Downtown Laredo is the second main business district in Laredo, Texas

Laredo, Texas

Laredo is the county seat of Webb County, Texas, United States, located on the north bank of the Rio Grande in South Texas, across from Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico. According to the 2010 census, the city population was 236,091 making it the 3rd largest on the United States-Mexican border,...

. Downtown Laredo is the starting point for Interstate Highway 35 and State Highway 359

Texas State Highway 359

State Highway 359 or SH 359 is a state highway that runs from Skidmore in southeastern Texas, near Corpus Christi, southwest and west to Laredo at the international border with Mexico.-History:...

. It is home to all of Laredo's high-rise buildings. Laredo's and Webb County's

Webb County, Texas

Webb County is a county located in the U.S. state of Texas. The official 2010 population for the county is 250,304. In 2000, its population was 193,117, and in 2006 its population had been estimated to have reached to 231,470. Its county seat is Laredo...

 main government buildings are located in Downtown Laredo. Most of Webb County's National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

 are in this area.

Location

Downtown Laredo is located in South Central Laredo, Texas at the terminus of Interstate Highway 35. On the opposite side of the Rio Grande

Rio Grande

The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...

, Downtown Nuevo Laredo is located. Downtown Laredo is roughly bounded by I-35 on the East, the Rio Grande on the South and West and Park Street in the North. This area was the original city of Laredo, founded in 1755 by Don Tomás Sanchez

Don Tomás Sánchez

Don Tomás Sánchez de Barrera y de la Garza was a veteran Spanish Captain who founded Laredo, Texas, United States and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, at the time it was one town in the Nuevo Santander Province.-Origins:...

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Points of interest

Points of interest in Downtwon Laredo are:

• Educational
  • Laredo Community College
    Laredo Community College
    The Laredo Community College, or LCC, was established as Laredo Junior College on September 28, 1947, by the Laredo Independent School District in Laredo, the seat of Webb County in south Texas...
    
     Fort McIntosh campus
• Financial
  • Laredo National Bank
    Laredo National Bank
    The Laredo National Bank was a Texas bank founded in 1892 headquartered in Laredo, Texas which was bought by Banco Bilbao Vizcaya Argentaria. LNB had been a component in the development of business and industry along the United States-Mexico border and South Texas...
    
     headquarters
  • International Bank of Commerce
    International Bank of Commerce
    International Bank of Commerce is a state chartered bank owned by International Bancshares Corporation headquartered in Laredo, Texas . It is one of the largest banks based in Texas, and is the 90th largest U.S. bank by asset size. In addition, IBC is the largest minority-owned bank in the United...
    
     headquarters
• Historical according to the National Register of Historic Places
  National Register of Historic Places
  The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
  
  
  • Barrio Azteca Historic District
    Barrio Azteca Historic District
    El Azteca is one of the oldest and most intact residential neighborhoods in Laredo, Texas, with buildings dating from the 1870s representing nearly every major architectural type and style that has appeared on the border since that time...
    
    
  • Fort Mcintosh
  • Hamilton Hotel
  • Laredo Federal Building
  • Republic of the Rio Grande Museum
  • San Agustin Cathedral
  • San Agustin Historical District
  • Webb County Courthouse
• Retail
  • El Portal Center
    El Portal Center
    El Portal Center formally River Drive Mall was a regional indoor mall located in the north Rio Grande bank in downtown Laredo, Texas. The mall was constructed in 1977. The River Drive Mall was succeeded by Mall Del Norte in the late 1980s as the main mall in the city...
    
     mall
  • Streets of Laredo Urban Mall
• Transportation
  • Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
    Gateway to the Americas International Bridge
    The Gateway to the Americas International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande...
    
    
  • Juarez-Lincoln International Bridge
    Juárez-Lincoln International Bridge
    The Juárez–Lincoln International Bridge is one of four vehicular international bridges located in the cities of Laredo, Texas, and Nuevo Laredo, Tamaulipas, that connect the United States and Mexico over the Rio Grande...
    
    
• Other
  • Rio Grande
    Rio Grande
    The Rio Grande is a river that flows from southwestern Colorado in the United States to the Gulf of Mexico. Along the way it forms part of the Mexico – United States border. Its length varies as its course changes...