Monday, 16 February 2026

Davy Crockett Courts To Open In January In Gonzales Texas [nmYKO G Kko]

A historic Texas motel balances a high-stakes recovery from fire damage with the grand opening of a museum housing Alex Jones and Branch Davidian artifacts.

Davy Crockett Courts Gonzales Texas Alex Jones museum Branch Davidian Bohemian Grove St. George storage Highway 183

By Mike Hanson Archives | 15m listen | 5 chapters

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Davy Crockett Courts To Open In January In Gonzales Texas [nmYKO G Kko] cover

About this episode

The Davy Crockett Courts in Gonzales, Texas, prepares for a January expansion despite a devastating fire that gutted a residential structure on the Highway 183 property. Owner and historian St. George details the aftermath of a space heater blaze that melted appliances and televisions, marking a significant setback for the landmark motel located just miles from the Alamo and the Guadalupe River.

Renovations continue on the main site with the addition of a new porch, a boutique bar, and the conversion of existing housing into guest suites. The property houses a private museum featuring original 1990s video equipment used by Alex Jones, artifacts from the Branch Davidian church, and items recovered during a 2000 infiltration of Bohemian Grove. The Wolf family legacy remains central to the office decor, which showcases vintage Davy Crockett lamps and memorabilia alongside tributes to the late property founders who passed in the early 2000s.

Rare collectibles like a J.R. Ewing reference and a themed cookie jar provide a kitschy backdrop to the serious business of historical preservation. St. George outlines the transition of the site into a multi-use facility featuring self-storage and dedicated RV parking for Texas travelers.

CHAPTER 01 / 5 Discussion

Davy Crockett Courts Motel and Gonzalez Texas Landmarks

A tour of the Davy Crockett Courts motel in Gonzalez, Texas, highlights local landmarks and historical distances to Austin and the Alamo. The property features themed rooms and signage referencing Davy Crockett's famous departure for Texas. The Guadalupe River sits directly behind the property's tree line.

davy crockett courts· gonzalez· texas· alamo· guadalupe river

00:00 This is gonna be the new Davie Crockett Courts Alamo 73 miles Luling 14 Waterloo 64 which is Austin Chicken Ranch 55 miles Gonzales 3 blocks Hotel right here Cost 8 miles Goliad 64 River

01:32 That way, the river is right behind those trees there. Jail saloon that's gonna be one motel room there two bedrooms with a kitchen this is the office Davy Crockett ports Davy Crockett said you may all go to hell and I'll go to Texas it's a famous come and take your flag like they were flying at Alamo

CHAPTER 02 / 5 Discussion

Alex Jones and Branch Davidian Museum Exhibits

A private museum collection features artifacts from early independent media history, including original video tapes and cameras used by Alex Jones in the 1990s. The exhibit includes a rebuilt church dedicated to the Branch Davidians and personal items from a 2000 infiltration of Bohemian Grove. Early cellular phones and historical books are also on display.

alex jones· branch davidians· waco· bohemian grove· museum

03:24 Gonzalez, Gonzalez. Gonzalez way back. It's our courthouse this was right across the street here before they built the highway a house we used to have it used to go underwater when the river got up This is a little museum We have on Waco Here on display Church we rebuilt for The Branch Davidians You burn it...we build it! This is some of the first tapes that was made by Alex Jones

04:54 And we use this video camera. Look how old that is, back starting in the early 90s That's one of our first cell phones that we used This is a little museum I got on the Bohemia Grove There was a book I wrote That's the shirt and shoes that I snuck into Bohemia Grove with In the year 2000 with Alex Jones Well we have a little museum here in the office of Davy Crockett

CHAPTER 03 / 5 Discussion

Davy Crockett Memorabilia and Wolf Family History

The motel office houses rare Davy Crockett collectibles, including a themed cookie jar and a vintage lamp. Family history is preserved through photographs of Mr. and Mrs. Wolf, the grandparents of the property owner, who passed away in 2001 and 2003. The collection also features a reference to the fictional character J.R. Ewing.

davy crockett· cookie jar· j.r. ewings· wolf family· collectibles

05:42 This is a very rare piece here, Davy Crockett cookie jar. That's another saying... You can go to hell but I'm going to Texas! This is a very rare piece It's a Davy Crockett lamp There's old JRE Ewing That's Mr Wolf and Mrs Wolf My grandma and grandpa They died in 2001 She did And he died in 2003

CHAPTER 04 / 5 Discussion

Motel Expansion and St. George Storage Project

Renovations are underway at the motel property on Highway 183, including the construction of a new porch and a small bar area. Plans for the site include the opening of St. George, a facility for self-storage and outdoor RV and boat parking, scheduled for January. One of the four houses on the property is being converted into two additional motel rooms.

construction· self storage· rv storage· highway 183· st. george

07:07 We built this big porch on out here at the motel. I'll take you out there, we're not done yet. Still have a lot of work to do. We're building a little bar here nowhere near done and we got four houses here in our office one of them just burnt down so we're gonna make two motel rooms out of it This house here just burned It was a space heater fire

08:12 Let me show you that before I take you in there. There's the swing. This was the house next door when it was on fire, and I'll take you over there and show what happened to it

09:16 We are on 183 and St. George will be opening up in January probably we're also going to have self storage outside storage for boats RVs we haven't started that yet over there but this is the house, were gonna redo it

CHAPTER 05 / 5 Discussion

Space Heater Fire Damage at Davy Crockett Courts

A severe fire caused by a space heater destroyed one of the houses at the Davy Crockett Courts motel. The Fire Marshal identified the origin of the blaze at a dinette set where the heater ignited, leading to the melting of appliances, televisions, and air conditioning units. Cleanup efforts are scheduled to begin as the owner assesses the total loss of the interior contents.

fire marshal· space heater· smoke damage· guadalupe river· property damage

09:56 But it was a pretty hot fire. Could have caught my whole place on fire! One of the doors, as you see... It's pretty bad. We'll take you inside and show you where it started. Got two other houses there. Gonna build a storage place over there. Oookayyyy This part was pretty bad here That's the bathroom

11:21 The fire marshal put this back the way it was supposed to be. There was a space heater right here on the floor This is part of the old space heater right here It caught on the dinette set and went up the wall here That's how the fire started, and we are going to be cleaning this out tomorrow This is not much left in here. This part was really really hot as you can see it melted the air conditioner

12:10 See if I can open the door for you all, see a little bit more light in here. Really stinks! This was a nice place We're right on the highway here That's the river down there beyond those trees there The Guadalupe River It's pretty hot in here People pretty much lost everything Here is an ice box not much left of it No cabinets left There's a sink

13:25 there's a washing dryer see if I can open this door up a little bit the smell is terrible you see how hot it got and melted the TV look at that TV, look at that air conditioning pretty much smoke damage to the front

15:20 well that's pretty much a tour of the Navy Crockett. A lot more work to do folks