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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 1, 2007 12:23:59 GMT -5
So it's a cut thru by the army in 1846-50? Could be. The problem here is that no one thought to photograph the entire church from all angles, back in those early days. It's always either the facade, or the facade and part of the south wall, if you're lucky. Meanwhile, the rest of the building's gone through numerous undocumented changes. (But only the archeologists know for sure, just what changes.) It's quite possible that photos of the long and low barracks etc; exist. Probably in some old dusty attic buried in some old dusty steamer trunk waiting to be found..  |
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Post by neferetus on Dec 1, 2007 13:35:04 GMT -5
Ah! an optimist.  |
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Post by neferetus on Dec 1, 2007 13:36:44 GMT -5
It seems like your brothers are fond of niches... ;D  And others.  |
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Post by seguin on Dec 1, 2007 18:43:32 GMT -5
He-he! I don´t care about niches myself - it´s what´s inside them that´s interesting! ;D
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Post by neferetus on Dec 1, 2007 22:12:41 GMT -5
 The gardener's hut behind the apse, 1980. Can VIVA MAX be far behind? |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 2, 2007 11:12:28 GMT -5
Viva Max is not available on netflix.
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Post by neferetus on Dec 2, 2007 23:03:14 GMT -5
Viva Max is not available on netflix. Too bad. In the film, Max (Peter Ustinov) and the leggy coed (Pamela Tiffin) have a private meeting in the gardener's shack. Unfortunately, the shack is no longer there. |
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Post by henrywarnell on Dec 3, 2007 9:27:05 GMT -5
Too bad Peter Ustinov is no longer here, is the lovely Ms.Tiffin still acting, haven't seen much of her since Viva Max?
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Post by neferetus on Dec 3, 2007 16:14:09 GMT -5
Viva Max was Pamela Tiffin's last American film. Seems that she fell in love with Rome while filming "Viva Max" there and stayed. Did 'Spaghetti-Strap' films, thereafter. Our loss. 
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Post by neferetus on Dec 4, 2007 15:19:12 GMT -5
 The Alamo Grocery & Dry Goods Store, 1886. (Sorry for the poor resolution). |
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Post by Bromhead24 on Dec 4, 2007 16:41:52 GMT -5
What a shame  |
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Post by seguin on Dec 5, 2007 1:07:57 GMT -5
Was the Alamo a store in 1886? Jezuz...
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Post by neferetus on Dec 5, 2007 11:26:40 GMT -5
Was the Alamo a store in 1886? Jezuz... In 1877, merchantman Honore Grenet purchased the Long Barrack from San Antonio bishop Anthoy Pellicer and leased the Alamo church for use as a warehouse. As a 'tribute' to the Alamo defenders, Grenet built castle-like turrets atop his store, bristling with wooden cannon. Grenet sold out his interests to merchants Hugo & Schmeltzer in 1886 and the Alamo continued to function as a thriving business. In 1893, Adina de Zavala, in her zeal to preserve the Alamo as a shrine, pooled her efforts with Clara Driscoll of the Daughters of The Republic of Texas. It was not until 1905 however, that the Alamo was finally done its due as a shrine and placed by the State of Texas under the custodialship of the Daughters of The Republic of Texas, where it remains, to this day. |
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Post by seguin on Dec 6, 2007 2:12:27 GMT -5
Thanks a lot, Nef! Interesting info! I did´nt know about the merchants. Turrets and wooden guns as a tribute? - Jezuz... - More like a sales promotion...
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Post by neferetus on Dec 6, 2007 11:51:47 GMT -5
 Here's the Long Barrack, before the DRT removed all of that ghastly Honore Grenet gingerbread woodframe from it. (Oh and notice the sign over the Alamo Chapel: ALAMO WAREHOUSE? ) |
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Post by neferetus on Dec 6, 2007 12:04:44 GMT -5
 Alamo Plaza, around 1900, looking south with the Long Barrack on the left and the old band stand, dead center of the park. The Menger Hotel is, of course where it always has been and the Menger bar is probably serving up some cold ones, even as this photo's being taken. Directly across from the chapel, along the west is that three story structure that yet stands today. As you can see by the sign, it was called HOTEL ALAMO at that time. How original. In the foreground, to the left is a circle of pavement with a podium, or something, perched upon it. What's that supposed to be? San Antonio's version of Speaker's Corner"? |
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Post by Cole_blooded on Dec 6, 2007 17:05:03 GMT -5
Neff you ever think of doing a picture book of the Alamo through the years or something such? ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded  |
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Post by Greg C. on Dec 6, 2007 18:34:26 GMT -5
Neff you ever think of doing a picture book of the Alamo through the years or something such? ;D TED COLE....aka....Cole_blooded With his personal collection, combined with the 40+ pages of this thread's photos, his book would be longer then the bible! |
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Post by neferetus on Dec 6, 2007 19:48:12 GMT -5
Thanks, but it would be an expensive book with a limited audience. That's one of the reasons that that new WAYNAMO truibute book is so expensive.
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Post by seguin on Dec 6, 2007 23:43:58 GMT -5
True! - And maybe the fact that they chose to make the new Waynamo book a limited edition contributed to the expensive price...
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