The Alamo before and after.wmv

[@MAnuscript421]

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

[@JB-xu1pm]

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.

[@deafsmith1006]

And that is why Travis saw they need a lot more men to defend the Alamo... just to big for just 185 to defend. But in God's plan, that was just enough to entice Santa Anna to stay and waste 13 days and many men.

[@Jimo1956]

@@deafsmith1006 " ... in God's plan," Ah yes. Well that explains it all. So Mexicans should actually not have very fond feelings towards that respective "God."

[@larrysepicmovies5044]

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

[@es2056]

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.

[@JOSECANUCCJ]

Chilling, very well done.

[@theoriginalbrownhornet7364]

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

[@sety40]

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

[@gracehuizarrodriguez3202]

Seth Riley agree with you.

[@thepaperfootballleague2313]

But actually help the Texans

[@es2056]

Yep, with a couple of Ma Dueces and two dozen .50 cal ammo cans to help the defenders. LOL!

[@bolt4694]

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.

[@isaacwhite9255]

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

[@erwin669]

Those buildings are over a 100 years old and are historical in their own right. Your best bet is to buy the set of John Wayne's The Alamo and restore that. It is a 1:1 scale replica of the Alamo and San Antonio at the time of the siege

[@ceronv]

Buy AMC amd Hodl!

[@mariocisneros911]

@@erwin669 100 yrs is nothing

[@bigcountry5045]

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 !

[@ronnietravis7972]

kerry ward Your so correct Kerry, total disrespect for the Hallowed ground.

[@davidchisholme1500]

Why was it built on ????

[@essdevine1717]

@@davidchisholme1500 the Battle took place in 1836, it was already more than 100 years old. Historical sites didn't exist because it was not a concept. The complex was used for storage and businesses. No one who survived the Battle gave a personal account of it until more than 50 years later. How clear can a persons memory be after that amount of time had passed? Tabloid journalism ensured some dramatic recollections. The city grew around the Battlefield and the city was going to demolish it, but a small group of Women advocated against that. The Daughters of the Republic of Texas. They fought so hard to keep it untouched and they went to extremes to ensure its survival. They were finally able to buy the property. Unortunately factions within the Group had separate interests. The DRT saved the Alamo and they controlled it rather than the State. The DRT were the caretakers and preserved what was left of the Alamo .

[@biscuitburger725]

Ronnie Travis humanity doesn’t give 2 shits about disrespect

[@gar9429]

Such a shame what was done to these hallow grounds early in Texas history. Leave our history alone except for people to go see, enjoy and marvel at what people went though.

[@johnholliday5874]

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.

[@navybowie]

Check out my newest video on the full history of the alamo kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanYq6Ova5akZpo

[@marielarrison101]

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.

[@jameschamblee3425]

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

[@joeymelvin1]

damned shame, never shoulda been destroyed

[@tomcata1467]

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 complex.......the 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 itself.........in the 19th century, abutting next to the Alamo church complex.

[@frank0stein]

Great inspirational soundtrack!

[@bobwallace9814]

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.

[@manuelgchapajr4472]

REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!! And teach your children to REMEMBER THE ALAMO!!!

[@jimorr5580]

Why

[@mariovargas2733]

wtf, why pinche pocho?

[@felixcasarez8166]

But the real story not the one they teach at school.

[@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.

[@hothmandon]

The entire site should have been fully preserved. People have no respect for history.

[@Teaman596]

Amazing at how little of this historic site still exist. I guess the people in the area cared little for preserving it through the years.

[@rickyrichards7596]

Yes it should of been made a Texas State Battle Ground preserved so people could see the Daytona Speedway size mission they had to try and defend. Some extra men came from Gonzales. Fannin sent 200 men but when they got there and saw the Alamo surrounded by 1,000's they knew they could not relive them and went back to Goliad. Col. Fannin did not go, he did not want to be under Lt. Col. Travis' command. [Modern day troops say the mission at the Alamo village set, at 1/3 the size, is un defendable! The movie set in Dripping Springs is 2/3 the size of the original.] Also the two Refugio Battle Sites, the Gonzales Battle Site, should have been kept as they were for people to see for history! The Fannin Battle Ground has been preserved some just like it was, like the fort in Goliad, were 3 times more Texians died there than at the Alamo, along with Col. Fannin.!!! Go there and walk the Death Walk the men were forced to walk. You get a sense of the feeling they had when lied to and told they would be set free, then lined up and shot a couple miles away from the fort. 3 groups, 3 different directions. Then the wounded brought out line up against the chapel and shot while Fannin was made to watch. Then when asked his last request, he said "don't shoot me in the face so my mother can have a funeral and give my belongings and money to her." So, they shot him in the face, stole his money and his belongings! The story goes on...

