My Dad and I wandered through the set a couple of years after the movie was shot. The land owner showed us around before it was turned into road side attraction. Great memory.
@brianboisguilbert6985
9 жыл бұрын
Shortly after I returned home to Texas after retiring from the U.S. Navy in Sept.1997, I went on a road trip, drove all over Texas. Alamo Village was one of my stops, it was quiet even then, few tourists but the people there were really friendly and hospitable. I walked the grounds with a retired stunt man who had worked on John Wayne's THE ALAMO and shared his memories of the Duke, the other actors and the making of the film. So many other films have been made there, among them the classic LONESOME DOVE. Sad it's all been shut down. Thanks Adam for sharing this, brought back a lot of memories.
@jonathanpinckney9227
6 жыл бұрын
You retired a few months before I was born!
@brianboisguilbert6985
6 жыл бұрын
Time flows like a river
@jonathanpinckney9227
6 жыл бұрын
Brian Bois Gilbert. And fruit flies like a banana.
@brianboisguilbert6985
6 жыл бұрын
Yeah, guess I was making an obvious point but it wasn't meant to be snarky
@jonathanpinckney9227
6 жыл бұрын
Brian Bois Gilbert I was just making a joke.
@kathefner3854
6 жыл бұрын
How sad. We visited and stayed there in the early 70s. Stayed in the hotel and room where John Wayne slept while filming. We rode the mail stage coach out to Alamo set. Wonderful memories with our parents and grandparents. Thank you for sharing
@Majorrogerragland48
Жыл бұрын
Interesting to see it after all these years, I was the Art Director on "Alamo the Price of Freedom" A great deal of the Set had to be rebuilt in 1985 only the Facade, Main Gate and long barracks were still standing... The facade Yabara designed had the upper windows, the profile was incorrect for 1836. We totally rebuilt the interior (the Cross as you caledl it ) good to see it had held up including the gun ramp. The Stewart House was never seen in Wayne's 1960 version, we included it in the rebuild. Hard to believe it's been 37 years. Happy & Virginia are both gone. Thank you for the video, brought back good times.
@AlternityGM
6 жыл бұрын
Wow the original Alamo movie set still stands somewhere in the desert? I had assumed it was all made of wood & was torn down after the movie. They should preserve it as a part of movie history.
@josiahguthrie5797
3 жыл бұрын
It's in Bracketville.
@LordZontar
3 жыл бұрын
The set was a theme park for a lot of years afterward and used again in Young Guns (1988) and Lonesome Dove (1989).
@gavinjones2671
3 жыл бұрын
That is for sure totally agree
@davidnorman2134
2 жыл бұрын
It's still there I road out there to see it but it's abandoned now, gates closed and locked up grass is all grown up, there's a old faded sign you can barely read, its went threw several owners sense the film was made
@dvparrish1
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for this. I just watched the Alamo movie when I was in Austin last month. Visited the Alamo with several Army officers and we talked about the history of Texas. We need to preserve our past and learn from it.
@jamesperkins4632
8 жыл бұрын
I went there a few times when I was younger when it was open. I loved being on that set. I really felt as if I had travelled back in time to the real Alamo. The Cantina was open as a restaurant and I saw the back corner where John Wayne's Crockett and Laurence Harvey's Travis had their talk. I and truly sad that it's closed. I would love to go back again.
@Nimgimmer1492
8 жыл бұрын
A visit can be arranged. You'd have to contact Rich Curilla.
@snidert123
8 жыл бұрын
Does Mr. Curilla live in Bracketville? My brother and his wife from Wyoming will be visiting us here in north central Texas in October and he is a number one John Wayne/Alamo fan. We'd love to make the drive down if we could find someone to show us around...
@Nimgimmer1492
8 жыл бұрын
Yes, he does. Rich conducts occasional tours for individuals or small groups, provided he gets ample notice and is available. There would be a fee. Tim, if you can figure out a way to contact me, I can put you in touch with him. He's a friend of mine.
@snidert123
8 жыл бұрын
Are you on Facebook? I'll send you a friend request.
@noobzrule
3 жыл бұрын
You could go to the real alamo too 🙀
@Shuttle1909
6 жыл бұрын
A friend and I came upon Alamo Village by accident while living in Texas in the late 1980's - one of my favorite memories! While working at a resort north of San Antonio, when guests asked about seeing the Alamo in San Antonio, I would HIGHLY suggest they also make the trip a couple hours further south to Bracketville and see what it likely looked like back in its' day!
