Tag Archives: Tardis

Heroes of The Alamo

Posted on September 19, 2010 | Comments Off on Heroes of The Alamo

alamoThis is their memorial on the south lawn of the Capitol downtown. It lists the names believed to be accurate when the thing was built in 1891. Steve Greenhow, an Austin radio personality and friend who died of cancer not so long ago, who yet lives (!), wrote a time-travel saga published as a serial on Austin’s old Electric Pages bulletin board. In the story, the memorial was used as a sort of Texas Tardis. Photo via the State Preservation Board.

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Home away from home

Posted on September 10, 2008 | Comments Off on Home away from home

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Tatyana snapped this one on her recent trip to London. Is that a Tardis in the corner? Speaking of time machines, London and Paris might still have some remnant of an old Texas Embassy, considering the French, Brits, the Netherlands and Belgium recognized the Texas Republic in the 1830s-40s. Texas sent Dr. Ashbel Smith as chargé d’affaires to both England and France to establish trade relations. But a restaurant and grill is the next best thing!

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