Only John Wayne and The Alamo could cause such a ruckus in San Antonio, and back in 1960, they both came together for a huge Hollywood-style premiere. John Wayne holds a flintlock rifle as producer John Ford looks on during a visit to the Alamo back in 1948. John Wayne and John Ford spent several hours in the Alamo and museum gathering historical data. (Photo courtesy San Antonio Light Collection/UTSA Libraries Special Collections)
While Hemisfair was viewed as a win for the city's business establishment, a now-forgotten pavilion operating under the World's Fair banner that was anything but establishment — especially for the time.