Tuesday, April 28, 2015

1993 Batsell's Sporting Goods Team - West Brownsville

One of the first if not THE FIRST girl to play on a little league baseball team in Brownsville, Texas?

1945 Brownsville High School Football Team

Sent-in by Dale Stevenson.

1925 Our Baby Book from Edelstein's ~ Brownsville, Texas

Back in the 1920's Edelstein's gave away baby books for new mothers. This book was for William Edward Stevenson. If you like what you see here and want to see the good stuff keep rollin' in send photo/memories to brownsvilletrain@yahoo.com

Thanks to Dale Stevenson for sharing this.

1950 - A Year of Progress

2015: makes the Poorest & Most Illiterate cities of America list

1957 ~Palmetto yearbook picture

The bad news is....

The 10 Least Educated Cities In America

1. Beaumont, Texas
2. Salinas, California
3. Rockford, Illinois
4. Brownsville, Texas
5. Modesto, California
6. Visalia, California
7. Bakersfield, California
8. Lakeland, Florida
9. McAllen, Texas
10. Fresno, California

~Forbes <--- click dat foo'

Brownsville named the poorest city in America

By Craig Hlavaty | October 30, 2013

According to U.S. Census Bureau data and economic website 24/7 Wall St., two of the poorest cities in the nation are in Texas.

Data shows that the Brownsville-Harlingen area has overtaken McAllen as the poorest city in the country, putting them in the first and second spots.

Rounding out the poorest top five cities are Lake Havasu City, Ariz., Dalton, Ga., and Gadsden, Ala.

The richest city in the country is California's San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara area. Other cities the richest top five include Boston, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Bridgeport, Conn.

Of the Brownsville-Harlingen area's 415,557 residents, 36 percent live below the poverty level, compared to just 10.8 percent in San Jose. Texas' overall poverty rate is 17 percent. In Brownsville, 22 percent of the population has only a high school diploma or other equivalent certificate. 37 percent do not have a high school diploma.

Houston Chronicle <--- click dat too foo'

And still as or more apathetic as the rest of the country

Rrun Rrun political Brownsville, Texas blog

The Facebook "If you don't vote..." quote shared by Gregory Jordan.

The new "Texas Conjunto Show" launches this Saturday 2pm-4pm...tell a friend! www.88fm.org 88.9 lower valley 88.1 upper valley

Fisherman's Paradise - 8th Pass and Model-T Pontoon "Boat"

Vincent M. Stevenson, proprietor of Stevenson Motors on 10th and E Adams in Brownsville, Texas sold Chevrolets which probably explains why he would use a junk Model-T to make a pontoon boat.

Will update this post if more info becomes available.

Thanks to Dale Stevenson for sharing this with Bronsbil Estacion.

To the Non-Voting Brownsville, Texan

Enjoy your siesta.

Good Morning

1968 ~ Planet of the Apes

Saturday, April 25, 2015

Valley Interfaith Candidate Accountability Session Sun 3-4 pm

Valley Interfaith Candidate Accountability Session
3-4 pm Sunday April 26, 2015
St Eugene Demazenod Church
5409 Austin Rd. Brownsville, Texas 78521

CANDIDATE EVENT RULES:
NO PROPAGANDA OR CAMPAIGNING ON PREMISES.
NO ATTACKING OR SLANDER OF OPPONENTS
ANSWER ONLY QUESTIONS ASKED
RESPECT TIME LIMITS