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Post by Bromhead24 on Jul 20, 2005 18:16:03 GMT -5
It looks like the low barracks are "Behind" the Church.
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Post by neferetus on Jul 26, 2005 12:00:08 GMT -5
 Although wildly inaccurate, this old print of the Alamo used to really creep me out as a kid. (And still does a little, even now!) It shows all the Mexican soldiers in the world attacking the little church of the Alamo. What made it seem even worse at the time was that the caption below the print said that when the Mexicans finally stormed the place, there were only six defenders left alive! Yikes! Of interest and perhaps lending to the dark mood of the image, the attack is occurring under the cover of night. |
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Post by Greg C. on Jul 26, 2005 12:32:19 GMT -5
who drew that?
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Post by neferetus on Jul 27, 2005 16:06:14 GMT -5
I still haven't been able to track down the name of the artist. The date of the book it appears in though, is 1905. Anybody? |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Jul 27, 2005 19:43:40 GMT -5
I still haven't been able to track down the name of the artist. The date of the book it appears in though, is 1905. Anybody? This is the first i've seen it... |
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Post by Cole_blooded on Jul 31, 2005 16:52:51 GMT -5
The pic is a first for me as well,and by chance how did you come across it or obtain it?
Darn smilies still do not work for me since the change!
TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded
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Post by neferetus on Aug 4, 2005 9:13:49 GMT -5
The pic is a first for me as well,and by chance how did you come across it or obtain it? Darn smilies still do not work for me since the change! TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded The book is called "The Story of America in Pictures". A neighbor had it, back in 1961 and I would 'visit' it whenever I went to the house. I now own a copy and still 'visit it' , every now and then. |
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Post by neferetus on Aug 4, 2005 9:22:04 GMT -5
 A nice aerial view of Alamo Plaza, featuring, from left to right, the Post Office, the Emily Morgan Hotel, the Alamo Cenotaph, the Alamo Shrine and the Menger Hotel. Directly behind the Alamo propery is the historic Crockett Hotel, while further beyond that (with the red roof) is the Red Roof Inn, where I stayed, this past March. |
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Post by Greg C. on Aug 4, 2005 10:25:18 GMT -5
of all the hotels you have stayed at there, which one is the best?
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Post by neferetus on Aug 4, 2005 16:36:56 GMT -5
As I usually try to extend my visits to San Antonio to at least a week, I book rooms on the cheap. It's hard to beat the Crocket Hotel though, for it's historical signifacence and proximity to the Alamo. (And they have a nice dining room there, too!)  When Alamo Mo Jones was in San Antonio this past March, he stayed in a suite on the 7th floor of the Crockett. How would you like this to be both your first and last view of the day? |
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Post by TexasMac on Aug 4, 2005 19:09:51 GMT -5
Although wildly inaccurate, this old print of the Alamo used to really creep me out as a kid. Well, maybe you should try to put a positive spin on the horror of it. Another way to look at it is, church attendance was up that day. |
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Post by neferetus on Aug 16, 2005 11:14:38 GMT -5
 The Alamo, in the 1890's, from a lantern slide. |
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Post by neferetus on Aug 18, 2005 14:55:06 GMT -5
 The San Antonio Living History Association, on Alamo Plaza. |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Aug 18, 2005 19:46:09 GMT -5
The Alamo, in the 1890's, from a lantern slide. Although Hugo Grenet's "Alamo Store" is an insult to the site, i would like to see some photo's of the inside.. |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Aug 19, 2005 18:57:51 GMT -5
Circa 1935. Demolishing old squaters homes for new renovations.  |
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Post by Nefarious on Sept 10, 2005 12:38:17 GMT -5
Bromhead, RE: the above photo, I never noticed that low wall behind the chapel before. It's seems too high for the acequia wall.
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Post by Cole_blooded on Sept 22, 2005 15:40:40 GMT -5
Hey B24 where did you find the above photo?
TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded
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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 22, 2005 18:43:40 GMT -5
From the book "Alamo Images" by Susan Pendergast Schoelwer.
I got at Alamo Village
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Post by neferetus on Sept 28, 2005 0:03:44 GMT -5
 The Alamo, 1905... ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO!  |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Sept 28, 2005 19:23:21 GMT -5
I think this is of the confessional.  |
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