Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1928-09-09
VALLEY main
STREET seen
!. AS POSSIBLE
Move Started by Pro-
posal of 6O-Foot San
Benito : Harrington
Boulevard

SAN BENITo, Sept. s.-R-How
long will il be until the VALLEY
Main Street" is in fact n main
street?
This Il a question which Is being
asked. now that the first definite
move toward making a street Of the
highway between Brownsville and
Mission has been started.
That move proposes 20 have the
16-foot highway between San Be-
nito and Harlingcn converted into a
60-foot highway. with paved side
walks. curbs and lights throughout
the distance Of six miles
The move recalls the many express
siors which have been made. espe-
cially BY visitors, Of the Valleys
"Main street" Inevitably the sixty
odd miles Of having from Mission to
Brownsville strikes the newcomer
as being almost a main street. so
highly developed is this stretch Of
land.
But this time the project has ac-
tual backing. and in all probability
will be carried out.
The first stem in making this sixty
mile highway a Main street Is I'M
der way.
All Of the property owners along
the street are willing TO bear
their part Of the expense, and are
in favor Of the proposed develop
ment.
Most Of the other residents Of the
Hariingen and San Bcnito road pre-
cinct are understood 10 be IN IA
vor Of such an Improvement TO re-
lieye the congested traffic eondi-
tions on the highway 4. present.
This strip az highway has more
traffic on It than any other section
Of highway in the Valley. and Il
was this condition that caused the
proposed Improvement to be adj
vancci.
State aid in the widening " the
highway into a street ear be OBJ
tanned. il was announced BY state
engineers who were here recently
Interesting facts in connection
with the Valley "Main Street" were
brought out By members OF the To-
cal road committee in Investigating
the matter.
They mentioned the fact thai
along the route from Brownsville
IL Mission there Is net a stretch Of
highway more than six miles with
out some CITY or town on n. except
the section from Brownsville 20 Oh
mito. And the residential section
Of Brownsville n rapidly building
toward Olmito along the highway.
cutting down the distance ar strictly
farm lands.
Then comes Olmito. which Is be-
ing developed as n resort city. and
Barreda. which probably will Wit
ness DEVELOPMENT again this fall,
and San Benito.
Here the widening Of the high
way outside Of city limits 70 make
a street 81 II has already been
started. and the first instance Of
making "A street Of the highway In
the Valley IS seen Il Valencia Park.
a subdivision near here. where the
highway has been paved 70 q curb
beside the road.
This widening on one side 81 the
highway has greatly relieved traffic
congestion at that point. Il Is
pointed out by local residents.
From San Benito to Harrington
is six miles. with the residential
MiNNAAAtn WA HDAH AANttN AetAAA. WAAAN~
ing toward n midway point on the
highway.
Between H~arlinren and In Feria
IS Stuart Place. where residences
are being built along the highway,
much rs IN the citv.
Towns then come in rapid fire
order. Mercedes. Weslaco. Donna.
Alamo. San Juan. Fharr. McAllen.
and Mission. with a number Of
smaller stations. such as Val Verde.
Llanc Grande. etc.
At various points along the high
way IN Hi6algo county residential
subdivisions have been orened, con
siderable distance from cities. and
homes are being built in groups.
near the highway. indicating that
its DEVELOPMENT as 4 street IN those
sections will take place soon.
The fact that business houses
have been erected at many points
alorg the highway between. cities is
taken as n further indication that
city lines re RAPIDLY being torn
down. and that the main highway
will some. dav re the main street az
ore huge city-the Lower Rio Grande
Valley Of Texas.