Description
The Hotel Eagle in Eagle Pass, Texas, boasts a tan building and welcoming atmosphere, as seen in this vintage postcard. Cars and a pedestrian are visible in front, suggesting a bustling atmosphere. This charming postcard, published around the 1960s, showcases the hotel’s convenient location and the surrounding fertile lands.
Front Text (cleaned):
HOTEL
EAGLE
Back Text (cleaned):
Hotel Eagle, completely air-conditioned. Eagle Pass, Texas, 148 SW of San Antonio, on the Rio Grande across from Piedras Negras, Mexico. Junction of Highways 277, 131, 76. 40,000 acres of fertile land under irrigation. 750,000 acres in ranches. Crops grown year-round. Port of entry to scenic highway to Mexico. Photography by The Red Stork. Pub. by Walcott's Products Co., San Angelo, Texas. 71961
