City Hotel
N 29° 18.649 W 098° 48.864
14R E 518023 N 3242436
The old City Hotel building is still standing at 11280 Castro Blvd., La Coste, TX 78039. The old hotel building is at the corner of Castro Avenue and North Front Street in La Coste, TX.
Waymark Code: WM1516P
Location: Texas, United States
Date Posted: 09/25/2021
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This former City Hotel is still standing but has lost its glory in a rude way. Not sure if the rooms are being let out as rentals or if they have been modified to make larger space as efficiency apartments. The exterior is in need of some structural and cosmetic improvements.
The historical marker is found at the back corner of the building with the sign facing toward Castro Avenue. It is behind a chain link fence but is still easily visible from the street side of the fence.
This hotel was built in 1912 because the economy of the town at the time was booming. The railroad was bringing in supplies and people needed a place to stop over on their travels. It was active during prohibition and the depression and apparently was still active as a restaurant and hotel up to the 1990s. Since then, however, it seems to have declined.
Link to Texas Escapes webpage on La Coste, TX that shows the City Hotel in better times:
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