San Jacinto Heights, Amarillo, Texas
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San Jacinto Heights is a neighborhood of Amarillo, Texas.
History
[edit]San Jacinto Heights was established in 1909 by the Amarillo Improvement Company. In 1910, a trolley service was established between San Jacinto and downtown, operating until 1926. The neighborhood also had a newspaper, The Booster, established in 1925.[1]
The neighborhood intersects with U.S, Route 66, and houses the U.S. Route 66-Sixth Street Historic District, which includes the Amarillo Natatorium inside San Jacinto.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ Association, Texas State Historical. "San Jacinto Heights". Texas State Historical Association. Retrieved 2024-09-02.
- ^ Carlson, Paul Howard (2006). Amarillo: The Story of a Western Town. Texas Tech University Press. p. 92. ISBN 978-0-89672-587-4.