Posted on 01/30/2010 4:27:08 AM PST by Daffynition
With the passing of Texas Icon, Virginia F. Webb Shahan, a difficult business decision has been made by family members. Alamo Village is closed to the general public. Our gates have been open to the visiting public and to the film industry for fifty years. At this time, we choose to close the gates of Alamo Village in order to reconstruct management and possibly redirect our efforts toward new positive goals. The future possibilities for this historical movie set are many. At present time, managers and owners continue with sound decision making even in the midst of a troubled economy. Our future goal includes the pursuit of continued business relations within the film industry, producing more and even larger trail drives and promoting individual group tours. As decisions are finalized, announcements will be made to the general public. “To the multitudes of visitors, businesses, employees and dear friends who have contributed to the success of Alamo Village throughout these five decades, we offer our heartfelt gratitude and a sincere Texas thank you.” God Bless us one and all.
September 26th 2009 Tullisha Shahan-Wardlaw passed away. She will be missed as much as her dear Daddy and Mother are.
Our prayers go out to the whole Shahan-Wardlaw family.
One could walk unescorted throughout the complex. The fortress compound and mission were a replica of the original....that's the way John Wayne wanted it.
It was always a comfort to know it was there, just outside of Brackettville, Texas....gotta be going there to get there. This is a loss....it will be missed.
Thanks for the post, I hope it opens again...it’s a special place...
LOLOL COMEDY
w00t# rm -rvf
Tommy Lee Jones & Robert Duvall on site....
I’d post my pix...but I have yet to digitize them.....even have video of a filmed gunfight.....kids in the stagecoach..etc. I’ll dig em out someday.
31 films, great or otherwise, shot there:
“Centennial” (1978) TV Series 8.5/10 (1076 votes)
“Lonesome Dove” (1989) TV Series 8.9/10 (6492 votes)
“Streets of Laredo” (1995) TV Series 7.5/10 (525 votes)
...aka “Larry McMurtry’s Streets of Laredo” (1995)
“The West” (1996) TV Series 8.5/10 (181 votes)
Alamo: The Price of Freedom (1988) 6.7/10 (101 votes)
Bad Girls (1994/I) 4.7/10 (4959 votes)
Bandolero! (1968) 6.3/10 (1590 votes)
Barbarosa (1982) 6.4/10 (583 votes)
Bullfighter (2000) 2.6/10 (217 votes)
Friend of the Devil (2009)
Gambler V: Playing for Keeps (1994) (TV) 6.4/10 (78 votes)
Gunsmoke: The Last Apache (1990) (TV) 7.0/10 (92 votes)
Houston: The Legend of Texas (1986) (TV) 7.1/10 (81 votes)
...aka Gone to Texas (1986) (TV)
Jericho (2000) 6.5/10 (150 votes)
No Safe Haven (1987) 3.1/10 (38 votes)
Rio Diablo (1993) (TV) 5.1/10 (112 votes)
Sam (1967) 1.7/10 (8 votes)
...aka The Hottest Fourth of July in the History of Brewster County (1967) (USA: alternative title)
Spirit of the Alamo (1960) (TV)
Texas (1994) (TV) 5.7/10 (188 votes)
...aka James A. Michener’s Texas (1994) (TV)
The Adventures of Jody Shanan (1978)
The Alamo (1960) 6.7/10 (5152 votes)
The Alamo: Thirteen Days to Glory (1987) (TV) 6.3/10 (250 votes)
The Battle of the Alamo (1996) (TV) 8.0/10 (8 votes)
The Buffalo Soldiers (1992) (TV) 8.2/10 (9 votes)
The Good Old Boys (1995) (TV) 6.6/10 (333 votes)
The Return of Josey Wales (1986) 4.5/10 (45 votes)
Travis (1991) 9.2/10 (11 votes)
...aka The Cost of Freedom (1991) (USA: alternative title)
Two Rode Together (1961) 6.9/10 (1556 votes)
Uphill All the Way (1986) 3.4/10 (72 votes)
Viva Max (1969) 5.7/10 (231 votes)
Wong Fei Hung: Chi sai wik hung see (1997) 6.4/10 (1240 votes)
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