@rickdurrett644
5 жыл бұрын
This set was owned by the late Happy Shahan, The country singer Johnny Rodriguez played Ortho in some of the skits and also sang some there. Happy was Johnny's manager after Johnny got a record deal. I remember when this place was jumping. Sad to see this now.
@Danlboi
4 жыл бұрын
My brother worked for Happy in 1977 when I was a senior in high school. He played Ortho in the skits for the paying public. Got to see many behind-the-scenes stuff back then. Sad to see it thisaway.
@blade123able
4 жыл бұрын
I’m from England, I’d love to visit this site one day, god bless the Duke
@RavenStJohn
5 жыл бұрын
It was great to see this place in 1969...they had stage coach rides and for a kid it was amazing running around all that old west scenery!
@TheTotalhunk
10 жыл бұрын
I have often wondered how the place looks today. I was there as a kid in 1961 before it became a big attraction, I think. Your tour was excellent but almost seemed like touring a graveyard. One of the original 1960 Alamo movie actors I met back in the 70's, John Hamilton,lives near me in Cuero, TX and I hope to meet him again some day. He and John Wayne were good friends and hunted together many times on Hamilton's ranch.
@peterrumsey5171
4 жыл бұрын
If you are gunna tell the story of John Wayne`s death at the Alamo get it right first time....he did NOT die by a "Bayonet to the chest"...it was a Lance with a wooden shaft, which, when he snapped it off with the torch he was carrying, was left in the door as he moved away to throw the torch into the gunpowder store.
@skelznap
4 жыл бұрын
I visited this set in 1998. What was fascinating, was that you got a sense of what the Alamo would have looked like in 1836. The original site is now within the metropolis of bustling San Antonio. It was very quiet and I had the place to myself. I lunched in the village cafeteria. I'm so sorry it has become derelict. I hope someone will restore it to its former glory. It is a wonderful asset.
@jaydunno8266
10 ай бұрын
I took my sons there when I was stationed in Texas. Being in west Texas it is a good spot for a movie set with sunshine most of the year. Although it is not as large as the original Alamo, you get a good sense of how the battle unfolded. You have to use your imagination and read a lot of history to do that in San Antonio. As far as the condition, the desert climate helps, but it is still a movie set. It was built to look good on film and withstand people's weight for the film. It was never intended to be a long term structure. It is mostly wood framing and stucco. John Wayne did a fair amount of research and the set is a reasonably accurate recreation of the 1836 Alamo. As I recall, the place is not that accessible and the public interest started to wane. It takes money to maintain something like this to keep it safe and interesting to visit. Without tourists to visit and rentals for films, the money isn't there to keep it up.
@billtaylor4224
6 жыл бұрын
Was a pretty big financial anchor for Wayne and the studio. John Wayne put I think around 250K of his own money to make this movie.
@twilightsymphony1371
8 жыл бұрын
#1)THANK YOU FOR FILMING,AND SHARING THIS SPOT WITH US!!!And #2)Just knowing The Duke HIMSELF walked that land makes this fanatic(me) love it...LONG LIVE *THE DUKE*
@jimbo42521
5 жыл бұрын
"FILM", OR VIDEO????
@strike4n
9 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing! The government of Texas should acquire and maintain this landmark.
@TonyVIlano
9 жыл бұрын
Been there when i was a kid
@maxpayne2574
8 жыл бұрын
+Luis Gonzalez Sure a waste of money for another historic sight no one will visit let the desert reclaim it.
@CarlWTownMoneySaver
8 жыл бұрын
+max Payne YOUR an idoit . Its part of history now
@CarlWTownMoneySaver
8 жыл бұрын
Ok idiot
@CarlWTownMoneySaver
8 жыл бұрын
Maybe moron would fit you better
@jamesbrickert1301
5 жыл бұрын
Great little video! I visited Alamo Village back in the mid '70's when it was a fully functioning tourist attraction. It was a neat experience and it's sad to see that it has been abandoned.
@TheAmericanSounds
4 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing, Adam. As a young boy, in the early and mid-60's, I visited this place many times. I took stagecoach rides here, you could take horseback rides, and there were lots of visitors during that period. Back then, the saloon was still open for business, including live bands and dancing girls. The first times I visited there, there were separate water fountains and bathrooms for Negroes. That was the first time I remember seeing black people when I was a young boy. Later visits there, all the people used the same bathrooms and water fountains. I have so many childhood memories from this amazing place. Happy Shahan owned and built it. He was quite a colorful character himself. Again, thank you for sharing.
