Kman and I visited Brackettville a few years ago. It truly was like stepping back in time. Even though I was aware it was a movie set, I could easily imagine life in Texas in the 1800's. Great fun.
In fact, the movie set is much more imaginative and evocative of the period than is the original Alamo - which is so out of place in busy downtown modern San Antonio.
The Shahan heirs are determining what to do with the make-believe town; I hope they decide to keep it open to the public. What a waste to destroy 50 years of history.
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Sounds like an interesting site to preserve. I recall visiting the Alamo (the real one) in 1948 and was sorta disappointed. Don't know what I expected, but concluded a lot of historical sites seem grander in my imagination from reading words written about them than they are seeing the real site.
When I lived in Dallas, a friend and I drove down in 1986 to take part in the reenactment honoring the 150th anniversary of the "real" battle. We got to know Happy fairly well and we had a great time listening to his stories of "The Duke" and the filming of the movie. He lived for that place....
Lived in various spots in Texas during 1945-1956, but never saw the Alamo. In general, I'm not "into" historic places; but, your photo of Alamo Village shows an intriguing facade.
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