The Alamo before and after.wmv

This is a video om my Alamo model combined with shots of the Alamo today intended to show how it looked in 1836 compared to how it looks today

[SylvainSybaris]

I was at the ALAMO in 1996... Seemed quite small until I later learned the area was much bigger in 1836.... It is SO UNFORTUNATE that over the decades business were able to be build so close.... I say the ALAMO should be RE-BUILT to it's original design by tearing down all those surrounding business.... This would make a fine attraction.

[MAnuscript]

Love your use of the film’s score. The Alamo was one of the most underrated movies of 2004.

[larrysepicmovies]

That is the BEST depiction of the Palisade wall ever. Great job.

[JB-xupm]

I like the fact you can see the distant hills on the 1836 renditions. With all the buildings downtown you lose that feel. I have walked those areas and when I see the present 1836 photos, it makes me realize that the Alamo compound was much bigger than what we see today. Just to the west is the San Antonio river, back then a spring fed waterway. It is never shown in any of the movies or pictures. Well done I enjoyed the presentation. Did you know that Phil Collins, the English musician is a huge collector of Alamo artifacts. He lent to the State of Texas a few years back. When he is in town he will get camera time. Great full that he is saving and preserving the artifacts.

[es]

I have been to the Alamo dozens of times throughout my life starting when I was maybe 10 years old. I love the experience - I am awestruck every time I go. Only going to church puts me in a more contemplative state. I believe that the Alamo truly is sacred ground. I did a little reading over the years and soon learned that most of the compound was lost to history and consumed by 20th century development. Such a shame. Nevertheless, with a little bit of knowledge and some imagination one can walk the grounds and see where all the pieces fit today. Your video is excellent in this regard. Well done. One thing that I remember from my early visits as a kid was that at one time the famous painting of the battle, "Dawn at the Alamo" by Henry Arthur McArdle hung inside the church. Then one day I was taken aback when it was no longer there. I soon learned that it was moved to the state Capitol in Austin. I believe it now resides at the Texas State History Museum in Austin.

[sety]

It would be so cool to time travel to back then and experience the WHOLE Alamo

[bolt]

Instead of bemoaning what no longer remains, I can appreciate what remains. Especially the church, which is the main image people have of the Alamo. I was a fifties Davey Crockett worshiper. Saw the movie several times. Visited San Antonio in 1968 while in AF basic training. I was awestruck at finally being able to stand in front of this iconic building. Never forget it.

[DRGW]

Now in 2022 the Alamo got approval to rebuild the main gate

[theoriginalbrownhornet]

Great video!!!! damn shame a lot of buildings have been torn down

[a.j.vonregensburg]

Beautiful work I was just there. God bless Texas.

[SpazzAttack]

As of 3/15/23, they are currently rebuilding the southern gate!

[tomcata]

You did a nice job of helping one visualize the changes that time, brings to the Alamo's large perimeter, which was to large to be successfully, defended, by so few, against so many. Bowie had been ordered to destroy the Alamo, and retreat from San Antonio, by Sam Houston, but, was talked, into staying and making a defensive position of the broken down old church rest is history. After the battle the Alamo was used as a storage depot by the Texas Army of the Republic of Texas, and there was also, at one time a very large 2 story, Mercantile, building that ran along Northern Wall of the Alamo the 19th century, abutting next to the Alamo church complex.

[marielarrison]

Well done video. The overlays really give you a sense what was once there at the mission and what has been lost to the demon of development. If you look on the internet there are also photos from the late 1800s and early 1900s that show the commercial growth that was taking place around the Alamo. In downtown San Antonio one of the building that has been lost is the Veramundi house which belonged to Bowie's in-laws.

[giancarloianniccheri]

È un gran peccato non aver lasciato integro il forte, onore a quegli uomini!!

[isaacwhite]

One day I would like to make enough money to purchase the building and area that made up where the original Alamo fortress was. Demolish all the buildings and then restore the Alamo to its former glory. Sounds crazy I know but it would be one of my biggest dreams come true

[johnholliday]

I imagine it was mostly a ruin after the battle but it's unfortunate that city planners didn't try to preserve it a little better than they did.

[bigcountry]

i agree, NOTHING, NOTHING should have been built on the sight of the alamo, where brave men died. they could have left the ruins for people to visit and built around the grounds that once were the alamo ! but they chose to show such disrespect for the hallowed ground instead !

[bobwallace]

A couple tidbits. The final battle was fought in darkness and was over before dawn. The single biggest collector of Alamo artifacts in the world and gives the keynote speech at Alamo meetings is none other than singer Phil Collins.

[eddielee]

The short sightedness of the business development and even the city government of San Antonio. Had they preserved the entire Alamo and build it up as a living historical site, they could have generated much more revenue through out the years than these buildings selling trinkets. They can do so by collecting admission fee, selling souvenirs, books, study tours etc. It will even bring up associate properties value around this site.

[jameschamblee]

Every time I get to see history of this old Shrine. I get chills and think of Jesus.