@annparsons6564
2 жыл бұрын
I was so sorry to see this torn down. John Wayne stayed at the Adolphus Hotel on the way to the set and I played with his daughter. We would go to Bracketville on vacation and visit the set and Alamo Village in the 60's and I have it on our old home movies. In 2005 I went to the Alamo thinking I had been there but it was actually this set I remembered.
@j.d.thompson3505
9 жыл бұрын
Nice that there is no graffiti.The place looks cool.
@antoniolongoria3188
6 жыл бұрын
j.d. thompson Yea and I really hope no one ever defiles it.
@keithTCU
5 жыл бұрын
It helps being out in the middle of nowhere.
@SharonBaxter12
7 жыл бұрын
I remember going to see this movie when I was in the 2nd grade. The whole class went.. ( Gotta remember I'm in Texas)
@rb88dhb
3 жыл бұрын
Back when they still taught real AMERICAN HISTORY! Instead of this PC GARBAGE COMMON CORE! I wish my kids could’ve gotten the same history lessons I got in the 80’s n 90’s! Now they barely have to know all 50 states!
@dianac5764
8 жыл бұрын
I watched a couple of videos and they were goofy and I couldn't figure out why you had so many subscribers. But I came back and watched a few more. I've watched a couple of dozen in the past week and read the comments and I think I finally understand. You are digging up memories for people. Personal moments from their past, in movies or amusement parks or old stores. They love it and they love you for taking them along on your journeys. It didn't take long, and now I am hooked, too.
@robertrowland5813
3 жыл бұрын
This video was the very first ATW video I had ever watched. It still holds up after all of these years. 1,364,633 views cannot be wrong. Well done, Adam.
@denisehunter6755
10 жыл бұрын
Brilliant to see...I worked here in the Indian Store in 1984...wonderful memories..thank you
@Zorro6810
7 жыл бұрын
Just watching this gave me goosebumps. Thanx for sharing this piece of history. Totally agree that Texas should be stepping i and maintain this beautiful place!!
@jaedenwall852
5 жыл бұрын
Frank Gravel fake Alamo. Real Alamo is in San Antonio
@paulgray1137
10 жыл бұрын
THANK YOU SO MUCH for sharing this. I was just today talking with some of my out of state friends about this site and how glad I was that I went before it closed. I went in an off season so other than a couple staff members I had the place to myself. This film maker is right -- the feeling you get of "being there" (and I mean the battle - not the movie) is just something EERIE. Very powerful and moving to anyone from Texas or with an appreciation of its history.
@bryanharris4325
4 жыл бұрын
Was there in 65 as a 10 yr old. I’ll be 65 this yr. It was cool!
@MrMezmerize
10 жыл бұрын
Even though its sad that no one takes care about the site anymore I am at least happy it hasnt been vandalized or sprayed full of graffiti
@azmike3572
4 жыл бұрын
@Ricky Carey It's also too far off the highway to make tagging worthwhile.
@bradsmack1
3 жыл бұрын
@@azmike3572 You mean, there are places that actually make tagging worthwhile?
@azmike3572
3 жыл бұрын
@@bradsmack1 I'd think it would be worthwhile to taggers (even if it's wrong) when bare walls, etc., are within walking distance, and in a more urban location.
@bradsmack1
3 жыл бұрын
@@azmike3572 It's a shame Hollywood producers, in this case, had to fail so miserably in making vandalism so inconvenient for potential hoods. Oh, well.
@azmike3572
3 жыл бұрын
@@bradsmack1 Still a nice place. I visited it many times before it closed. Was able to meet "Happy" Shahan and his wife. In the 80s you could carefully walk up and be on top of the chapel. Everyone who worked there were in the "town".
@629GSMITH
5 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much, I born , raised in Houston. My family went there on vacation about 5 years after movie was made, thanks again. I am 67.
@daviewavie112
7 жыл бұрын
thanks for this video. i showed my dad and it brought back great memories for him. my parents stopped there on a cross country road trip back when they first got married in the 80's.
@snidert123
8 жыл бұрын
We were out there about 10 years ago. Just a wonderful walk down memory lane. There was a guy working out there near the cantina that had the entire scene where John Wayne was talking about praying to the north star. Even showed us the exact spot where he stood. It really is heartbreaking to see a cinematic icon fall into disrepair. I really hope the businessman from Corpus Christi buys it and restores it....Oh, and thank you for sharing this video. Really enjoyed the memories!