[@jamesfields2916]

Battlefield Detectives did an episode on The Alamo showing what a horrible place it was to defend from a military standpoint.

[@gar9429]

Especially with so few men!

[@SpazzAttack78]

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

[@ColinStuart]

Looking good, Thank you for posting!

[@eddielee8591]

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.

[@DRGW492]

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

[@Jimo1956]

Well made video. BUT: Such a shame that the Alamo hasn't been preserved as a national landmark.

[@jeffadams7026]

To Bad They Could Not Have Saved The Whole Alamo, Instead Of Tearing It Down For Present Day Buildings... It Should've Been Preserved As A NATIONAL LANDMARK, Instead Of Being Torn Down To Make Room For The Many New Buildings That We See Today... WHAT A DAMN SHAME !!!

[@AssinnippiJack]

Well done! I know how you feel. It's a shame that we lose so much every day. Battlefields, historic homes and landscapes all disappear on a daily basis. Greed masked by such words labels as "improvements" or "updates". That San Antonio became a city certainly did not help preserve the Alamo layout. Thank goodness the chapel did not fall to the wrecking ball. Someday I'll hop a plane up here in Boston & fly down to visit a place that has enthralled me since I was a little kid. Remember The Alamo!

[@giancarloianniccheri4428]

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

[@azteca8037]

Exactly 10 years ago today that those pictures were taken

[@MrTarkus1]

As a (non-American) history geek, it is incomprehensive that not more is preserved. I mean...now calling it 'Holy ground', should have been preserved a bit more.

[@erwin669]

The Alamo was used by the militaries of Texas, the USA, and the CSA well into the 1870s and the Catholic Church used the chapel until 1883. Yes, it is important to preserve historical sites, but you can't stop using a fort as a fort because a battle took place there.

[@MrTarkus1]

@@erwin669 Thx, I can live with that! Nice conclusion!

[@SKY-jv9ue]

By now, everyone knows that the cenotaph will be moved OUT of the plaza, thank goodness (we won). Now, the 2nd story of the Long Barrack s/be built, and that Oak tree needs to be cut down, so people can BEGIN to see how really big is the Alamo complex! And it's nice to see ALL Texas celebrate a Mexican victory every year!

[@pigurine]

Roger Borroel A Mexican victory? Fuck you 182 Americans took Took on 2 -3 thousand for 13 days The last thing Crockett Said was “ We need more Mexicans”

[@toyman9642]

It is sad that so many of our historic buildings have been torn down. Some call it progress but I disagree. In Toronto, Canada, municipal politicians (aka jerks) were actually considering tearing down two magnificent historic buildings. One was Casa Loma (check it out on You Tube...has an interesting history) and the other was the original Toronto City Hall. Thankfully, sanity did rule and both have been preserved. Casa Loma is now run by one of the Service Clubs and is used for everything from movie locations to weddings. I agree with Kerry ward...structures like the Alamo should never have been destroyed. The significance of all the buildings there and what occurred are too important to the history of your country.

[@LindaDicas]

Olá amigo. Parabéns pelo vídeo Deus abençoe, espero uma visita sua se puder, agradeço de coração

[@11mikeluna]

The Alamo battle was for Texas independence. Both Mexican/Texans and Anglo/ Texans fought hand in hand for this Texas independence. No mention of volunteers from surrounding areas to help those committed to defend the Alamo. Texas wasn't injected into the union until 1845, 9 years after the battle. Decades passed before anyone decided to save the remains of the Alamo. We're lucky to have what remained then restored. People's thought process to preserve historical sites 150 years ago was just not there. I read idiotic statements about knocking down buildings and and visiting graves (all were cremated after death.). Open a book for once in your lives instead of just placing your wild comments.

