by Nydia Tapia-Gonzales | May 11, 2022 | Blog, Pre Mid-Century Modern
The past month of March we had the opportunity to participate in the ribbon-cutting of Brownsville’s Jackson Street newly restored cottages from the 1930s to 1960s. It is one of those projects that delights the mind and the heart for it improves the quality of...
by Nydia Tapia-Gonzales | May 5, 2022 | Blog
The article about these endangered sites was posted by Docomomo US on April 29,2022, prompted by the recent demolition of Geller I house designed by Marcel Breuer. Docomomo US Executive Director explained why now is a critical moment to draw attention to these at-risk...
by Nydia Tapia-Gonzales | Jul 2, 2021 | Blog, Preservation News
This week, I had the inmense pleasure of touring the original State National Bank built in the 1920s in downtown Brownsville. Serving on the Come Build, Come Dream board of directors has been an enriching experience because of the organization’s mission to...
by Nydia Tapia-Gonzales | Jun 24, 2021 | Blog
In the late 1990s and early 21st century, my husband and I owned a tour company and a vintage trolley which I used to provide guided tours of Harlingen, Texas. One of my favorite buildings in town, perhaps my number one, is the original Harlingen High School currently...
by Nydia Tapia-Gonzales | May 4, 2020 | Preservation News
I wrote this article a few months back for the Rio Grande Guardian and I thought it would be appropriate to post here on our site because a recent post of a house soon to be demolished in Brownsville has generated a lot of interest. It is a surmountable effort on the...
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