Carlos Cantu of McAllen, a friend of MHC who wanted to donate a book about a world famous pianist – Wladimir Jan Kochanski. “People know about us in other parts of the country and they call here.” It’s truly thanks to the donations of photos, books, and artifacts by people such as the family of Lucille Hendrichs, the Cameron family, the Vargas family, the Spud Brown family, and Shelly Bryant, that many items are at the Center. “It was sent to us by the Eastern Arizona Museum and Historical Society, in Pima, Arizona,” Elva said. Hanging inside another case is a photograph of a time when the military troops were here to keep the border safe in 1917.
Preparing a display to honor the old Civic Center, which brought so much happiness to so many, all extra chairs are being sold in sets of two or four, with proceeds going towards the Civic Center display fund. Now that the City of McAllen has donated them to the MHC, the museum is making good use of them. Close to many hearts are seats from the recently demolished Civic Center. Touring the museum allows one to time travel. Memories come in all shapes and sizes, and there’s a wide variety of memorabilia in the cases and on the walls of the building. Main Street, the Center now fills the entire first floor and is busting at its seams. First opened in June of 2008 in a third of La Placita building at 301 S. Elva Cerda, Managing Director and a passionate McAllenite, is one of the founders of the center. Today, thanks to the McAllen Heritage Center, (MHC), the city’s and much of the Valley’s history is safe. Once upon a time that history might have been lost.
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McAllen has a history full of Indians, cowboys, desperadoes, border disputes, military service, cultural exchanges, ageless architecture, and people – lots and lots of people.
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