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100 Years of Texas City History

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1931-1940

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In the early part of the 1930s, Texas City, like most of the United States, is still struggling with the Great Depression. By 1938, the depression has lifted. Union Carbide & Chemical Co. begins. Two new elementary schools, Danforth and Heights, are built.

1940 population: 5,748

  • Jewel Theatre (photo by Johnny Mitchell, courtesy of Al Mitchell)

  • Texas City School Children, 1932 (Donated by Regis Meyers)

  • Leslie Buchhorn and friends swimming off the dike

  • Texas City High School (Wolvin School prior to 1928)

  • Pan-American is officially opened (from the Texas City Sun, Friday, May 25, 1934)

    • Diamond Star Sugar refinery in Texas City

    • Texas City Sugar Refinery

    • Appropriations Committee, Texas House of Representatives, 1935 (Helen Moore was the sole female member)

    • Pan American entrance in 1935

    • City Hall on Sixth Street in Texas City

    • Texas City Junior Chamber of Commerce Dinner at the Avalon Cafe (Dec. 6, 1937)

    • Texas City Police (1937)

    • A portrait of Col. Hugh B. Moore

    • Barber's Station (photo by Johnny Mitchell, courtesy of Al Mitchell)

    • Campaign for the 44th Legislature

    • Post office (photo by Johnny Mitchell, courtesy of Al Mitchell)

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