Amigoland Planning Advances Toward Construction in Brownsville
Brownsville moves toward Amigoland Theme Park with 260 blueprints approved in 1970. Feasibility began 1966 with research in 1968. $20 million in private investments planned, plus millions more for the park and related projects. Estimated 4,000 new jobs, hotel capacity growth, and substantial tax base expansion expected in the Lower Rio Grande Valley.
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Brownsville
Disneyland
Bank of the Rio Grande
Matamoros
Amigoland
Rio Grande Valley
Beach
Mexico
Gladys Porter Zoo
Bovay
Texas
United States
A.J. Carnesi
Pan American Bank Presiden
Amigoland, Inc
Womew Corporation
Tropical Tours Folder Earns Texas Tourist Council Praise
The Texas Tourist Council recognized Central Power & Light Company at a Corpus Christi meeting for promoting tourism in South Texas through the Seven Tropical Tours and Texas Triangle brochures. Arch ie J. Taylor of the Valley Chamber praised distribution of over 100 000 copies via CPL and highway centers, noting strong demand and wide reach without tax increases.
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Texas Tourist Council
Central Power & Light Company
Corpus Christi
Council
Robert W. Kneebone
CPL
Barney W. Davis
South
Texas
Valley Chamber of Commerce
Archie J. Taylor
Highway Department
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