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“Alamo” Movie Set In Bracketville Closes
The set of the John Wayne movie, “The Alamo,” which tourists visited for decades, has been closed.
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BRACKETVILLE (July 7, 2009)--For decades, tourists were able to visit the movie set where John Wayne held off Mexican soldiers in the movie "The Alamo," but the Alamo Village in Bracketville is now closed.
The owner of the village, Virginia Shahan, 93, kept it open to visitors, trail rides and other movie shoots for nearly 50 years, but after her recent death, the attraction has been closed to visitors until her family determines what to do next.
The movie inspired a generation of would-be cowboys and cemented in people's imaginations an outsized image of the Alamo that dwarfs the real thing in downtown San Antonio.
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Posted by: Bob
Location: Belton
on Jul 8, 2009 at 01:15 PM
This is truly a shame. I took my kids there while they were growing up and they loved it. My wife and I have been back several times and were looking forward to taking our grandsons there. Its really a neat place to visit. I hope they reopen soon.
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