[@rgbrin]

it's sad....that we could not have left this part of history to the ages,,,,,this is Hollowed ground and should have been left alone,,,,,this is sad,,,,very sad....sometimes progress needs to take a step back and realize before it destroys everything in it's wake,,,,,

[@geraldmiller5260]

Hallowed not hollowed

[@TylerSmith-ml2br]

Give one wall a mini gun imagine what would happen

[@skydiverclassc2031]

Give the other side a 155mm howitzer and imagine what would happen.

[@JDMatthias]

Imagine now Lackland airforce base sending a few a-10s, f-16s and c130s loaded with assault troops

[@jeffadams7026]

81mm Mortar Faceing The North & South Walls, Then A-10's Doing Gun Run's & Dropping Flares For Puffs & Spookys Gun Ships... With The Mexican Army Caught Out In The Open, GAME OVER !!! 💥💥💥

[@deafsmith1006]

Remember folks.... like the Roman Coliseum, people moved on and built around it... and to survive re-used many things from it. And so the Alamo went into disrepair and ruin. And before people knew it... businesses moved in. That is the cycle of life.

[@hgfxjnn]

I agree TheSlowRewind. I just visited the Alamo, wtf? Why they missing with history? Texas history by putting them side attraction. Am not a Texan, but I do love American history.#stopmissingwithhistory

[@Jermster_91]

Question. How does someone who has not raised or lived in Texas become a Alamo "buff"?

[@hgfxjnn]

Simple. America history. It's not just Texas history, but America, plus I just love old buildings. They tell stories. Why you think the Alamo is visted by different walks alike? Their's even a gift from the Chinese there

[@Jermster_91]

I think that one thing that attracts people to the Alamo is because of the David vs Goliath. 189 Texans vs 3000 Mexicans.

[@hgfxjnn]

Yes.It's sad we have to fight in war to begin with. But yeah David Crockett, Travis and the rest of soldiers against all them people died to make Texas the 28 State in United States. But did you know not all where Texans at the Alamo? Believe or not they had some group call New Orleans Grey coats. Yes, These is why am interested in the Alamo also. Coarse am from New Orleans, La. Some soldiers where from Tennessee, Florida, and just to name a few. They even was Irishmen in their. Also did you know they where some survives? Here is the list of them: Susanna Dickinson (Dickenson) 22 years old wife of Almeron Dickinson Angelina Dickinson 15 months old daughter of the Dickinsons Gertrudis Navarro 19 years old Daughter of José Ángel Navarro Juana Navarro Alsbury age unknown Gertrudis' sister & wife of Dr. Horace Alsbury Alejo Pérez, Jr. 11 months old son of Juana Navarro Alsbury and First Husband Alejo Pérez Ramigio Ana Esparza age unknown Gergorio Esparza's wife Enrique Esparza 8 years old son of the Esparzas Francisco Esparza younger than 5 son of the Esparzas Manuel Esparza 5 years old son of the Esparzas Maria de Jesús Esparza 10 years old daughter of the Esparzas Trinidad Saucedo 27 years old servant possibly connected to the Veramendis or Esparzas Petra

[@Jermster_91]

donald new jr. They were born across America but they died Texas heroes!

[@secularbeast1751]

Tragic that this historic site was ever touched after the sacrifices made by it's defenders and the vital role they played in the creation of the Republic of Texas.

[@donnahide]

2:05 Crockett Crockett North wall...

[@B25gunship]

Apparently the city fathers did not "Remember the Alamo."

[@skpknight8115]

Yes, we should "Remember the Alamo".. Too bad the city of San Antonio didn't.

[@miguelagonzalez7332]

I can't read as fast as you move the scenes .

[@navybowie]

kzbin.info/www/bejne/gYTJeXSIabKBa7c, sorry about that, try this one its much newer and done so much better

[@johncarpenter3502]

The yellow lettering is very hard to read. I did not finish it. Too bad.

[@georgerrust4087]

It is so sad to see what is left of the Alamo. A place that is little more than a tourist trap for souvenirs sales, gone are all of the buildings that made up this compound. The hallowed ground of Texas sacrificed for $ profit and greed. Texas should condemn and remove all of the encroaching structures regardless of who owns them and return the site to its 1836 configuration on that day.

[@robertnegron9706]

It’s a travesty to what they did to the area. Hopefully can redress a wrong one day. The area is hallowed ground and should be treated with respect.

