Kingsville, TEXAS - Casa Ricardo Hotel - 1948 - ROADSIDE AMERICA - ADVERTISING for Sale

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Kingsville, TEXAS - Casa Ricardo Hotel - 1948 - ROADSIDE AMERICA - ADVERTISING: Kingsville is a city in the southern region of the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Kleberg County. Located on the U.S. Route 77 corridor between Corpus Christi and Harlingen, Kingsville is the principal city of the Kingsville Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the larger Corpus Christi-Kingsville Combined Statistical Area. The population was 25,402 at the 2020 census, and in 2022 the U.S. Census Bureau estimated the population at 24,833. Named in honor of Richard King, the city was founded to provide infrastructure for the adjacent King Ranch, as well as serve as the headquarters of the newly founded St. Louis, Brownsville and Mexico Railway. In 1904, the first tracks were laid and the first buildings constructed for the planned city. In 1911, the city was incorporated. It is home to Texas A&M University-Kingsville, a member of the Texas A&M University System, and Naval Air Station Kingsville, one of the U.S. Navy's two locations for jet aviation training. This Linen Era postcard, published in 1948, feature the Casa Ricardo Hotel. The card is in good condition. Genuine Curteich-Chicago "C.T. Art-Colortone" Chicago. No. 8B-H1677.