Downtown Corpus Christi from Shoreline Boulevard, Corpus Christi, Texas, circa 1945

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An elevated view looks across a curving boulevard and grassy median toward the downtown skyline of Corpus Christi, Texas, with parked cars lining the street and a mix of mid-rise office blocks and a large red-brick hotel-like building at right. The card's own caption identifies the scene as downtown Corpus Christi seen from Shoreline Boulevard, the waterfront drive that skirts Corpus Christi Bay. The city grew rapidly as a deep-water port and oil-refining center in the early 20th century, and the skyline shown reflects that mid-century commercial expansion.