THE ART OF BROWNSVILLE - COMMENTS

Washinston Park in Downtown Brownsville should be decorated now and having grown up in that neighborhood, I remember going over to see them with my parents. Now the downtown area is pretty much neglected for the "prettier" and modern development in North Brownsville and it really is a sad story. Downtown has so many beautiful buildings that could just use some leving renovation, and which I think would make wondeful apartments and offices. The University of Texas at Brownsville has invested in some downtown buildings, most recently in buying the Amigoland Mall complex. Business went bad for this complex once the renovated Sunrise Mall opened and no arrangements were made to relocate the train tracks that haltered traffic into and out of the mall. I think the city could have lobbied more for the removal of those tracks, but I think that had to do more with politics and less with red-tape logistics. Now UTB uses the space for classrooms and banguet hall rentals. It'd be interesting to see what will become of Amigoland Mall in the coming years, and personally I think it will make a wonderful location for a grand concert hall.