Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History reveals the heritage and history of Texas’s southernmost city as told by its buildings. Outstanding architectural images by Pino Shah show the influence of diverse cultures and regional styles that have shaped the border city’s built environment since 1841. Eileen Mattei weaves architectural details and Brownsville history into a narrative that illustrates how buildings mirror the people, the place, and the times. Here is a new perspective for looking at more than 100 architecturally significant buildings that are often also historically and culturally important.

Pino Shah of ArtByPino is an architecture, world heritage and, performing arts photographer based in McAllen, Texas, and Ahmedabad, India. He has published Architecture of the Lower Rio Grande Valley: An Introduction, Brownsville Architecture: A Visual History, Galveston Architecture: A Visual Journey, McAllen Architecture: A Visual Journey, Quinta Mazatlan: A Visual Journey, and Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque.

A freelance writer based in the Rio Grande Valley, Eileen Mattei writes travel, nature, and history articles for Texas Coop Power, Texas Highways, and other magazines. She is the author of At the Crossroads: Harlingen’s First 100 Years; Leading the Way: McAllen’s First 100 Years, and For the Good of My Patients: The History of Medicine in the Rio Grande Valley.

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