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.
I bet that most of the folks in the Brackville area were part of the extra crowd... Great PIX!!!!...anytime one can get an automobile in a pix...it tells a whole nuther' story.
Sounds like a *project.* LOL This place intrigues me; I hope it gets bought-up and kept for people to enjoy.
Thanks LiM ... your list is proof that even good/great actors can’t pull a movie off without decent script.
What a delightful image! Thanks for posting it!
Not my list, imdb.com gets all the credit. Wasn’t sure that anyone on the thread knew about it.
Well, you DID the research ...therefore it’s *yours*! :)
Thanks. IMDB is the go-to site fer sure.
“Wow. My grandpa is supposed to be in a crowd scene of The Alamo. I only recently found out & was very surprised, as he was a crusty old-school cowboy who rode & broke horses. Never thought of him as a movie extra.”
My grandfather was a Wyoming cowboy, born in 1881, and worked in Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show.
He didn’t marry until he was about 40. His nickname was “Tex,” so I assume he may have been in Texas during his bachelor cowboy days.
After marrying and becoming a father, he rode horseback for Marathon Oil to inspect pipelines in northeast Wyoming.
My brother in law was one of the good guys in the latest Alamo movie. He was on screen a couple of times.
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