[@SKY-jv9ue]

It's nice to know that all Texas celebrates a MEXICAN victory! I feel proud of them for doing so! As Santa Anna wrote in his victory, at 8 am in the morning, rigth after the battle, "Victory goes with the Mexican army..."

[@ToddP]

Same idiot shows up to every Alamo video.

[@donnastrudwick4199]

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[@ItzMeNike]

What a damn shame. I could you imagine walking into the front gate and seeing their graves. Walking on the walls and seeing the 18 pounder

[@despann7644]

If only i could have met my great-great-grandfather, but you texans killed him. He died at the Alamo serving General Santa Anna. He was a Lut. Of the Infantry forces

[@K1ngB3nYHWH]

Even if he survived the war, you still wouldn’t have met him, the war was in 1836

[@geraldmiller5260]

There is nothing historic to the obscene buildings built on the Alamo site. Move all the buildings, tear them down, restore the full dimensions of the Alamo. Do a proper archaelogical dig, and respect the people and history on both sides of the battle. You do not erect buildings of commerce on a place of such significance.

[@americafirst3562]

Take a jackhammer to the street and surrounding concrete. Start demolishing buildings and restoring dignity to Hollow ground

[@11mikeluna]

What an idiot....

[@tooter1able]

TOO FAst a film and TOO FAST A JUDGMENT TO BUILD!

[@paleologue]

There is a lot of history in San Antonio and unfortunately it has only been recognized recently. The story of the Alamo is just one of many events and places of historical significance. The Spanish colonial period in San Antonio is equally fascinating as are our missions (of which the Alamo is one). It's nice that there is a renewed interest in the city of San Antonio to carefully recover the archeological remains our past. I think it is an indication of our city's growth as people begin to recognize San Antonio's uniqueness. That being said, I would like to point out that the Alamo, although an inspiring story, is only a small part of our city's heritage. Too many people, I think, try to find justification for their political views through the story of the Alamo, when the reality is not as heroic and clear-cut as we have been told by Hollywood. Travis, for instance, is not a man driven so much by a love of freedom but by racist passion. His military career in Texas began as a fugitive slave hunter who lynched runaway slaves. Mexico too is not the antagonist we like to demonize it as. That view comes from a racist notions of American superiority epitomized in the idea of Manifest Destiny. The reality was that Mexico outlawed slavery and many "Texians" were southerners who fought for their right to own slaves....and maintain other traditions we probably find offensive today....just as Mexicans did over 100 years ago.

[@stankyfinger62857]

How dare you come on the internets with all your gall-durned facts and stuff! Probably some leftist, commie, educated elitist snowflake who thinks he is superior cuz he can read and spell and cipher. Why do you hate Jesus and the Troops so much?

[@MrRaps26]

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[@mozzy747]

Sacrilege they allowed so many sections to be torn down

[@silvrcolctr5954]

Where did you get the impression that it was built into a fort disneyland...santa ana won the battle occupied the building the property what dillusion are you following disneyland lmao

[@SKY-jv9ue]

A nice little film clip. On the second day of the siege, the 18-pounder was dismounted by Mexican cannons just across the river by Col. Ampudia's artillerymen. Therefor, it was never used in the battle at all. There s/be a monument in front of the Alamo chapel. to the 68 Mexican soldiers who died there, defending their country against the invaders from the States.

[@ToddP]

68? Talk about revision. More like ten times that. BTW, even the Mexicans hated Santa Anna!

[@rogerborroel4707]

@@ToddP 68 Mexican soldiers died on the battlefield, 50 more died during the next two weeks. And 253 American illegals from the States died too. Mexicans hated Santa Anna? QUE? He was re-elected president a few more times! You need to remove your conservative revision tales of the event, your far behind real knowledge of what happened there.

[@ralphgeigner9545]

Terrible that so much was destroyed to make new buildings ! What were people thinking back then ? Erase history ? Like what is happening with CSA monuments now ! in 2019, 2020 & 2021

[@navybowie]

My new video on the full history of what really happened to the Alamo over time kzbin.info/www/bejne/hanYq6Ova5akZpo

[@ciaranmccormack5146]

How the fuck where they allowed get away with such desecration of such an important part of history they should be ashamed of themselves for doing this to such important shrine fucking disrespectful and disgraceful Theresa noting left