@Weightlossjourney24
5 жыл бұрын
That's in Bracketville, Texas my dad told me about this place, I'm a San Antonio, Texas native
@JonathanGarcia-tc3gv
5 жыл бұрын
Jonathan Graham used to visit as a kid and check out the cowboy shoot outs!
@michaelward944
3 жыл бұрын
Just north. The locals use to have horse races up the main drag. I was born in Del Rio
@rshopperocarolan7082
4 жыл бұрын
My Veteran mother went to visit after the making of the movie. She had the Album. Marty Robbins song. His museum a must see. Great memories living in SA. Thank you
@JoeyArmstrong2800
6 жыл бұрын
That last battle scene is the best in movie history, bar none. The cinematography is incredible
@shawngarratt2887
Жыл бұрын
Try the film Waterloo 1970 for battle scenes
@shawngarratt2887
Жыл бұрын
Try the film 🎥 Waterloo 1970 for battle scenes
@JohnSmith-oj6ir
7 жыл бұрын
small point of order - Wayne's Crockett was impaled with a lance, not a bayonet. still an impressive place. must be what the original compound looked like for 50 years after the battle.
@marshajones3985
5 жыл бұрын
John Smith THAT'S RIGHT. IT WAS A LANCE THAT'S WHAT I SAID.
@thomasproctor3047
4 жыл бұрын
In the latest book by Brian Kilmeade, "Sam Houston and the Alamo Avengers" , he describes the scene where the regular Mexican soldiers refuse to kill Crockett and the other survivors out of respect for their bravery but instead Crockett and the other survivors are hacked to death by the Staff Officers of Santa Anna using their swords.
@edwilliams8789
4 жыл бұрын
Walter Lord wrote the definitive history in "A Time To Stand". Kilmeade is wrong.
@mr_wilson223
10 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how most of the stuff there hasn't been stolen.
@arthurhohensee9902
6 жыл бұрын
In the video nothing was said about the huge amount of buildings that were added over the years, as they shot other Movies and TV Shows after the John Wayne's Alamo. But i believe most of the light Tan adobe looking buildings are the original buildings built for the Alamo Village in 1960!! My first visit there was 1959 as the contractors were putting the finishing touches on the set, prior to the start of filming!!! My last visit was in the 1980's and the attraction had changed a lot over the years. I believe i visited one other time. It is sad that it is not being used and has sat for 7 years decaying in SouthWest texas!!!
@CSDonohue11
5 жыл бұрын
Arthur Hohensee It will be used again. That green screen technology is so Good now days though that maybe that real look isn’t as good. YEESH!
@mytexas1148
10 жыл бұрын
Such a beautiful place! I remember going there a few times and watching bands while we talked with the owner. All the Longhorn walking free and us drinking while sitting in the Cantina. Love to buy it myself as I live pretty close to B-Ville..
@beamills9205
3 жыл бұрын
TIME TO TEXIT......the ALAMO is on the SJW's hit list....as wellas everything TEXAS......
@SmokyMountainBlessed
4 жыл бұрын
John Wayne is my favorite actor, always watched his movies with my dad growing up, sad to see even his movie history sets fall to ruins, I would have enjoyed this when it was a road side attraction
@pinkelefant4ever
10 жыл бұрын
Your respect and reverence say a lot!
@ama48965
4 жыл бұрын
I remember when the movie premiered in San Antonio. I was around 10 or so, it was at the Woodlawn theater not too far from where I lived. On premiere night my Dad took me down, got to see the stars arrive to see the movie in person. I managed to get in to see it myself about a week later. Loooong movie for a 10 year old to sit through!
@mnmrmust
10 жыл бұрын
Great job on this one Adam, thank you for helping to preserve a piece of movie history before the desert and time take it away from us!
@craigclarke3298
6 жыл бұрын
Amazing how the Movie Set is still intact. I heard John Wayne spent damn near all his money building the set to exact detail and producing the film. Part of Lonesome Dove and countless other movies 🎥 and TV shoes also filmed their. Remember the Alamo!!!
@Dave49erman
10 жыл бұрын
Very interesting! I'm a huge John Wayne fan, loved the movie. Thanks for the update on the location.
