Category: BSHC Events

Today’s San Antonio Express-News, Opinion section, carried this article written by Ernesto Rodriquez. A well written piece of history by the senior curator, historian & lecturer for Alamo Trust, Rodriquez concludes with:

“Thermopylae had its messenger of defeat. But it turns out, the Alamo did as well: women, children and the enslaved. Through their stories and legacies, their voices still cry out, “Remember the Alamo!”April 28, 2024, p A22, San Antonio Express-News ... See MoreSee Less

5/1/1718: Mission, precursor of the Alamo, founded at San Antonio

On this day in 1718, San Antonio de Valero Mission was founded by Franciscan father Antonio de San Buenaventura y Olivares at the site of present-day San Antonio. Four days later the nearby San Antonio de Béxar Presidio and the civil settlement, Villa de Béxar, were established. The mission, originally located west of San Pedro Springs, survived three moves and numerous setbacks during its early years. After a hurricane destroyed most of the existing buildings in 1724, the mission reached its latest site on the east bank of the San Antonio River. After the mission was secularized in 1793 it became the Alamo. Due to its rudimentary fortifications, the abandoned mission became an objective of military importance in the conflicts of the nineteenth century, and it changed hands at least sixteen times. Portions of the mission's structures have survived as part of the Alamo Battlefield Shrine.Photo: DRT LibraryStory: TSHA online ... See MoreSee Less

LA LAIDEUR PEUT ÊTRE REMPLACÉE PAR LA BEAUTÉ 😍 Voici un "avant et après" à Budapest. L'horreur moderniste des années 1970 a été remplacée en 2022 par de la beauté classique.

L'architecture traditionnelle est enfin de retour ! ... See MoreSee Less

THIS IS THE SAME SPOT 😍 An architectural miracle? Budapest is trying to get its lost beauty back. Many buildings that were destroyed in WWII are currently being reconstructed. This ugly shopping center was actually an old building that had been transformed into a modernistic box. Now it has gotten its original appearance back 🥰

Beauty matters! ... See MoreSee Less

The Moody Mansion was built in 1893 in Galveston, TX.

cc3 photo from Jim Evans ... See MoreSee Less