Texas Trivia (Lubbock, Waco, Galveston: gated, electric, telephone)

[CptnRn]

Here are the life size Alamo replica's that I'm aware of in Texas.

Cypress Texas
Alamo Replica in Cypress, Texas | Flickr - Photo Sharing! (http://www.flickr.com/photos/longwood/656073496/ - broken link)

Fair Park, Tx, scale replica Alamo
#1 1909-1936
#2 1950's to ?
1/2 scale replica of the Alamo at Fair Park in Dallas, built for the 1936 Texas Centennial Exposition. There was a big to-do with the Daughters of The Republic of Texas when they'd discovered that the replica was to be built. Originally meant to be a full scale replica, the fair commission agreed to whittle it down to half size, so as to not offer unfair competition to its older cousin in San Antonio.

http://www.watermelon-kid.com/places...plica1-640.jpg
"Gone, But Not Forgotten" - Fair Park Alamo Replica

Alamo village in Bracketville, TX, made for John Wayne movie.

Alamo Village - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia


All of the following Alamo replicas can be seen at this Alamo forum location: johnwayne-thealamo.com • View topic - Alamo Replicas

Alamo, Plano Tx Once a video game arcade, the building now serves as a auto body shop.

The Alamo Ballroom and Convention Center, El Paso, Texas

Kwik Copy Headquarters, Cypress, Texas. Northwest Forest Conference Center, Houston, Texas. same place.

Alamo replica at the Tin Star Dude Ranch, Fredericksburg, Texas

Alamo replica in El Paso, Texas. ( Edit. Odessa Texas?)

Alamo Credit Union and bank in San Antonio, TX. The credit union is located on the acess road of IH- 10 west after Vance Jackson. The bank sits across the highway from the Crossroads Mall.

San Antonio church - San Antonio de Padua...you can see it off of 281 in the area of Olmos Park Flood Basin and the shopping mall.

There is a partial Alamo facade inside the Bob Bullock Texas History and Aviation Museum, Austin, Texas.

Bonham, Texas. Fiesta restaurant

Alamo self-storage, in Dallas Texas.

All Seasons RV Park, in Fort Worth.

San Antonio Parks Department Headquarters, Breckenridge Park.

The Alamo Cafe, within the Gaylord Texan Hotel, Grapevine, Texas.

Alamo replica on the Tin Star Dude Ranch in Fredericksburg, Texas

Alamo Ballroom and Convention Center in El Paso, Texas

Not in Texas but built by Texans: Page 22 C-Company, a Texas unit based in Iraq, built this litte replica at Camp Anaconda to remind them of home.



Accidentally finding the following Alamo replica just SW of Austin on Google Maps prompted my interest in seeing how many others I could find.

See image below, it is part of the Riemer Ranch:

[lothartheterrible]

Originally Posted by jtur88

Lothar has the best answer so far. The answer I had was 1936, Sugar Bowl. TCU 3, LSU 2. The same day, SMU played Stanford in the Rose Bowl, but at a later hour because of the time zone. The Sun Bowl would have also been later in the day, due to time zone.

I'm declaring Lothar the winner---go ahead with your question.

The 1920 Fort Worth game was a good example of 'be careful what you wish for'. It looks like the Forth Worth town fathers wanted to show off their 8-0 football team, so hastily assembled a showcase, which turned out to be so humiliating, they stopped keeping score, and never tried it again.

Thank you. That was a guess. An educated one, but a guess nonetheless.

Ok, here goes.
What state highway loop (formerly a Farm to Market route) was colloquially known as the "Death Loop" due to an inordinately sharp curve which spawned hundreds of fatal accidents?

[CptnRn]

I found a reference to Hwy 1604 on the East side of San Antonio, between IH-35 and IH-10 being called the "death loop". But if it has bad curves they are not evident in google maps.
Police Slow 'Death Loop' Drivers With Tickets, Decoys - San Antonio & Texas News Story - KSAT San Antonio (http://www.ksat.com/news/4506618/detail.html - broken link)

[lothartheterrible]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

I found a reference to Hwy 1604 on the East side of San Antonio, between IH-35 and IH-10 being called the "death loop". But if it has bad curves they are not evident in google maps.
Police Slow 'Death Loop' Drivers With Tickets, Decoys - San Antonio & Texas News Story - KSAT San Antonio (http://www.ksat.com/news/4506618/detail.html - broken link)

You are correct. Loop 1604, formerly FM 1604, was known as the Death Loop due to the frequency of fatal accidents that occurred on a sharp curve just west of interstate 35 on the north side of the city. The deadly curve was alleviated when the highway was widened in the 1990's.

[CptnRn]

OK, Next Question: On the subject of "Death Loops", there is another one near Leakey, TX, what is it and what is it's full name?

[jtur88]

Originally Posted by CptnRn

OK, Next Question: On the subject of "Death Loops", there is another one near Leakey, TX, what is it and what is it's full name?

RR-337 from Leakey to Camp Wood has a warning sign, about all the motorcycle deaths, I think it's called the Three Sisters. Or maybe it's on RR-336 going north, I'm not sure. But then, I wouldn't ride ten yards on a cycle on any road in the USA.

[CptnRn]

That is pretty close. Your turn.

RR 336 & 337 are parts of it, along with RR-335 & SH-41. They form a 100 mile bicycle ride named the Doctor Dolittle Death Loop because it is very difficult. It includes numerous difficult steep grades, rising over 2,717' in elevation. Doctor Doolittle Death Loop in Leakey, TX | Bike Map | MapMyRIDE

bikesbl.org :: the Southern Bicycle League (http://bikesbl.org/modules.php?op=modload&name=Ride_Reviews&file=inde x&req=showcontent&id=31 - broken link)

[jtur88]

OK---Where was the first working telephone in Texas?

[CptnRn]

Originally Posted by jtur88

OK---Where was the first working telephone in Texas?

Galveston. Its possible there was another "first working telephone" but this is on record as the "first commercial use of a telephone".

Texas History Headlines - 1877 - Galveston News gets First Telephone

September 10, 1877
Galveston News gets First Telephone

"A telephone line between the Galveston Telegraph Western Union Office and the Galveston News was activated on this date in 1877, making it the first commercial use of telephones in Texas. With the advantage of instant information, news reports coming over the "wire" can be immediately relayed to the newspaper."

[CptnRn]

It has been three hours and jtur88 does not seem to be around, so I will ask the next question.

What is "Old Sparky" and where can it be found?