@texaswader
4 жыл бұрын
Used to go to Alamo Village quite often when I was a kid. My family owns land not too far from there and since I loved visiting the Alamo in San Antonio we had to go to Alamo Village. Gunfights in the streets, bank robberies...it was heaven for a kid who loved John Wayne.
@jyddentz
4 жыл бұрын
I was there in the early 90's. They allowed me to go anywhere I wanted and climb the walls. Went into the town of Bejar and had a ball. In the cantina, everything was still there. In the back room where Crockett and Travis talked, there was pottery on shelves still from the movie. They let me have one which I still have today. In a building, there were a couple of cannons used in the movie. It was so cool to see. Even that big cannon, parts of it was there also.
@MegaDavisB
4 жыл бұрын
Sad to see this. I toured the compound with my family in 1967 and the place was bustling with activity - shops, tours, restaurants, businesses, movie scene recreations, stage coach rides... Even some of the actors in the movie would stop in from time to time to give lectures and sign autographs. My wife and toured it again in 2007. I could tell it was dying as we walked around; it was almost deserted. But it was still a hauntingly peaceful place to be.
@patio87
10 жыл бұрын
That's amazing. What's crazy is that the saloon is still intact with even the napkin dispensers from 4 years ago.
@handclamp
3 жыл бұрын
My wife and I were there in 04 it was a grand thing for her to see. John Wayne was her hero. My beloved Carol lost her battel with cancer a few months ago. I am reliving memories.
@andyelwood7123
6 жыл бұрын
Is this property for sale. I live for old westerns on Direct Tv channel 538, five bucks a months to watch all these great shows without commercials. It's great to show my grandkids how GOOD these movies are without special effects. Thanks for showing this. U said this is in Texas, where ABOUT??
@mkhan2339
3 жыл бұрын
Andy Elwood comment made a year ago said Bracketville, Tx
@bombasticbushkin4985
5 жыл бұрын
Certainly gives a great feel of a real old western town/village. The stark reality of how tough times were back then hits home. Remarkable. Thanks.
@Rubicon1776
10 жыл бұрын
Having been to the real Alamo a couple of times, I am pleased to see what it was like before all the urban development that currently surrounds it.
@43hawker
4 жыл бұрын
I'm from Bath in England and went there on a road trip in 1984 with a freind from Fort Worth who had been an extra in the film The Alamo in 1960. It was still quite up together then.....really great to see it again. Thanks so much for the memories.
@hughcapetien
4 жыл бұрын
I remember having a one of the best BBQ sandwiches when I visited Alamo Village back in the 1980's.
@frenchofficer-9hikegamer800
8 жыл бұрын
thanks a lot for these beautiful pictures. the Duke remembrance ...
@jamesalexander5623
4 жыл бұрын
"The Alamo" was the First Live Action Movie I ever saw in a Cinema! .... I was just about 8 years old!
@sandranokes7443
5 жыл бұрын
I'm glad you podcasted this. You now have a record for the world, of this place and if it gets torn down, we will still be able to go back and see it. It feels sad to look at. Lonely. But it's so awesome that it is still there.
@noradennis4361
9 жыл бұрын
Fantastic video Adam. Really enjoyed this one. Shame it is shut down. Nice to see though that no one has vandalized the place as so often happens with abandoned places.
@TandysHandcraftedCreations
5 жыл бұрын
My father and uncle took my brother and I to that location when it was up and running as a tourist site. There was a band playing in the saloon, and they served soda etc., there was also a gun fight show,(the actors showed us the props too)there was also a gift shop, it was awesome! I still have all the photos we took from that day. It is so sad that it is now falling apart.
@dataseeker7460
5 жыл бұрын
A couple of interesting facts: The set took 2yrs. to build at a cost of 1.5 million dollars. I'm shocked that people haven't stolen all those movie props.
@TralfazConstruction
4 жыл бұрын
That is _very_ interesting; I was wondering about that. Thank you for filling everyone in with the information.
@williamjones7718
4 жыл бұрын
Pretty amazing that a stage prop held up that well.
@snowman374th
8 жыл бұрын
2:35 Also the spot where a wedding and killing took place in "Young guns"
@eastdallasalice
4 жыл бұрын
Went there on a family vacation back when it opened. I remember it was near Bracketville. Also there were signatures of the stars ⭐️ n the walk. My dad said that probably fake but it looked like his cement signature. So did Richard widmarks.
@theuberbob
10 жыл бұрын
As a native Texan, and from San Antonio to book, I think you did this proud. My grandfather worked on the film and I like to think he'd have been touched by the respect you showed. Keep up the good work!
