Flour Bluff is an area of Corpus Christi located on the Encinal peninsula bordered by Corpus Christi Bay on the north (1), Oso Bay on the west (2), the Laguna Madre on the east (3), and the King Ranch to the south (4). South Padre Island Drive crosses Flour Bluff (5), dividing it into an upper and lower part. What is now Flour Bluff Drive (6) was once a railroad going off the Texas Mexican Railway to the Naval Air Station (7). Waldron Field (8), on the south side of the Bluff, was built during WWII and is a Navy landing airfield.
The red flag is where I grew up - Azores Drive.
What Kind of Name is that, Anyway!
According to the Historical Marker located on SH 358 eastbound, near Laguna Shores Road, just west of the causeway, in the spring of 1838, France blockaded the coast of Mexico during the Pastry War. The strategic location of CC Bay led to the revival of smuggling and on August 7, 1838, Texans rallied at Texana to drive the invaders from the Republic’s boundaries. By the time the volunteers reached the area, some supplies had been landed near the tip of CC Bay, and about 100 barrels of flour and parts of a steam engine had been left behind. The Texans confiscated the usable flour, and the site became known as Flour Bluff.
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Eddie's Bluff Saveway 1966
Byrd Motor Company 1966
John R. Haynes, Constable 1965
Nicholson Grocery, 1965
Sue's Wig and Beauty Salon, 1966
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