Mid-Century Modern

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXThese are just a few examples of commercial properties around Harlingen’s downtown and Sunshine Strip. The “atomic” force of an era long gone, but one that refuses to perish.

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1969Being the daughter of a perpetual shopaholic I was well aware of the location of every single fashion shop and boutique in every corner of the Rio Grande Valley. My mother would not hesitate to drive anywhere to find the...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1959 Architects - John G. York & AssociatesThese two midcentury modern dental office buildings are still in great shape, and open to the public. One cannot help but admire the lush tropical landscape that surrounds them. One much...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1951 Architects - Cocke,Bowman & York Photos - Cocke,Bowman & YorkAn example of Cocke, Bowman & York’s ingenious pragmatism is the Clarke & Courts Building in downtown Harlingen of 1951. Rather than conventional brick-framed...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1958 Architects -John G. York & Associates Text - Stephen FoxThe downtown building John York remodeled for the Harlingen National Bank in 1958 contains a tile mural by Shirley Voekrodt, whom York married in 1959. The national...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1951 Architects - Cocke, Bowman & York Text and Photos - Stephen FoxAn example of Cocke, Bowman & York’s ingenious pragmatism is the Clarke & Courts Building in downtown Harlingen of 1951. Rather than conventional brick-framed...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1953 Architects - Cocke, Bowman & YorkWhen Cocke, Bowman & York designed housing for a predominantly Mexican-American community in Harlingen, it was Los Vecinos of 1953, a 150-unit public housing complex built by the Harlingen...

ArchitectureHarlingen, TXYear Built - 1962 Architects - Bowman, Swanson & Hiester Address - 311 E. Van Buren, Harlingen, TXText content will go here.