@Automedon2
9 жыл бұрын
It's amazing how places like this have never been stripped by souvenir hunters. Quite honestly, there's a few things I'd like to have, myself. Nice work juxtaposing the movie stills with the current locale.
@hughcapetien
4 жыл бұрын
Only a hand few of actors still left from that cast: Frankie Avalon, Joan O' Brien, Aissa Wayne, Patrick Wayne, and Linda Cristal.
@Mofjos
4 жыл бұрын
I love Linda, rush still
@vincelee6247
4 жыл бұрын
I visited this place twice, once as a child and once as an adult.. Thanks for allowing me to revisit this place through watching this video.. Great memories.. Thanks for sharing..
@martinkemp3161
6 жыл бұрын
Yes the Alamo village, BEEN THERE, its just as the vid shows it too, Such a shame it as clossed.
@alicegraham1571
9 жыл бұрын
Thanks for providing this. It was a day of horror when I found out about Crockett's death. The Alamo has got to be one of the greatest places on earth. Hopefully this site will be maintained. Please continue to share your adventures!
@dawnklug6986
8 жыл бұрын
Thank you for showing us the Alamo set. I never knew it wasn't filmed in California.
@bentonjennings
4 жыл бұрын
There was a sale a couple of years ago at Alamo Village. Most of the old props, tables, wagons, signs etc etc etc all gone now. I know that empty stretch of road all too well. I was in 2 Alamo films: IMAX "Alamo The Price of Freedom" and in "Travis" (aka The Cost Of Freedom). Plus a couple of reenactments and living history events there. Knew Happy before he passed. Great guy! The 2nd time I was there to film he remembered me by name!
@megomatt7770
8 жыл бұрын
Amazing place! I can't believe all that stuff is still there, props, etc. Also, in Bandolero Dean Martin was the one they were trying to hang and Jimmy Stewart rescued him. Fyi.. ; )
@johnjohnon8767
5 жыл бұрын
Quite right, after the outlaws escaped, Stewart robbed the bank.
@nealandersen4867
4 жыл бұрын
Not any more though, after the auction
@weswalker1208
3 жыл бұрын
I have been to that location near Brackettville. It was when it was still open in the main Saloon where John Wayne had his fight and that amazing bar is still there. They told old western stories and there was an old-fashioned gun shoot out in the street back in the day. I'm glad you got to get into that back room at the hotel or all of the wagons are. Those buildings are filled with old antiques. The only thing I didn't see was the museum where there was actual tools and molds for the Adobe blocks displayed. It is a shame it's gone downhill that much. You did a great job it is a magical place
@eddiecarlcalhoun
6 жыл бұрын
I JUST WATCHED THE JOHN WAYNE ALAMO A COUPLE OF DAYS A GO..... I WOULD LOVE TO VISIT BOTH THE REAL ALAMO AND THE MOVIE SET...
@TralfazConstruction
4 жыл бұрын
I just checked OnDemand and there it was. Watching it right now, Sunday, April 5, 2020 at 6 PM EDST (just for reference).
@LAkadian
3 жыл бұрын
Turn off your caps lock.
@johnfogarty6246
7 жыл бұрын
A real part of history. It gives some idea of scale and what things really looked like. The real Alamo is a great monument but when you visit it is hard to get a feel as the city has grown up around it.
@TheCopperbaron
10 жыл бұрын
Right on ! very good job on this video,and a Great ! place too. It's a shame it is being left to decay
@faithm.173
4 жыл бұрын
I remembered going here on a field trip, I was amazed by it. Its so sad to see our history rotting away now. Thanks for sharing.
@trianarodriguez7762
4 жыл бұрын
you do know this is not the REAL Alamo right?
@cindythecatwoman1601
2 жыл бұрын
@@trianarodriguez7762 He said that in the video 📹. It's a movie set.
@PomchillasItems
10 жыл бұрын
Interesting place thanks for sharing with us.
@roythird5141
5 жыл бұрын
I saw the movie in 1960 as a kid and loved it. I always wanted to visit this replica and finally did so 15-20 years ago when it was still open. The only reason I convinced my spouse to go was that we were returning to Houston from Big Bend, and Brackettville was sort of on the way. Brackettville is right on the border and not near any route traveled by many people, so the traffic would never be there to support this place long-term. There is really no decent place to stay overnight nearby. Besides, who wants to go near the border these days? It was a labor of love by the Shahans, and once they were gone, it was over. The ground is a lot more parched now than it was. Mother Nature is pulling this place back into the ground, and nothing is going to stop it.
