.[:)]
You talking about Daniel boone reminded me of how irritated it makes me that they renamed the Daniel boone parkway here in ky. To the hal rogers parkway. Stuff like that is just stupid. Hal rogers should have declined. I still call it the Daniel boone parkway0 -
Yes many times, and you are correct Gettysburg is probablly the best battlefield you can visit for historical reference in the US.
The Alamo Fort as it was in 1836 is long gone.
There is a big push to return it to as close to normal as possible, but it would all be fake renewed stuff. In fact the Alamo as we know it today is nothing close to the way it was. The well known hump on top of the front wasn?t put there until the 1850?s by the US Army when they used it as a depot. The long barracks caught fire in the late 1800?s, and the second story was lost. The walls were demolished long ago after the battle
When I was 12 we took a vacation, and went to Alamo Village in Bracektsville Texas. It is the movie set for the 1958 John Wayne movie The Alamo. It was as close as a young kid could get back then to visiting the actual sight disturbed. It was made pretty much to scale, with even the city of San Antonio like it was during the battle. The village today has been left to deteriorate over time since the owner of the ranch passed away, and the family lost interest.
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I visited the Alamo when my son moved to Texas about 11 years ago. It was much larger than I thought since growing up all I saw pictures of was the Mission portion. The artifacts section was very cool. Wife and I hung out there for several hours, then went across the road to the river walk. It was a fun and interesting day. 0 -
Don't think of it as a small building; think of it as a large tombstone.
God bless those who gave their lives for Texas independence.0 -
Yes, all (well almost all) at the Alamo were killed. Numbers of Texians killed are approx 257. But the 13 days of battle, gave the other Texian forces time to gather. This was critical. The battle ended on March 6th. The gathered troops caught Santa Ana on April 21,1836. At the Battle of San Jacinto, the Mexican troops of Sana Anna were soundly beaten by the Texians. And the Revolution was over.
My great,great,grandfather, Andrew Caddell, was there. He and 776 others, ended the Revolution. It was April 21, 1836. He later became a Captain. My grandmother told me when I was about 7, that her aunt had his pistol and rifle that he carried in the battle. In the early 1950's, they loaned it to a county fair for a special exhibit. The first night it was there, someone broken in and stole both. All we have now is picture of him and his Colt pistol.0 -
Been there. 0 -
I drove by once, then went to the zoo. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by drl50
quote:Originally posted by Brookwood
Phil Collins, that famous British singer (Journey) donated his private collection of David Crockett artifacts to the Alamo museum a little over a year ago. They were supposed to be doing some major renovations to the place last I heard and the new artifacts which included a Crockett owned rifle or two were to be displayed along with many other items.
I would enjoy going back there again for some interesting historical sight seeing. Back when I was last there at only 18 years old, I was more into the cleavage walking the streets of ole San Antone!
Phil Collins (Genesis) No Brits in Journey but interesting that Collins was a Crockett fan.
Oooops!! [:0] Phil has been solo for so long, I forgot where his roots started from!
There is\was?? a signed Kentucky longrifle at the Alamo on display. Rifle made by the famous Jacob Dickert from Lancaster PA.
Originally was labeled to have been used and owned by David Crockett, but there was absolutely no proof of said rifle even being at the event. Crockett did own several rifles that still exhist that he did not take with him when he went to Texas.
I have been an avid Alamo buff ever since I was a kid seeing the Walt Disney\Fess Parker films. Believing the story about Crockett's death in battle, and then many years later hearing that Davy was actually captured and executed after the battle!! Has been kind of like learning there is no such thing as Santa Clause to me![:0]
Still not really buying that later story but if anyone knows of any historical proof, my ears and mind are wide open!0 -
Several years ago, we visited Alamo Village at the Happy Shahan Ranch near Brackettville, Texas. We had been to the actual Alamo a few times, but I wanted to see what the Alamo and grounds looked like in 1836.
Alamo Village is a movie set, built originally for the John Wayne movie, The Alamo, around 1960. It was built to look as the original looked. I walked up on the walls and looked out on the plains, to imagine thousands of Mexican troops advancing on my position.
There is also a small movie set Western town on the grounds, and many movies have been shot there, including Lonesome Dove. You can look into the livery, blacksmith shop, saloon, jail, etc, and recognize the location from a gang of Western movies.
When we were there, the saloon was open, and served lunch, so we ate there. There was also a gunfight between the Marshal and some bad guys. The Marshal lost. We visited a while and he showed me his Colt. It was a nice .45 SAA, nickel plated, and the action had been worked over to be very smooth.
Unfortunately, Alamo Village closed several years ago, and I understand the buildings are falling into disrepair, and many of the props have been sold or are up for sale.
Any high rollers here? You can probably own the whole site for around $8 million.0 -
Nice during daylight hours...The gangs appear after dark and it's not a comfortable environment unless you are CCW... 0 -
quote:Originally posted by Grunt2
Nice during daylight hours...The gangs appear after dark and it's not a comfortable environment unless you are CCW...
No doubt the gangs are drug related plus extortion money to be had from the massive LIBTARD population.
San Antonio home to most violent gang network in Texas.
https://www.ksat.com/news/san-antonio-home-to-most-violent-gang-network-in-texas-report-says
Visited the 1968 Worlds fair and also went to the Alamo. Remember having a picture taken in front of the Pearl Beer Pavilion. Hippies then, Libtards now.0
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