1942 Charro Days band plays on E Levee & 13th St

Photo by Arthur Rothstein

Assortment of Charro Days Photos

Here are a few photos shared on the Facebook page a couple of years ago.  Thanks to all who shared their photos.  

 Couple dancing from slide image by Erik Sunde (his mother took photo)

 1947 Amelia Gaona Gomez sent by Veronica Ortiz

 1950 Lydia Paredes

 1954 Esperanza Solis, Olga Serna and Lydia Paredes at Fisher's Cafe (Sergio Paredes)

 1955 Lydia Paredes and Amelia Garcia (Sergio Paredes) 

 1956 Eusebio Franco

 1964 Fausto Yturria at left with Jose Besteiro on right.  

 Lisa Garza 

Sylvia Christine Cayce (Pat Odabashian)

 1966 (Robin Gelfer Prince) 

 Nellie Rodriguez Linares (sent by daughter Lisa Garza)

  Nellie Rodriguez Linares (sent by daughter Lisa Garza) colorized by Bronsbil Estacion 

Helen Martin

2016 Charro Days Saturday Parade

It brings me pleasure once again to post these photos of yet another yearly parade and this time we have more classic cars and plenty of familiar historic buildings.

Classic Cadillac convertible and no - I am not going to identify car years and buildings in the background but I will try to name some people in the photos but you can read the name in most of them probably.

Every parade begins with a proud display of our two national flags on this border with Charros and dancing horses and costumes.

 110th Secretary of State of Texas Carlos Cascos 

Floats of two nations in one parade.  There were many beautiful floats but since I'm not a photographer I just tried to choose a few of the best photos.  The light was not perfect but the weather and breeze was.  I walked from 3rd St to Palm, back to 10th St on one side, then back to 3rd without breaking a sweat.  God is great.  

The Texas State Senate: District 27. Senator Eddie Lucio, Jr and  Representative Eddie Lucio III District 38

in a late 60's Ford Galaxy 500

 City of Brownsville Commissioner Rose Gowan in a classic Mustang

 City of Brownsville Commissioner Cesar de Leon

 Okay I know we got the Lucios already but that's a awesome car and historic house behind this photo.  

I met an interesting person from China who was dressed in this traditional wear from her home country which she kindly tried to explain represented her ethnic group, one of 55 or 59 I think she said.  Our guess is that she is from the northern region or Mongolian section of that extremely large continent.  If anyone knows for sure let us know!  I should have taken notes but really, to see costume dress like this is a real treat in Brownsville so here she is.

Now I had to take a photo of the Charro Days Headquarters building and luckily these two Charro Days representatives agreed to allow us this photo.

 It was nice to see carriages in this parade.

 I didn't take too many photos from this angle.  Too high....

 I went to Texas Southmost College but the Scorpion looks more badass now.  No, I didn't learn to speak or write like that in college.

 City of Brownsville 

 Padre Island is where you're thinking you would take this if you could or was that just me?

 50 year old Mustang looking green as money

Marching like army soldiers of old Brownsville down E Elizabeth toward the Fort.

I remember thinking "Did they really make those globes on the old street lamps look yellowish to give them an authentic look"?  Public Utilities Board (P.U.B.) lights the city of Brownsville, Texas.

Here are some of the folks that put this together each year with a few sponsors listed.  This parade went so much better then the last which was slowed by too many gaps.  This time it flowed much more continuously and smoothly.  They do this all for you.