@Ireland617
5 жыл бұрын
It's too bad that it's closed, I would love to have gone there and seen it. I live about 20 miles north of San Antonio and have seen the real Alamo several times. This place looks more like what I imagine the Alamo to have looked like back then than the real deal down town.
@jamesagwe2981
5 жыл бұрын
That place would've been an awesome John Wayne Muesem
@brendafuller7904
5 жыл бұрын
Fascinating. With all the interest on movie memorabilia & the number of artifacts in that location, its amazing that someone hasn't rescued that place.
@AlamoYTCGermany
10 жыл бұрын
That place got so much more atmosphere than the real Alamo Plaza in San Antonio. Thanks Duke!
@johnemerson1363
6 жыл бұрын
What do you expect when a portion of a major landmark is all that is left and surrounded by tall buildings. More so since the texas historians didn't try to preserve the Alamo until much later, like almost the 20th century.
@timothyball742
5 жыл бұрын
Alamo YTC Germany, have you seen my riddle? A Germany One? Figure this and you get a smile on your face.
@andypgtr
10 жыл бұрын
Thanks for the video. It brought back many memories of the summers we worked out there, played in the bands, did the gunfights , watched movies get filmed there and just basically did some growing up in that dusty, hot and amazing place. Still have contacts with the friends I made out there. Hats off to you Richard for this too. I guess now we can't put your Blue Ford Fiesta in the wagon room anymore. :)
@cee128d
10 жыл бұрын
One suggestion. If you film a sign keep it on screen long enough for it to be read before moving on to something else.
@johnnypk1963
10 жыл бұрын
U can hit the pause button
@cee128d
10 жыл бұрын
johnnypk1963 Sorry, but that is NOT the answer. One should film (and edit) correctly in the first place. And most people don't watch Streaming Media with their mouse/keyboard in hand so they are way past that point before they can hit pause. Much better to just hold on the sign for a few seconds while filming it in the first place. Shows respect for your viewers.
@cee128d
10 жыл бұрын
***** You are completely missing the point. No one is asking anyone to upload an edited version of the current video, only requesting that in the future he should stay on the sign longer. I'll admit that I could have made that clearer, but I (incorrectly it appears) assumed that was obvious and I didn't need to spell that out. I've already stated that pausing is an option, just not a good one and that was made clear in my previous statement if you had bothered to read ALL of it and had the mental capacity of an 8 year old.
@johnnypk1963
10 жыл бұрын
Wht don't U, show some respect for the shooter/poster and thank him for the post instead of all this silly complaining. Makes no sense. Use the damn pause button and get over it.
@cee128d
10 жыл бұрын
johnnypk1963 You need to get your head (and ego) out of your backside. I simply made a LEGITIMATE, VALID, and CONSTRUCTIVE suggestion. I posted in a non-confrontation way and did NOT complain only trying to help Adam make BETTER videos. It's the people commenting on my suggestion that are doing all of the complaining and making a big deal out of it. Adam is free to take that suggestion and deal with it in whatever fashion he sees fit.
@freepatriot6313
2 жыл бұрын
Cool! My Dad was a Border Patrolman in the mid-late 60's and stationed in Comstock Texas. We would go to Fort Clark Springs in Bracketville to swim...and occasionally went to a "wild west show" at the Alamo Village. My dad stuck around Del Rio as he graduated from the Border Patrol and into US Customs at the Port of entry in Del Rio. He passed away in 2015....my stepmother passed this morning in Del Rio. Looks a little rough compared to when I went in the 60's lol Thanks !!
@themaconeau
10 жыл бұрын
I do like these videos over your standard, weird fare. Well done on capturing the experience as much as possible :)
@MrRoutal
8 жыл бұрын
This is so cool. I was in the 7th grade during this time and my father was in Brackettville working for Bat Jack(?) . He was is charge of set construction and Became friends with John Wayne. Was got me and autographed picture Of Frankie Avalon, who wzas a big star at the time. I took it to school to try impress a beautiful girl named Sannah Hull. Didn't work. When the film was in the can, My Dad back home, he announced we were selling the house and moving out of the L.A basin. We went on a summers long vacation trying trying to find a place we thought we could live and enjoy. We wound up in Squaw Valley with My dad having a Ski Shop. Bravest and best dad in the world. It changed all of us beyond comprehension. God bless Him.
