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ARANSAS
PASS, TEXAS
Aransas, San Patricio
& Nueces Counties, Gulf Coast
Hwy 35 and 361
12 miles W of Port
Aransas
6 miles S of Rockport on Hwy 35
17 miles E of Portland on Hwy 361
24 miles NE of Corpus
Christi
Population 8,138 (2000) 7,180 (1990)
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Shrimp
boats
in Conn Brown Harbor
Courtesy of Ken Rudine, 5-04 |
Images
Around Town Courtesy of Ken Rudine
Hwy 35 through town is Commercial Street and Hwy 361 is Goodnight
Street. At this corner and Catty-Corner from HEB is this old hotel
shown. The view shown is the Goodnight Street side. Eating at the
Bakery Cafe (est. 1929) the waitress said she had been in the hotel
2nd floor and it is still in the "rooms configuration" as when it
was a hotel, but it has not been functioning for many many years.
The 1911 school you describe is now the school administration building
and close examination of the brick laying is interesting. - Ken
Rudine, May 30, 2004
Aransas
Pass Hotels
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Aransas
Pass Seawall
Courtesy of Ken Rudine, 5-04 |
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Another
view of the Aransas Pass Seawall
Courtesy of Ken Rudine, 5-04 |
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History
in a Pecan Shell
Originally the plan was for a deep-water port connected to San Antonio
by a railroad and turnpike. But with false starts, delays, the Civil
War and other setbacks, the port didn't become a reality until 1907
after the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers dredged a deep channel and
installed jetties... |
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