Alamo Village holding liquidation sale

Alamo Village is located about seven miles north of the West Texas town of Brackettville. Faded and battered roadway signs still invite visitors to the site although its been closed for the past seven years. On January 27 and 28, Alamo Village will be open to the public one last time — for a liquidation sale.

“I’d say keep your memories come out and get a few more and know what was here was special to Brackettville, to the community it’s been good for the community for years and years and everything at some point has to go and this is one of them,” said Joanie Sellers Edwards with The Nest Estate Sakes Services Edwards is managing the liquidation sale for the Family of the original property owner Happy Shahan.

These old photographs are from when actor John Wayne filmed the movie - the Alamo On the Ranch. Shahan had helped Wayne search for a Texas location after getting a cold shoulder in Mexico. “They happened to end up at the very end of the trip here on Happy’s ranch and that’s when he said John Wayne said this is it this is where I want to film,” said Edwards.

From SkyFox Drone you can see how the replica of the iconic San Antonio mission is still the focal point of the sprawling movie set. The site, over the years, was used for more than 70 big screen & television movies, music videos and commercials.

In its hay day, visitors were also treated to Wild West shows which included gun fights and cattle drives. But the buildings are in disrepair, crumbling back into this West Texas ranch land that they were built on.

The land and buildings here are not part of the sale, the family’s keeping all that.

But a large amount of movie memorabilia is being offered up for purchase.

There are rooms filled with antique furniture, photos stars and posters, collectibles like arrow heads, Fake cannons and a fleet of wagons.

“We got so much history here and furniture and props, movie props those were a lot of fun, we opened up a casket and they were bones in it. The bones were fake ... There are some deals to be had yes,” said Edwards.

There are no plans to shoot anymore movies on the property but there’s the possibility the family may set up an educational center sometime later.

Organizer say the only serious buyers will be allowed property they do not want sightseers.