Brownsville herald. [volume] (Brownsville, Tex.) 1910-current, 1929-09-22
BROWNSVILLE
MAKES RAPID
BUILDING Gain
Steady Growth Since
January l, 1928, Is
Shown In Reports on
Building Activities

AA0A AGu Tic pEOSEGSS Oh b~TOWlSNuit,
border city and Valley metropolis.
which since January !. 1928. shows
o record Of approximately 100000
expended on business structures and
residences in addition to complet-
Ing a paving, water, electric and
sewer extension program which has
extended those facilities into all
parts OF the city.
While the record Of 1923 did not
equal that Of the previous year
when building activity was at its
height in all parts Of the Valley,
each month has shown a consistent
gain. Home building has been
more pronounced than at any time
IN the city's history, due to extern
sion Of pavements and other ia
cilities and opening Of very desiT-
able residential areas.
The major construction projec.
OF the period since January !. 1925
was the Gateway Bridge company's
structure spanning the Rio Grande
at the foot Of Fourteenth street.
completed on July 4. 1928. at a cost
OF $500 1000. The structure, the sec
ond international bridge at Browns
vile, connects direct with the NAH
business section. a paved highway
on the Mexican side running .
the central part OF Matamoros.
Many Business Structures
Other business structures COM
pl# ted during that period include
the Model Laundry on West Eliza
beth street, $4,000; Seabury, George
& Taylor store and office building
on Elizabeth. $45 1000; Kress build
ing on Elizabeth between 10th and
18th, 7 5000: Southern Pacific de-
pot. $4,000: Gateway Bridge Co,
offices for u. S. customs, immigra-
ton and health office at interna-
tional bridge. SIS. 1000; International
Drug Co, offices and warehouses on
st. Charles street. SIS. 5000: Ameri-
q Express Co., office at Southern
Pacific. $1,000: Mrs. c. @. Fernan-
der. store building at 18th anc
Adams. $1,000: Arthur Seibolt, stors
building between 18th and 18th on
Elizabeth. $4,000, and store on 18th
and Elizabeth, $4,000; Garcia-G Co.
mez Co, warehouse, $4,000: addition
20 FL Jardin hotel, SIS, z Central
Power a. Light Co, ice station on
Elizabeth. $4,000; Miss Maria Brown.
store on Elizabeth. $500; Antonio
Barreda. store at 18th and Jeffer-
mon, $4,000; addition to First Ma
tional Bank building, SIS, 900; Cen
trial Power g. Light Co, cold stor-
age &C main plant. l 5000: Interna-
tional Drug Co, remodeling building
on Levee street. $4,000; M. p. Trans
portation Co., bus station, $4,000:
Brown White, store on Elizabeth,
$4,000; Jose Martinez, drug store
In Vicotria addition, $4,000; Hill g.
Morton, ice plant on St. Charles,
$4,000; Antonio Barreda, store on
jefferson. $1,000; Joe g. Joy Butt
creamery on Elizabeth, $4,000
Magnolia Petroleum Co. filling sta
ton on 14th street. $4,000; FL Jardin
water district, office building in Vic
toria addition. $1,000: j. q. Fernan-
dez, store on Washington street, So
600: Albert Putegnat. store at 10th
and Washington. $500: Mrs. r.
Thielan. store on Elizabeth, 10000.
J. X. Wells. store building on Eliza
beth, $4,000: B. 4. Hinkley, add
ton 70 garage, $4,000.
In addition to these a large num-
DER Of smaller business structures.
including store buildings. ware
houses. etc. costing less than s 5000,
have been erected.
Beautiful Homes Built
The past year has been marked By
the erection of many beautiful
homes and apartment houses, prin-
cipally in Los Ebanos addition !
the northeastern part of the city
and in other distinctly residential
sections. The principal structures
include the Ernest Urtusastequi
residence In Los Ebanos. $50, 900; G.
p. Barreda, residence. Washington
street, $4,000: Mrs. J. II. Junkins.
two apartments on Palm boulevard
$4,000 and 1000; Lawrence Brady,
residence, Los Ebanos, $4,000:
James George. residence. Los Eb-
- S11,O0; w. B. Sellers. three
residences in Los EbanoS. $4,000:
Miss Julia O'Brien. duplex on ST.
Charles, $500; Dorlman apart
ments, $1,000: j. L. Mcdonald, resi-
dence In Los Ebanos, $4,000; VIM
Richter, duplex Oh West St. Charles,
5000: <. j. Day, apartments on
washington. $4,000; Mrs. Emma
Leonard. duplex in Victoria add
ton. $1,000; George C~ovacevich,
residence on Adams. $4,000; DR.. r.
Fisman. residence in Los EbarcS.
$1,000: u. WEIGH. residence on West
I,eyee. 5000; T. b. Guerra, apart
ment on Madison. $4,000; r. 3.
Suite. three residences in River
side PARK, $4,000; John r. Harris.
residence in Jos Et1nos. $1,000; j.
:. Sweeney. apartment or Adams,
$4,000; Z. Il. Parker, residence ia