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City plan for Laredo and Nuevo Laredo, "'Plano de los Dos Laredos' created by E.R. Laroche." [3] [7] 1882 Laredo Seminary [5] and city water works [8] established. County Courthouse built. [8] 1883 - Daily Laredo Times newspaper begins publication. [9] 1888 - Laredo Improvement Company formed. [3] 1889 Street railway begins operating. [3]
Designated as a National Register Historic District in 2003, [3] El Azteca is distinctive for its setting, layout and landscape features. The neighborhood is situated on a high bluff overlooking the Rio Grande which not only forms its southern boundary, but designates the international boundary between the United States and Mexico.
The renovated Nye Elementary School on Del Mar Boulevard in Laredo. The district was created in 1961 via the consolidation of the former Cactus, Johnson, and Nye school districts. The "Big Three" involved in the establishment of UISD were rancher Joe B. Finley, Amparo Gutierrez, and John W. Arndt, all of whom have schools named in their honor.
The United States Border Patrol Laredo Sector Headquarters is at 207 W. Del Mar Blvd, Laredo, Texas. The United States Postal Service operates its main Post Office at 2700 East Saunders Street south of Laredo International Airport. [98] Postal branches are downtown and at 2395 East Del Mar Boulevard. [99] [100]
San Agustin Church was the first church established in the new town of Laredo built as a chapel in 1760 Map of Laredo 137 years after founding. Tomás Sánchez de la Barrera (June 4, 1709 - January 21, 1796) was a veteran Spanish captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, the only town in the Nuevo Santander province.
The Sames Auto Arena (formerly known as the Laredo Entertainment Center and Laredo Energy Arena) is a multi-purpose arena in Laredo, Texas. It is located next to Bob Bullock Loop (US 59/Loop 20), on the northeastern side of Laredo. Within the Sames Auto Arena complex, there are several hotels within a walking distance.
On June 12, 2013, Horizon Group Properties and the City of Laredo announced the development of an outlet center in place of the River Drive Mall. The outlet mall feature 50+ outlet stores in a newly planned 3 level open air building. El Portal Center was demolished in 2014 for the new building. The Outlet Shoppes at Laredo opened in May 2017.
Liccardo is of Sicilian and Irish descent, and also of Mexican and Californio ancestry, tracing his ancestors to the early Mexican settlers of the Bay Area and to more recent Mexican immigrants who worked in the Alamaden mines. [182] He is Catholic. [183] Liccardo made an appearance in Episode 1 of Season 6 of the HBO series Silicon Valley. [184]