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Corpus Christi, hoping to attract tourists and businesses to the city, began building seaside resorts and pavilions at the turn of the 20th century. #TBT: Corpus Christi's bayfront in early 1900s ...
Selena's grave at Seaside Memorial Park in Corpus Christi, Texas. On April 1, Bayfront Plaza in Corpus Christi held a vigil which drew 3,000 fans. [154] [155] During the event, it was announced that a public viewing of the casket would be held at the Bayfront Auditorium the following day. Fans lined up for almost one mile (1.6 km). [154]
Mirador de la Flor (English: Overlook of the Flower [1] [2] [3]) is a monument in Corpus Christi, Texas, that honors Tejano musician Selena Quintanilla-Pérez, who was murdered on March 31, 1995 at age 23. About 30,000 people visit the monument every year, especially citizens of Corpus Christi and cities located in Texas. [4]
Corpus Christi: Recorded Texas Historic Landmark; now the Institute of Hispanic Culture 9: Old Bayview Cemetery: October 21, 2020 : Ramirez St. at Padre St. Corpus Christi: 10: Old Nueces County Courthouse: Old Nueces County Courthouse
As late as 1942 Corpus Christi, A History and Guide noted that Benjamin F. Sotherville's gravestone showed damage from Federal artillery. The Corpus Christi Daily Gazette for 22 April 1876 claimed that "dastardly acts committed by some ghoul"—apparently digging up plants—required an "ordinance attaching a severe penalty to this outrageous ...
Brandon Brown, a 46-year-old Border Patrol agent from Corpus Christi, died Monday night in a crash on Farm-to-Market Road 70 in Nueces County after his 1998 Lexus ES was struck by a black 2023 ...
"Civic Buildings: Corpus Christi.” Progressive Architecture 34 (February 1953): 83-92. “Civilian Defense Building and City Auditorium: Corpus Christi, Texas.” Progressive Architecture 33 (June 1952): 83. “Cubierta Aligerada De Gran Luz.” Informes de la Construccion (April 1955). Dames, Urban. “Columbia Iron Welds Structural Steel ...
The port of Corpus Christi opened in 1925 after culminating efforts that began as early as 1848 to obtain a deep-water port. [6] The Port of Corpus Christi currently is the sixth largest U.S. port and deepest inshore port on the Gulf of Mexico, it handles mostly oil and agricultural products. In 2005 it was ranked as the 47th largest in the ...