Laredo, TX Photos

Laredo, TX, twinned with Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, has been an important river ford since its earliest days & is now the largest U.S. land customs port. The town was for a short while the capital of the Republic of the Rio Grande, the seventh flag over Texas.

See also: Captions List for Laredo, Texas
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San Agustín Church (1872) replaced building of 1778.
Style: Gothic revival.

Don Barolome Garcia ranch house (1830s) (1005 Zaragoza St.) was headquarters of Republic of the Rio Grande in 1840, now a museum.

La Posada Hotel (1916) (1000 Zaragoza St.) former Old Laredo High School.

Bruni-Cantu home (1883) (1101 Zaragoza St.) was later a telephone exchange.

Statue of General Zaragoza, hero of battle of 5th of May, 1862 on San Agustin Plaza.

Hamilton Hotel (1923) (815 Salinas).
Style: Art Deco + Spanish Colonial revival.

Tile work details of Hamilton Hotel.

Eagle tiles of Hamilton Hotel.

Federal Building & Post Office (1906) (1300 Matmoros).

United States Courthouse.

Webb County Justice Center.

City Hall.

Webb County Courthouse (1909) (1000 Houston St.). Architect: Alfred Giles.

Webb County Courthouse.

Gold-topped pyramid containing planetarium of Texas A&M International University.

Planetarium pyramid at Texas A&M International University.


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