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Post by neferetus on Feb 23, 2008 17:58:26 GMT -5
 Back of the Alamo church...today! |
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Post by seguin on Feb 23, 2008 22:53:19 GMT -5
It looks like it´s the same spot you photographed today! - Lot´s of people at the Alamo today! Do the locals use the Alamo grounds as a kinda recreational area, or is it only the tourists who go there?
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Post by neferetus on Feb 23, 2008 23:07:51 GMT -5
It looks like it´s the same spot you photographed today! - Lot´s of people at the Alamo today! Do the locals use the Alamo grounds as a kinda recreational area, or is it only the tourists who go there? As I think I mentioned on the LOW HOLY DAYS thread, the Houston Street Fair was going on at the same time as the SALHA reenactment. Hence Alamo Plaza was filled with people attending both events. I have never seen anything like it before. People were lined up about 1/2 a block just to get inside the Alamo church. I took that photo behind the church just to show how crowded the grounds were this morning. As for the street fair, there were booths all along Houston Street and Alamo Plaza, chuck full of handmades good for sale, along with food and drink. To add to the confusion---and congestion---the police had the plaza completely closed to auto traffic. |
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 3, 2008 15:57:33 GMT -5
How's retirement going for you Nef? You're going to need another camera....
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Post by neferetus on Mar 3, 2008 19:39:31 GMT -5
How's retirement going for you Nef? You're going to need another camera.... Funny you should mention that. I just got a digital camera today, so posting photos will be a lot easier---and faster! |
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Post by Greg C. on Mar 3, 2008 19:50:59 GMT -5
How's retirement going for you Nef? You're going to need another camera.... Funny you should mention that. I just got a digital camera today, so posting photos will be a lot easier---and faster! Glad to hear it Nef! How's the diorama coming along? |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 11:45:39 GMT -5
Funny you should mention that. I just got a digital camera today, so posting photos will be a lot easier---and faster! Glad to hear it Nef! How's the diorama coming along? Slowly. I'll post more photos on the diorama thread once I've completed the SW corner. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 11:47:00 GMT -5
 The Alamo, in the late 1990's, rugged, craggy and weathered. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 11:53:48 GMT -5
 (Photo by Wade Dillon)The Alamo today, with its new Pink Hump. It has finally gotten to the point where the Alamo is beginning to look like a replica of itself. |
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RebAl
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Post by RebAl on Apr 9, 2008 12:06:45 GMT -5
I much preferred the weathered and aged look. I don't know how the restorers got away with doing what they have done, over here in England any old buildings are very sensitively restored.
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 9, 2008 16:00:48 GMT -5
How often do they clean the facade?
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 16:44:36 GMT -5
How often do they clean the facade? Probably as needed. But the last major overhaul and weather proofing was done in 2000 and included the pinking of the hump. |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 17:01:21 GMT -5
 1973 |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 17:01:59 GMT -5
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Post by Rick on Apr 9, 2008 17:14:40 GMT -5
December 1989  |
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Post by neferetus on Apr 9, 2008 17:25:45 GMT -5
Nice one, Rick. Love the atmosphere you create with your black and white photos. Keep 'em coming.
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Post by alamojohnuk on Apr 11, 2008 5:57:28 GMT -5
I much preferred the weathered and aged look. I don't know how the restorers got away with doing what they have done, over here in England any old buildings are very sensitively restored. It's not just our old buildings, have you seen Joan Collins recently ? |
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Post by Alamo Al on Apr 11, 2008 20:44:32 GMT -5
Is it possible to determine the 1836 facade from the 1850 additions?
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Post by Greg C. on Apr 12, 2008 8:39:24 GMT -5
Al, please use the new forum for all posts now.
Thank You.
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Post by neferetus on Aug 23, 2008 11:33:39 GMT -5
 The "Woodmen of The World" pose for a photo in front of the Alamo doors around the turn of the 20th Century. According to Chaska, those doors might be the original U.S. Army doors installed around 1850. Question: Who the hell were the Woodmen of the World and why would they be having their photo taken in front of the Alamo? Were they holding some sort of convention in San Antonio, do you think? Today, San Antonio remains a popular convention destination. (Say, doesn't that woodmen in the front row, far left, look like Ward Bond?) |
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