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Downtown Curfew, Alamo Fenced In Anticipation Of More Protests

Texas Public Radio | By Kathleen Creedon
Published June 3, 2020 at 7:14 PM CDT
Two city workers attach a chainlink fence to the top of a plastic barrier in Alamo Plaza. The fence is the result of a second night of protests in the area.
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Two city workers attach a chainlink fence to the top of a plastic barrier in Alamo Plaza. The fence is the result of a second night of protests in the area.
Kathleen Creedon | Texas Public Radio
Last week, the Cenotaph was vandalized, which resulted in a counter-protest of the first George Floyd vigil downtown. Now, the Cenotaph is protected by the newly built fence.
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Last week, the Cenotaph was vandalized, which resulted in a counter-protest of the first George Floyd vigil downtown. Now, the Cenotaph is protected by the newly built fence.
Kathleen Creedon | Texas Public Radio
The fence is not yet complete, and tourist are still able to get photos of the mission. However, after 8:30 p.m., Alamo Plaza is closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
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The fence is not yet complete, and tourist are still able to get photos of the mission. However, after 8:30 p.m., Alamo Plaza is closed to all pedestrian and vehicular traffic.
Kathleen Creedon | Texas Public Radio
The fence wraps around the Cenotaph and ends at the Alamo's wall.
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The fence wraps around the Cenotaph and ends at the Alamo's wall.
Kathleen Creedon | Texas Public Radio
The fence stretches from the front of the Alamo around the Cenotaph. The city aims to reduce late-night commotion in this area in the chance that there is another protest.
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The fence stretches from the front of the Alamo around the Cenotaph. The city aims to reduce late-night commotion in this area in the chance that there is another protest.
Kathleen Creedon | Texas Public Radio

This post was updated on Wednesday, June 3, at 7:14 p.m.

San Antonio Mayor Ron Nirenberg signed another curfew order for the Downtown Business District today. The curfew will run every night from 9:00 p.m.–6:00 a.m. starting tonight through Sunday, June 7.

Earlier Wednesday, city workers put up a four-foot-tall chain link fence mounted on water-filled plastic barriers in front of the Alamo. The temporary fencing is another precaution the city has taken in anticipation of protests downtown.

"The fencing will secure The Alamo and will remain in place as long as events indicate it is needed," the city said in a press release.

The fence is a product of a second peaceful protest that turned violent on Alamo Plaza on Tuesday night. On Saturday, March 30, the first was held in honor of George Floyd, and it devolved into a riot after a confrontation between protestors and police at Alamo Plaza.

The city announced on Monday that Alamo Plaza will be closed from 8:30 p.m.–6 a.m. nightly until Sunday, June 7. On Tuesday, demonstrators marched toward the Alamo despite this closure.

The fence starts roughly one hundred in front of the Alamo, wraps around the Cenotaph and ends at the Alamo’s wall. It stands roughly 8 feet tall, and there is still an opening for pedestrians to access the Alamo, though the mission itself is closed to visitors.

The city has begun to take precautions ahead of future protests:

Kathleen Creedon can be reached at kathleen@tpr.org or on Twitter at @kath_creedon.

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