@GasserGlass
10 жыл бұрын
VERY COOL...One of your best videos thus far...Love it, THANK YOU!
@joecrawford9709
Жыл бұрын
My parents took me there in 1965. I was amazed being able to walk in the still pristine movie set. I am disappointed the place has deterated.
@jimmystinky7775
10 жыл бұрын
Very exciting stuff, thank you for sharing! Did you see the BASEMENT in the Alamo???
@Mexicandude25
9 жыл бұрын
Its not the real alamo
@craigtobias1404
7 жыл бұрын
I grew up in San Antonio, believe me this is way better than the real Alamo.
@pjpugapillarfan2750
5 жыл бұрын
Coolest video to watch on today 4th of July. I hope someone preserves those buckboards & wagons. I hope someone preserves ALL OF IT!
@softypapa
10 жыл бұрын
One of the best videos I'm seen yet on KZitem. thank you for sharing your experience with us. :-)
@Zolwena
9 жыл бұрын
Funny how we become drawn to the same things..... Huggles from Laura O aka Zolwena
@briantrend1263
7 жыл бұрын
id like to walk down there in my cowboy clothes and make out. id take my dog Charlie Cowboy Pants hes a real wild one
@JohnHeiman
6 жыл бұрын
We got to watch "The Alamo" in three parts at D. McRae Elementary School in Fort Worth. I saw the movie a few years before the actual Alamo in San Antonio. I remember being so disappointed that we couldn't go up the stairs to the roof where all the action was in the movie. Oh well, learned a good lesson that day, and have been fascinated by moving pictures ever since.
@clayguy1
9 жыл бұрын
Sad it's all falling apart..
@jblanche747474
9 жыл бұрын
feel same way.....
@maxbousfield1424
6 жыл бұрын
David Lemon 66(6
@MJLeger-yj1ww
6 жыл бұрын
Most old movie sets are! That's because they made whole structures many times back then, where now, they make facades, just fronts and sides to a set, so the huge movie cameras can move around the actors. Very few of these old structures are maintained and some are really dangerous -- you can see where people and animals have fallen through the floors in some of them. Most of these properties are owned by persons or companies, and most are off-limits. Disrespectful people do sneak into them though, and that's part of what causes the damage.
6 жыл бұрын
50 years ago , the Adam said on the video.
@thebes56
6 жыл бұрын
My brother went there just a few years before it closed. I always planned to go, but alas. Thanks for the great vid.
@sclm046
9 жыл бұрын
Many times through the years, starting in the 70's, variously living in San Antonio and later Houston, I would work and visit in the Del Rio area. I recall the yellow signs with red lettering advertising Alamo Village. The signs were numerous along Highway 90. I just never took the time to get off of the highway and visit Alamo Village. Thank you for this video.
@patrickscranton3296
10 жыл бұрын
You never disappoint on your locations. I have seen the movie quite a few times. Never knew this place existed. Should be preserved. Thanks for sharing.
@jennifursun3303
6 жыл бұрын
this is not the only abandoned set like this. there are still people finding parts of an old DeMile Movie(i think it was Cleopatra) on one of the beach areas in California. they didn't want to take it apart so it got left behind to be buried in the sand, also sadly one of Wayne's other movie sets got mostly burned down by some crazy person-it is where they filmed Rio Bravo
@russellbrown7028
8 жыл бұрын
Nice one, man! Really is just as they left it after blowing the crap out of everything in the final reel. Keep up the good work!
@jerrilharris8560
7 жыл бұрын
In 1973 the wife, kids and myself went to Bracketville, TX to watch the annual rattle snake roundup. While there someone mentioned that we should take our kids out to see the Alamo which was just north of town. So we took off. When we were within about 2 miles of the place you had to drive through were a fenced gate was and put your money in a wooden box hanging on a fence post. The road lead you down through a ranchers pasture, down past his house then over a hill and there it was, the Alamo in the middle of no where. You could ride a state coach from one end of the village to the other and back. There were Saloons, a Jail House, Restuarants, blacksmith shop, etc. in the buildings along both sides of the street. In one of the buildings there were hundreds of still photos of the Duke and actors who were in the movie on display. Lots of people worked in the different shops and there were lots of people visiting the sight. We lived in Del Rio, TX at the time which is only about 30 miles to Bracketville. They advertised the heck out of the rattle snake hunt on TV but nothing about seeing the Alamo Village. Sad
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