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Vintage Architectural
Photos:
All photos courtesy of The Weslaco Museum.
A Streetscape
of 1925, 1926 Weslaco
The 1928 Weslaco
City Hall today
The Weslaco
City Hall when it was first built
The Royal Palm
Hotel
The Hotel Cortez
The Bridge
to Rio Rico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
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A
bustling Weslaco
in the mid 1920s, before the City Hall was built.
From the
historic photograph collection of Weslaco Museum |
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Street
Scene, Weslaco,
Texas 1926
(Park on right is future site of the Cortez Hotel)
From the
historic photograph collection of Weslaco Museum |
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R. Newell Waters was a native of San Angelo and a graduate of M.I.T.
He started designing buildings in the Rio Grande Valley in 1924. The
City Hall was a multi-use facility, including an auditorium, jail,
city offices, firehouse and dormitory for the firemen. |
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Weslaco
City Hall
Photo
Courtesy Weslaco Museum |
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Detail
of Weslaco's
1928 City Hall
Photo
Courtesy Weslaco Museum |
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The
Weslaco City Hall when it was first built
From the
historic photograph collection of Weslaco Museum |
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Weslaco's
First Hotel, the Royal Palm,
hosted many of the early land speculators.
From the
historic photograph collection of Weslaco Museum |
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The Cortez Hotel
was built in 1928 and opened it's doors for a New Year's Eve Ball
that year. The cost was a reported $250,000 and the architect was
Paul Silber of San
Antonio.
The Spanish Revival Style building has recently (1997-98) undergone
a restoration by its new owners Patti and Larry Dittburner and is
now known as the Villa de Cortez.
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The Bridge to Rio Rico, Tamaulipas, Mexico
The gates closed at midnight.
The bridge collapsed in 1941 after its foundations were swept away
in a flood.
From the
historic photograph collection of Weslaco Museum
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