by | Nov 27, 2019 | Architecture, Commercial, Mid-Century Modern
Architecture Narro-Sánchez Clinic McAllen, TX Year Built – 1958 Architects – John G. York & Associates Dr. Narro also commissioned York to design the Narro-Sánchez Clinic in McAllen of 1958, which featured an abstract tile mural by the artist Shirley...
by | Nov 27, 2019 | Architecture, Commercial, Mid-Century Modern
Architecture Wilson’s Funeral Home McAllen, TX Year Built – 1960 Architects – Merle A. Simpson Text and Photo – Stephen Fox Merle Simpson described the buildings he, York, Taniguchi, and other Valley architects designed–such as Simpson’s Wilson’s...
by | Nov 27, 2019 | Architecture, Commercial, Mid-Century Modern
Architecture Sanborn’s Insurance Co. Building McAllen, TX Year Built – 1963 Architects – David P. Ashcroft Such Ashcroft designs as the circular Sanborn’s Insurance Co. pavilion on S. 10th Street in McAllen, next to the Fairway, and the Bailey H. Dunlap...
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Architecture Treviño-Garza Clinic McAllen, TX Year Built – 1961 Architects – David P. Ashcroft David P. Ashcroft, before commencing his own practice in McAllen, had worked for York, as it is evident from Ashcroft’s Treviño-Garza Clinic in McAllen of 1961....
by | Nov 27, 2019 | Architecture, Mid-Century Modern, Religious & Public
Architecture St. Joseph The Worker Catholic Church McAllen, TX Year Built – 1967 Architects – Julio Rafael Guerra During the 1960s, the architectural profession in the Valley began slowly to reflect the demographics of south Texas. In 1956, Julio Rafael...
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