Here's how Corpus Christi looked in the 1900s through 1940s

At the beginning of the 20th century, Corpus Christi was establishing itself as the Sparkling City by the Sea. In the 1900s, baptism were performed in the Corpus Christi Bay by a local reverend. Ocean Drive was mainly farmland in the 1910s. Throwback video: Here's how Corpus Christi looked in the 19

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At the beginning of the 20th century, Corpus Christi was establishing itself as the Sparkling City by the Sea.

In the 1900s, baptism were performed in the Corpus Christi Bay by a local reverend. Ocean Drive was mainly farmland in the 1910s.

The Port of Corpus Christi opened in 1926, people partied on The Ship on North Beach in the 1930s and the Blue Angels soared through the skies in 1949.

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1900s through 1940s