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WESLACO
ARCHITECTURAL HIGHLIGHTS
Images Featured in
Images of America
Weslaco
Karen Gerhardt and Blanca E. Tamez, Authors
Arcadia Publishing Company
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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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Architect
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
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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