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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 12, 2006 10:52:28 GMT -5
Nef has been in hiding lately
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Post by neferetus on Mar 13, 2006 15:35:37 GMT -5
Has the limestone quarry used to build the mission ever been located? San Antonio is noted for its rich limestone deposits. As a matter of fact, the site for the presidio was chosen partially due to the discovery of this building material. The first stone church of Mision San Antonio de Valero was constructed from limestone quarried near San Pedro Springs. A 1790's inventory of the mission however, notes that the present-day Alamo church was constructed from limestone dug almost 'on the spot' along the San Antonio River. While the city has probably swallowed up the exact location of this quarry, I will continue to search for evidence of its location. |
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Post by neferetus on Mar 21, 2006 1:38:05 GMT -5
 THE ALAMO ARCADE AT NIGHT. KINDA SPOOKY.  |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 21, 2006 11:05:22 GMT -5
When was the Arcade built? It not an original part of the mission...is it?
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Post by neferetus on Mar 21, 2006 15:54:55 GMT -5
When was the Arcade built? It not an original part of the mission...is it? It was constructed around 1930 to enclose the DRT owned Alamo property and runs south, off of the front of the chapel, towards the Menger Hotel. It is rather photogenic and a lot of tourists will take photos here, imagining that it is part of the original compound. |
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 21, 2006 15:56:23 GMT -5
THE ALAMO ARCADE AT NIGHT. KINDA SPOOKY. even spookier on march 6 |
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Post by neferetus on Mar 21, 2006 18:35:40 GMT -5
 Here's an overview of the church, as seen from the Emily Morgan Hotel. (The air conditioning units on the roof are not original.) |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 21, 2006 21:16:35 GMT -5
It would have been nice if they had AC back then...Back to the arcade, i was thinking of the archways behind the long barracks not those on the south of the church...my bad
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Post by neferetus on Mar 21, 2006 22:30:39 GMT -5
Don't feel too bad; when I first saw a postcard of the arcade, I originally thought that it was the Long Barrack ruins, too. Here's how the Long Barrack Arcade looks today.  Interior.  Exterior. |
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Post by neferetus on Mar 22, 2006 21:56:38 GMT -5
 Interior of the Alamo church, looking towards the doors. |
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Post by neferetus on Mar 23, 2006 2:14:34 GMT -5
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 24, 2006 18:19:00 GMT -5
Whats the history with this photo? Is it you, Davy and friends? |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 24, 2006 20:39:50 GMT -5
What the church would have looked like at the time of the battle...or pretty close  |
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Post by neferetus on Mar 25, 2006 2:29:46 GMT -5
Nice one there, Bromhead.
As to the black and white photo, I'm not sure if it's SALHA, or not. At any rate, they tried to make it look like 'the ORIGINAL' cast.
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 25, 2006 10:44:29 GMT -5
very nice editing on that one!
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Post by Bromhead24 on Mar 25, 2006 11:31:20 GMT -5
"PhotoShop"
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Post by neferetus on Mar 28, 2006 19:40:58 GMT -5
 My very first visit to the Alamo, August, 1973. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 3, 2006 0:19:17 GMT -5
 Aerial view of the Alamo looking south, from a window in the Emily Morgan Hotel. In the foreground is the Alamo Giftshop/Museum, while to the direct right of that is the 'Wall of History' and the east courtyard wall. Beyond the Giftshop/Museum is the Alamo church, with the DRT Library and Alamo Hall in the distance, to the left. Beyond the DRT Library and Alamo Hall is the Menger Hotel. (Notice the acequia running behind the Alamo church.) |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 6, 2006 14:03:57 GMT -5
 My most recent acquisition: The Alamo, in 1946. |
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 7, 2006 13:44:22 GMT -5
Aerial view of the Alamo looking south, from a window in the Emily Morgan Hotel. In the foreground is the Alamo Giftshop/Museum, while to the direct right of that is the 'Wall of History' and the east courtyard wall. Beyond the Giftshop/Museum is the Alamo church, with the DRT Library and Alamo Hall in the distance, to the left. Beyond the DRT Library and Alamo Hall is the Menger Hotel. (Notice the acequia running behind the Alamo church.) the gift shop looks bigger than the alamo |
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