Pharr, Texas is four miles down the road from where we winter.
Hubs’ favourite street in Pharr is Cage Blvd because of the iconic cowboy welcome sign that sits high above the entry to the street. Hubs says it reminds him of the famous neon “Welcome to Vegas” cowboy.
My fave spot is up a couple of blocks on the corner of Cage Blvd and Kelly Ave.
The long vacant Texan Hotel and Chung Mei Kitchen restaurant has always intrigued me.
Through looking for some history of the hotel, I learned that the welcome to Pharr cowboy originally sat on top of the Texan Hotel sign.
In 1984, Du Ong Lee, long time owner of the hotel and restaurant was featured in a local newspaper.
Now, it’s my mission to visit the Pharr Memorial Library. Isn’t it funny how once we start researching, one curiosity often leads to another?
It was fun to learn that the two things that hubs and I love most about Pharr have a strong connection.
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