tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post1054341478815368901..comments2023-08-17T08:12:31.706-05:00Comments on Exquisitely Bored in Nacogdoches: Eagle PassChrishttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-78558782805189057692009-02-15T17:27:00.000-06:002009-02-15T17:27:00.000-06:00I stumbled onto this post while researching Eagle ...I stumbled onto this post while researching Eagle Pass history for a novel I'm writing. For the teacher who responded, or anyone else who knows or can find out, I need to know if the Maverick Hotel was in operation in 1906. If not, can you tell me the name of a hotel that was. <BR/><BR/>I also need the name and location of a saloon or gambling hall. Same year. <BR/><BR/>This is a work of fiction, but I like to insert factual details. You can contact me at mgruver1@yahoo.com or www.marciagruver.com. I'll acknowledge you in the book. <BR/><BR/>Thanks!<BR/>MarciaMarcia Gruverhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04563812990616453572noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-7561389530860835262008-07-09T19:35:00.000-05:002008-07-09T19:35:00.000-05:00I have not been to Eagle Pass in about 15 years, b...I have not been to Eagle Pass in about 15 years, but I grew up there. My grandfather owned the restraunt in the old Eagle Hotel, and my grandparents kept a room in the hotel year-round. They were from Edinburg, TX, but spent most of their time in Eagle Pass. Some of my best memories of my early childhood are in the lobby of the Eagle Hotel -- the old, worn leather chairs, shadow boxes on the wall displaying pistols and a great old elevator with an accordian-style steel gate door. The courthouse/jail was just across the street and i used to play there. Long time ago - I moved away about 30 years ago. I found this site while thinking about making a trip back with my kids sometime soon. I wish the hotel was still there....Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-53352685894002725872008-05-13T23:34:00.000-05:002008-05-13T23:34:00.000-05:00you should have gone to Pierdas Negras it isn't da...you should have gone to Pierdas Negras it isn't dangerous at all. We used to have a eagle hotel back in the era that the film was made in but it has been destroyed since then. My dad used to work and go into Eagle Hotel as a kid. What the producers did was made a replica of the hotel in Las Vegas. (It did look like that though)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-877040731750584932008-04-28T00:02:00.000-05:002008-04-28T00:02:00.000-05:00I work as a teacher at the Eagle Pass High School ...I work as a teacher at the Eagle Pass High School in Eagle Pass and I can tell you that our town is not violent at all. In fact, it is a relatively safe community. I hope that anybody interested in coming to visit us is not disuaded by the above comments. Thanks all.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-88189199040494408182008-04-13T19:28:00.000-05:002008-04-13T19:28:00.000-05:00Lots of grandmothers in Eagle Pass! I just checked...Lots of grandmothers in Eagle Pass! I just checked the IMDb locations section for <I>No Country</I>, and they've removed Eagle Pass from the list! How odd.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-32870140143611443962008-03-27T21:03:00.000-05:002008-03-27T21:03:00.000-05:00Crazy! My grandma is from Eagle Pass, too! She mov...Crazy! My grandma is from Eagle Pass, too! She moved away, though. I'm going to ask her if it was very violent sometime. I was kinda disappointed that the locations weren't actually there. Oh well.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-80796442351023416352008-02-21T18:56:00.000-06:002008-02-21T18:56:00.000-06:00Thanks for the pictures. My grandmother grew up i...Thanks for the pictures. My grandmother grew up in Eagle Pass and my mom and I are planning on going there. We have some 100 yr old + pictures of the place but I've never seen one of the courthouse, which is very cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-42439983657900298912008-01-14T19:37:00.000-06:002008-01-14T19:37:00.000-06:00Let's just say I didn't spend a minute more than I...Let's just say I didn't spend a minute more than I needed to in order to get those night pictures.Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-74986472679167038162008-01-14T19:22:00.000-06:002008-01-14T19:22:00.000-06:00I don't know how they are now, but Eagle Pass and ...I don't know how they are now, but Eagle Pass and Maverick County used to be extremely corrupt. I'd be scared to be there after dark. But maybe things have improved.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-46513656553973583202008-01-10T19:03:00.000-06:002008-01-10T19:03:00.000-06:00I almost did. The movie No Country for Old Men has...I almost did. The movie <I>No Country for Old Men</I> has a short scene in which there is a really great old church. I could actually see it from Main Street in Eagle Pass. The line of cars coming in to the U.S. was so long, and I didn't feel like sitting in it, but I do kind of regret not doing it now!Chrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04335496287080742001noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14231278.post-47078225445490275842008-01-10T12:26:00.000-06:002008-01-10T12:26:00.000-06:00You should have gone to Piedras Negras... it's an ...You should have gone to Piedras Negras... it's an interesting place.<BR/>Rio Grande is far from Eagle Pass... sadly, Mexican border cities tend to be very violent. Reynosa (McAllen), Rio Grande (Pharr), Juárez (El Paso)...Whoa Pink!https://www.blogger.com/profile/05407774922615203983noreply@blogger.com