Brownwood, Texas

This site pairs antique postcards of Brownwood, Texas, with modern photographs of the same sites. The postcard collection and original writing on the site are the product of Shelly Williams, Brownwood born and bred. If you're interested in adding to the site contact us.

Postcards and New Photographs

• Adams Street U.S.O./Adams Street Community Center
• Bank Building
• The Browtowner
• Center Avenue
• Soldiers and Sailors Memorial Hall and U.S.O./Coliseum
• Courthouse
• Cross Drug/Peter's Insurance
• Daniel Baker College/Douglas MacArthur Academy of Freedom
• First Baptist Church
• Holiday Inn/Day's Inn
• Hospital
• Howard Payne University aerial photo
• Howard Payne University administration building
• Howard Payne University, girl's dormitory
• KBWD
• Motels
• Pecan Bayou
• Post Office
• Santa Fe Depot
• Senior High School
• Traffic Circle/Traffic T
• Underpass

Orphaned Postcards

Places that no longer exist, we can't figure out where they are, or we just haven't gotten a new picture of yet.

• Arrow Coach Lines
• Austin Avenue Presbyterian
• Camp Bowie
• Country Club
• First Methodist Church
• First Presbyterian Church
• High School circa 1912
• Southern Hotel
• St. Mary's Church and Rectory

Other Sites Covering Brownwood

• Brownwood Chamber of Commerce
  www.brownwoodchamber.org
  www.brownwoodtx.com
• City of Brownwood Economic Development Corporation features the Brown County Fact Sheet
• Brown County History
• The Handbook of Texas Online

Brown County is named for Capt. Henry Stevenson Brown, a company commander in the battle of Velasco and a delegate to the Convention of 1832. County created 8/27/1856 from Comanche and Travis County, organized 3/2/1857:Schmidt or 1858:HBT -Handbook of Texas Online: Brown County

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