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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 25, 2004 16:47:17 GMT -5
Inside the Cantina..
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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 25, 2004 16:48:51 GMT -5
Flacka's room balconey.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 5, 2004 9:30:17 GMT -5
Nice Village photos, Bromhead! Here's an aerial shot of the Village, as it appears now. The buildings directly in front of the San Fernando Church and to the right of it did not exist in 1959 when John Wayne's "The Alamo" was filmed. At the time of filming, the hotel you show in the above photo ( as well as the Cantina) was visible from the Alamo set. But no more.
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Post by Greg C. on Oct 5, 2004 15:00:05 GMT -5
the set is still in pretty good shape
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Post by neferetus on Oct 8, 2004 10:08:23 GMT -5
Here's an aerial view of the present day Alamo set, taken after "Price Of Freedom", but before the pink hump. That is not the same lunette used in "Price Of Freedom" though. It was smaller in POF. From the looks of the photo, they seem to be stripping the set of all POF props. Note the cowhide stuffed semi-circular parapets that used to be in front of each door of the Long Barrack. They are seen lined up in the plaza, as though about to be taken away.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 8, 2004 17:15:53 GMT -5
Here's how the Waynamo set looked in 1974 when I visited it. The wall seen where the palisade should be was added in 1968 for the film "Bandolero!" The photo was taken from the State of Texas tourist guide. The book is free.
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Post by Bromhead24 on Oct 10, 2004 19:14:10 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Oct 17, 2004 13:52:49 GMT -5
Cool photo, using the Alamo well as the focal point of your photo. You have a photographers eye. (Just make sure to give it back to him, when you are done with it, though.
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Post by neferetus on Oct 28, 2004 20:07:14 GMT -5
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Post by neferetus on Oct 29, 2004 15:22:59 GMT -5
Get back up on that wall, Jocko!
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Post by neferetus on Nov 5, 2004 13:08:32 GMT -5
Here's some photos of the Alamo Set in Brackettville that were taken back in 1973, when much of the original set was still standing. In photo #4, one of my brothers stands in the doorway of the powder magazine where John Wayne threw his torch. You can see the hole in the wall that was punched by the succeeding explosion, in the background.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 23, 2004 16:29:46 GMT -5
are the walls in the back of the church still standing today?
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 23, 2004 17:15:29 GMT -5
are the walls in the back of the church still standing today? No, What was left was demolished so the set designers from Alamo POF could rebuild the back of the church. There wasn't much left anyway, thru the weather and such, the adobe kind of melted away. (Correct me if i'm wrong Nef). JW should of made the whole church from lime stone. Mike
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Post by neferetus on Nov 24, 2004 16:39:53 GMT -5
Sadly, it's true. As can be seen in these 1976 photos, the chapel is gradually melting away under the heavy East Texas rains. Still, my two brothers and myself (in hat) had a good time, 'just remembering'.
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Post by Greg C. on Nov 24, 2004 16:54:20 GMT -5
is the rest of the compound and chapel facade in good condition today?
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Post by neferetus on Nov 24, 2004 17:40:02 GMT -5
is the rest of the compound and chapel facade in good condition today? AlamoGuy, the 'present' compound, for the most part, consists of the "Price Of Freedom" facelift work. So in that, the entire compound is intact, to a degree. The place has been whitewashed over again and the Long Barrack, of course is cursed with that godawful pink hump! Those two 'ghosts' though...I can't explain!
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Post by Bromhead24 on Nov 24, 2004 17:46:56 GMT -5
I high-jacked that photo off the web and thought i better "Ghost" out the folks in the pic for "Legal" reasons....
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Post by neferetus on May 10, 2005 13:48:24 GMT -5
San Antonio resident, Rob Jones, from the Alamo Site, who was responsible for bringing and then showing a 35mm print of John Wayne's THE ALAMO inside the Waynamo compound in Brackettville last Fall, is considering 'doing 'er agin!' The film was shown in the middle of the plaza with this huge, inflatable screen set up against the north wall. Last year, Rudy 'It Do!' Robbins showed up as guest of honor and he promises to do the same, this time. Food and snacks should be provided by the Alamo Village Cantina, while Virginia and Tulisha Shahan, as well as Marshall Rich Curilla should also be on hand. What could be better than to watch The Waynamo inside The Waynamo? Just as soon as the time and date of the event are announced, I will post them. Stay tuned...
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Post by neferetus on May 12, 2005 9:51:41 GMT -5
AT THE WAYNAMO, March, 1986
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Post by neferetus on May 13, 2005 11:58:43 GMT -5
Oh, what a sight to see it will be in the Waynamo, come this Fall!
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