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The port's construction was billed as "Corpus Christi's destiny," transforming the city into a commercial hub for South Texas. [1] A 12,000-foot-long (3,700 m) seawall was constructed in Corpus Christi in response to the hurricane's devastation. The seawall was primarily made of reinforced concrete and supported by timber and steel sheet ...
Hurricane Celia was the costliest tropical cyclone in Texas history until Hurricane Alicia in 1983. The third named storm , second hurricane, and first major hurricane of the 1970 Atlantic hurricane season , Celia developed from a tropical wave in the western Caribbean Sea on July 31.
Shoreline Boulevard, that scenic drive down Corpus Christi's bayfront, was created from dredge material during the construction of the seawall. #TBT: Corpus Christi's iconic Shoreline Boulevard ...
The storm surge caused by this hurricane prompted the city of Corpus Christi to construct a breakwater in 1925, and a seawall was subsequently built in 1940. [21] Robert Simpson , a storm survivor who was 6 years old at the time, related his experience in an interview in 1989.
Here's what's proposed for downtown Corpus Christi: ... Miradors installed along Corpus Christi seawall in 1991. More: City officials mull sales tax dollars for residential street work.
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The second was the hurricane of September 11, 1919, the worst natural disaster to hit Corpus Christi. Again, people found refuge in the hotel, but this time the tidal surge poured through downtown, destroying houses and businesses and reaching to the hotel's second floor before rushing back out into the bay.
A flooded street in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in El Campo, Texas, on Monday. (Daniel Becerril/Reuters) (REUTERS) Debris blocks a main access road in Matagorda, Texas, on Monday.