7 things that will change downtown if the proposed Alamo plan is approved

Click through the slideshow to see how the master plan will change Alamo Plaza.



1. Vehicle traffic will be removed from Alamo and Crockett Streets. Additionally, part of Houston Street will be closed. Click through the slideshow to see how the master plan will change Alamo Plaza.



1. Vehicle traffic will be removed from Alamo and Crockett Streets. Additionally, part of Houston Street will be closed. Photo: Illustration By Reed Hilderbrand Photo: Illustration By Reed Hilderbrand Image 1 of / 78 Caption Close 7 things that will change downtown if the proposed Alamo plan is approved 1 / 78 Back to Gallery

Discussions of an Alamo Plaza overhaul have been in the works for decades, but for the first time a plan was approved by the Alamo Management Committee earlier this month.

It was one of many hurdles the plan will have to clear before its city council vote in late November. If passed, the plan could take up to six years to become a reality.

Despite the plan's successes so far, it has faced a plethora of criticism leading up to the vote of approval, and critics have showed no signs of backing down.

Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush signed off on the plan on Wednesday and publicly asked Mayor Ron Nirenberg to do the same. The mayor is under mounting pressure to act.

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Among the more controversial changes include moving the Cenotaph (a monument that has been in front of the Alamo since 1940 to commemorate the men and women who lost their lives defending the Alamo) and potentially demolishing or reusing three historic state-owned buildings nearby.

The proposed plan would also force two Fiesta parade routes to be altered and could include the construction of an Alamo Museum.

Over the months, the plan has gone through various iterations, so click through the slideshow to see seven of the major changes the current plan would bring to Alamo Plaza.

S. M. Chavey is a staff writer for mySA.com. Read more of her stories here. | sarah.chavey@express-news.net | 210-250-3122 | Twitter: @smchavey