(Ed.'s Note: Work continues –forever , it seems, on the city's plan to improve Market Square, the once bustling center of commercial life in Brownsville. Proponents of the pan to "gentrify" downtown think that throwing massive amounts of public funds here will fuel an upper-income clientele that will resurrect the dying downtown area.
Millions have been paid to improve drainage and streets around Market Square. In the top middle picture, a cutter custom cuts the bricks that will fit a pattern on the ground while the bottom middle shows workers installing blue tile squares on the water fountain in front of the building. If everything works out right, the area should be ready by the time the next round of mayoral elections come around to provide a ticket for the incumbents if they choose to run for reelection.
Others are not so sure. They argue that Brownsville doesn't have the income level of a downtown Austin, Houston or San Antonio to sustain the planned entertainment district envisioned in the plans. Only time, it seems, will tell whether the best-laid plans of Mayor Tony Martinez and his mice will eventually produce the bustling night life they envisioned. For now, workers and craftsmen ply their skills to implement the grand design.)
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Yeah it's like dressing a wino in a expensive suit but oh well at least it's spending money on something we can see and enjoy.
The only good thing about it is the jobs it offers many of the unemployed
citizens of Brownsville who will never be able to use the area for any
kind of entertainment in the so-called "beautified down-town." It was in
better use when it used to be just a plain market selling fruits, vegetables
and several meat markets - Garcia's and Sosa. Now it belongs to people who
associate with the Gowen-type of "popos" better known as "fresas, including
Mrs. Blue Jean Mayor.
Quien los entiende.... que si hacen o que si no hacen.
le va a dar bonito aspecto a la ciudad.... como te gusta criticar y levantar polemica.
Nothing can hurt downtown Browntown! It is a cess pool, so anything is better than what we have now.
Que mande a limpiar las palmas del centro. Creo que no cuesta mucho y se viera bonito. ¡Hermoso centro histórico!
I went to Harlingen this morning. I went to Hobby Lobby hopping to find Christmas and Fall decorations. It turned out that Michael's and the Chinitos in downtown Brownsville have better stuff and better prices. I decided to take a walk down Jackson street. Other than Saturday market days, stores are empty, the second hand stores are called thrift or antiques and collectibles, a lot of empty buildings, most of the traffic around the hospital area, the stadium and the mall.
Harlingen has good medical facilities, but Brownsville has "Chinito Land" on Elizabeth street and 99% of the time stores and restaurants are filled. Soon, no more going to Harlingen for OLIVE GARDEN. Yes, we do need attractions, jobs, manufacturing on THIS SIDE. We have barrios and gangs but so does San Benito, Harligen, La feria, and Mcallen. Half of Mcallen stores on Main have CLOSED, the mall and mini plazas are targeting upper middle class and millenials from Monterrey. Brownsville can be the main city in the RGV, if only we had a DIFFERENT mayor and a much SMARTER city comission.
Pretty is as pretty is! But that is one block in Brownsville referred
to as the old cantina section. I still stay away from there cause I
remember that my parents use to admonition us about walking down that
street, so as to avoid the borachines that would harass you as you walked
past the area. NOW, maybe the atmosphere will change or maybe serve as an
open door park for all the transcients, hobos, pan handlers to congregate
in a clean place - which the mayor should promise to keep clean for more
than just the first week after it is inaugurated. Vamos a ver!
The biggest problem downtown is that owners of the buildings are not investing in or participating in the "Downtown Dream". At present there is no attraction for most citizens and most of the public have been given no information about a "plan" for downtown. Tony Martinez has spent millions of dollars on real estate, but little of that real estate seems to fit in the the "Downtown Dream" plan, except to serve as city offices. We almost never go downtown and we haven't been to Matamoros in years. We have terror in Matamoros and confusion/delusion/dreams in Brownsville.
I wonder who will occupy the renovated market square building, will it be for municipal departments who are short of space or will it benefit some non profit organization? Hopefully, it will housed the fire administration staff so that the city doesn't spend millions of dollars renovating the "La Casa Del Fraude" I mean Nylon.
What? Are you talking about Brownsville? There's only 4 blocks left in phooey downtown Brownsville. Brownsville is dying town in the valley. You can't take anything you buy from the stores in downtown Brownsville. Stores in Brownsville are going out of business left and right. I go to Harlingen and McAllen to eat and buy because so many people, especially the teachers are going to McAllen to spend their money. Look at the number of cars been brought in McAllen area. Get a life and open your eyes cause Brownsville is dying.
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