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San Antonio approves $450M Alamo redevelopment project
keye ^ | Oct. 19, 2018 | AP

Posted on 10/19/2018 4:34:05 PM PDT by bgill

The San Antonio City Council approved a $450 million redevelopment plan for the Alamo, marking a new chapter for the nearly 300-year-old site. The council voted for the proposal on Thursday, signing off on disputed changes, including moving the 1930s Cenotaph memorial, the San Antonio Express-News reported. The vote comes after months of debate by city officials and residents over elements of the redevelopment plan, such as closing streets to vehicle traffic, moving the Cenotaph, and using fences or barriers to control public access. The council approved a 50-year lease that gives the Texas General Land Office management and control of the plaza. Other changes include building a museum.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Foreign Affairs; Government; US: Texas
KEYWORDS: alamo; pbush; texas
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To: nomorelurker

Great-great grandpa fought during the Seize of Bexar and later was one of the scouts who captured Santa Ana at San Jacinto.


21 posted on 10/19/2018 5:13:58 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Bigger target for Ozzy?


22 posted on 10/19/2018 5:15:03 PM PDT by Libloather (Trivial Pursuit question - name the first female to lose TWO presidential elections!)
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To: Libloather

From what I hear, he lost a few IQ points that night.


23 posted on 10/19/2018 5:16:20 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: bgill

Distant ancestor was the guy who painted Houston and Santa Anna under tree after San Jacinto. Anybody following this thread should watch Sam Elliott’s Gone To Texas. Reasonably historically accurate.


24 posted on 10/19/2018 5:33:53 PM PDT by nomorelurker
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To: libertylover

allegedly that almost happened many decades ago


25 posted on 10/19/2018 5:42:52 PM PDT by a fool in paradise (Denounce DUAC - The Democrats Un-American Activists Committee)
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To: Snickering Hound

During my two tours in Germany with the 3d Armored Division I visited and toured a couple of the forts of the Maginot Line. And I remember that the French government put several of the smaller outlying forts up for sale to the public.


26 posted on 10/19/2018 5:44:57 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: bgill

For those who are interested, here is a link to the Alamo redevelopment project with artist views: http://savethealamo.com/mission.html


27 posted on 10/19/2018 5:54:12 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: bgill

For those who are interested, here is a link to the Alamo redevelopment project with artist views: http://savethealamo.com/mission.html


28 posted on 10/19/2018 5:54:12 PM PDT by GreyFriar (Spearhead - 3rd Armored Division 75-78 & 83-87)
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To: bgill

Is there a reason why the Alamo has never been made a National Historic Site, under the Department of the Interior?


29 posted on 10/19/2018 6:03:59 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: Libloather

I had tickets for that concert !


30 posted on 10/19/2018 6:52:02 PM PDT by Delta 21 (.....been here this long you actually expect me to read the article....)
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To: I cannot think of a name
...see that building with the silly museum, and that building over there that used to be a Post Office, that's where it all happened.

A lot also happened on the road people drive over. At some point, the mission walls were breached and a road to the city ran right through the courtyard. City growth finally enveloped the mission. People assume the famous "shrine" facade is facing outwards, when actually it faced inward to the courtyard.

So, you can drive your Buick over ground where brave men died. I'm for closing off the road, but the rest of the plan is wrong, and they should leave the cenotaph alone.

31 posted on 10/19/2018 6:52:12 PM PDT by Rinnwald
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To: Libloather

Road trip down from 2AD Ft Hood. Car load of Army buddies and Ozzy is in jail for whizzing on the AlAmo! Totally FUBAR !


32 posted on 10/19/2018 6:57:58 PM PDT by Delta 21 (.....been here this long you actually expect me to read the article....)
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To: mass55th

Because it went down before Texas was a nation and not even close to being in the USA.


33 posted on 10/19/2018 7:02:48 PM PDT by waterhill (I Shall Remain, in spite of __________.)
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To: minnesota_bound

The San Antonio River Walk is right across the street and there is a mall


34 posted on 10/19/2018 7:10:51 PM PDT by Vendome (I've Gotta Be Me https://youtu.be/wH-pk2vZGw2M)
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To: waterhill

Thanks for the reply. Always wanted to visit The Alamo, but never got to Texas. Too old now to go.


35 posted on 10/19/2018 7:11:17 PM PDT by mass55th (Courage is being scared to death - but saddling up anyway...John Wayne)
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To: bgill
The Alamo, I think is owned and/or managed by a group of women like at Mount Vernon.

I suspect that the globalists want just one more sign of American/Texican independence must get the old heave-ho.

George Pee is gonna make his mark.

36 posted on 10/19/2018 8:05:05 PM PDT by Slyfox (Not my circus, not my monkeys)
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To: bgill

People are legitimately concerned that moving the Cenotaph will damage it. Moving it away from where people died is disrespectful.


37 posted on 10/19/2018 8:08:55 PM PDT by tbw2
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To: Rinnwald

‘...leave the cenotaph alone.”

As well as the line in the sand (legend or not).


38 posted on 10/19/2018 8:27:33 PM PDT by castlebrew (Gun Control means hitting where you're aiming!))
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To: Slyfox

No. The Daughters of the Texas Revolution used to run it. Then some bozos came along saying they weren’t running it correctly and took it away from them. They had their files and what not stolen and had to fight to get them back. It was then placed under the TX Land Comm office which is now Pee Bush. He wants to turn it into a monument for his Mexican heritage.

Cross eyed Pee didn’t know where his office was the first year he was cashing his paychecks because he was hanging around daddy’s POTUS campaign. He got elected on name recognition only. People now hate him but bet he keeps the office because who else are the GOP going to vote for? This house is voting straight ticket GOP with the exception of going Independent instead of P. The D candidate probably has a better chance but just can’t vote D.


39 posted on 10/19/2018 9:28:48 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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To: nomorelurker

Our great great grandpa Bostick is the old dude with the beard and black hat over to the left side of the painting. Thing is, he wasn’t old at the time of the battle but was painted as he was when he posed for the painting so many years later. At the time, he was just 16 with a typical teenage attitude. His cousins were there and being older than him said he’d have to have the prisoner ride with him. He wasn’t playing that game and said he’d just shoot the guy on the spot rather than share his horse. If he had, the world would never know what happened to Santa Ana. I think Sylvester, the one with the red kerchief, shared his horse.

Karnes and Townsend were the cousins. Karnes (Karnes City, TX) was a relative of Patrick Swayze on his mother’s side.


40 posted on 10/19/2018 9:44:44 PM PDT by bgill (CDC site, "We don't know. how people are infected with Ebola.")
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