1950 Fashion Center on E Elizabeth and 10th Brownsville, Texas

 Late 1940s corner of E Elizabeth and 10th St 

The Brownsville Herald on September 6, 1950 printed several pages to welcome five new establishments downtown which opened simultaneously in a new building next to Sears Roebuck & Co. building.

Looking at corner of E Elizabeth and 10th with 1933 Federal Courthouse/  Post Office building.

Note the five business listed on the bottom.

 Full page Perl Bros ad

 Sam Perl became very well-known in the community and was honored with a street named after him which bridges the city of Brownsville to Matamoros.

 Full page Herald ad for Weldon's jewelers 

Google image of recent corner.

Accessed:  Brownsville Herald archives NewspaperArchihve via Brownsville Public Library webpage etc.